PR Spruce Vodka Essence 25 L

PR Spruce Vodka Essence 25 L

For a few short weeks in early summer the spruce trees put out new, pale green shoots. Anyone who has picked one and chewed on it knows how surprisingly good it is: tart as lemon, fresh as mint and with a soft, resinous note that tastes like the forest in concentrate. Spruce Vodka Essence captures that flavour and makes it available all year round, in exactly the quantity production demands.

The format is 25 litres and intended for manufacturers. One drum gives 937.5 litres of finished drink – over 1,300 bottles of 700 ml – and suits craft producers, restaurants with a woodland theme, wilderness lodges and food companies that want to give their products a clear taste of conifer forest.

Colour & Appearance

Once mixed, the spruce vodka is clear, sometimes with a barely perceptible green shimmer in daylight. The impression is clean and close to nature, and the drink looks especially good in frosted glasses.

Nose

The nose is like stepping into a spruce forest after rain. Fresh needles and pale green shoots come first, followed by sweet resin and a fresh, almost menthol-cool note. Lemon peel and a hint of juniper add brightness, and right at the bottom there is something mild and mossy.

Palate

The palate is fresh, green and lightly tart. The spruce tips bring a citrus-like freshness to the opening, before the warmer, resinous sap spreads out and adds depth. The needle notes are distinct yet soft – more tender shoots than old tree – and a little natural sweetness ties the whole together. The body is medium and the warmth of the spirit clean, which makes the drink as useful as a schnapps as it is in cocktails.

Finish

The finish is long, cool and resinous. Needles and citrus peel linger for a good while, and your breath feels as fresh as after a walk in the woods on a chilly morning.

How to Use

The essence is mixed with neutral spirit or vodka. 18.67 ml makes 700 ml of finished drink. Concentrated 37.5 times – 1 ml of essence equals 37.5 ml of finished drink, and 25 litres makes a total of 937.5 litres. Instructions are on the label.

Serving Suggestions

• Your own bottled spruce schnapps – for game dinners, mushroom dishes and hunt lunches.
• A signature drink with spruce vodka, tonic, lingonberries and a sprig of rosemary.
• Alcohol-free forest drinks, syrups and lemonade with spruce-tip flavour.
• Flavouring for game sauces, glazes, marinades and salt-cured fish.
• A spruce note in chocolate, boiled sweets, ice cream and baking.

About the Essence

Spruce Vodka Essence belongs to the PR (Prestige) series and offers a flavour that is absolutely of the moment: close to nature, artisanal and impossible to mistake. For the producer it also solves a practical problem – fresh spruce tips are only around for a few weeks a year and vary widely in strength, whereas the essence gives the same result batch after batch.

High concentration means simple dosing and a low cost per bottle. And because the essence can also be used in sauces, non-alcoholic drinks and foods, the same raw material can carry an entire product family, from schnapps to confectionery.