I have another beautiful bottle from Dunnet Bay Distillery to giveaway to one lucky winner (you lucky devils, you)!
This time it’s the truly unique, Holy Grass Vodka, which is hand-crafted in the far North of Scotland. It’s the most recent release from the multi-award winning Dunnet Bay Distillery in Caithness and it features the unusual botanical Holy Grass, once discovered on the banks of the nearby Thurso River by Robert Dick.
Here are some top facts about this top tipple:
Holy Grass, so-called as it was once used to bring a sweet, vanilla smell to church floors, brings a wonderful and distinct herbaceous flavour to this vodka.
A celebration of local produce and ingredients, the spirit is also infused with a carefully crafted vapour of Highland apples and apple juice, to complement the sweetness of the Holy Grass. The result is a delicate and fresh vodka with a creamy smooth finish
The craft vodka is carefully distilled by husband and wife team, Martin and Claire Murray, who have devised a secret and completely unique way to distil the vodka, using Elizabeth, their traditional copper pot still, and Caithness stone.
You can find out more at dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk
Check out these cocktails below for some inspiration:
The Rose Tree
By Paul Dent, Old Fashioned Cocktail Company
Ingredients
- 50ml Holy Grass Vodka
- 15ml Briottet Liqueur de Rose
- 10ml Gifffard Crème Pamplemousse
- Dash of Fee Brothers Rhubarb bitters
- 2 Slices of Cucumber
- Rose Petal
- Cube of Turkish Delight
- Star Anise
Method
Place a champagne coupe glass in the freezer for ten minutes.
In the glass half of the Boston shaker, add a level scoop-full of cubed ice.
Pour the Rock Rose Vodka, Rose Liqueur, Grapefruit Liqueur (Pamplemousse) into the shaker and add a slice of Cucumber and a dash of Bitters.
Combine the shaker and shake hard until an ice crust forms on the outside of the steel half.
Strain using a Hawthorne strainer and a fine strainer into the chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with a floating Star Anise and the remaining slice of Cucumber, the Turkish Delight and Rose petal on a cocktail stirring rod.
Homecoming
By James Bowker, Head Bartender, The Edgbaston Boutique Hotel
This cocktail is very light and fragrant, as well as being extremely versatile for food pairings.
Ingredients
- 40ml Holy Grass Vodka
- 1 Cherry Tomato (muddled)
- 4 medium mint leaves
- 15ml Fresh Lemon juice
- 15ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup
- Tonic water
Method
Shake the vodka, cherry tomato, mint, lemon juice and sugar syrup with a scoop of ice in a cocktail shaker
Pour through a strainer into a long glass filled with crushed ice and top with tonic water.
Yummy.
To win a bottle worth £34 please enter via Rafflecopter below:
E.27.5.17
Please drink responsibly.
You must be over 18 to enter this competition.
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Fantastic
Holy Grass Vodka, Batman!
I think I am going to try some of these with my friends later!
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I would love to win ! I never heard of this vodka. It looks amazing and perfect for bbq on summer
I would love to win! I never heard of this. It looks amazing and perfect for bbq on summer
Must be good for me if it says “Holy” at the beginning, a higher being would want me to drink this and share it with my friends 🙂
Vodka is my fave and I have never heard of this never mind tried it. I haven’t drank for 12 months (pregnant). Baby was born in Jan and would be lovely to relax with a glass of this now shes started sleeping!!
it would be nice to drink a decent vodka for a change.
I would love to win. I would share it with my Daughter its her favourite drink
Cause I’m rather partial to a tipple of the good stuff!
it looks absolutely amazing
I would love to win this as I do quite like a short for a drink and have never tried this brand before.
I’d love to win to give this as an anniversary gift to my husband! he loves collecting and drinking different drinks!
It’s not just booze, it’s posh booze 🙂
It would make a great relaxing drink after a hard day of work.
I would love to give this to my parents..They would be over the moon with this!
I would love to win. I adore Vodka but have never been able to afford such a luxurious one like this !
Would love to try it, not had vodka for years.
It would be nice to try at a summer bbq
You’ve inspired me with all of these cocktails!
I would love to win as the summer is coming and would be fab to use for cocktails while entertaining in the garden!
being a vodka kind of girl i would love to try it out x
It is my turn to hold ‘cocktail night’ so it is gin fizz all round ! lovely giveaway as always 😉
A GREAT PRIZE A GREAT DRINK OF COURSE I WOULD LOVE TO WIN IT
Would love to win to give it to my eldest daughter for her 21st
My visitors have drunk all of mine!
it would be nice to try
I would love to win because both my husband and I love vodka, and vodka cocktails 🙂
I love vodka cocktails but have never tried Holy Grass.
I want to win because I simply love Gin !
would love to win so I can make cocktails this summer
Im sure i am related to russia somehow lol
I like to drink vodka and this looks like a tasty one.
Loving the bottle would keep it for something pretty
vodka is my spirit – have tried many different kinds all over the world but never seen this one before. Would love to try it!!
By the way, your Instagram link doesn’t work.
I love Drinking Vodka,but have never heard of this one x
Great for a celebration drink, loving the bottle styling too!
This would be a lovely gift to be able to win
I would love to win because it sounds so fabulous.
I would love to win as I love vodka and this one sounds very interesting, but outside my price range! The empty bottle looks like it could make a nice piece of décor also!
I would love to win this because I grow blackcurrants and would make a type of creme de cassis with it – absolutely delicious and wonderful in cocktails.
Looks awesome would love to win
I’d love to win for the memories of picnics in the sand dunes on Dunnet Beach that would come flooding back to me with every glorious sip.
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Desperate to learn or make a vesper martini and this would Be perfect!
I love vodka it’s my favourite drink this looks great
I love gin!
Because I deserve it after caring for the family and my husband
so want to try this
I love their gin and would really like to see if their vodka is just as good.
cos it would make a great prize for someone