While not the first beer spirit we have encountered (check out the Summer 14 issue for our Whistling Andy Hopschnop pairing), we can't help but be enamored with the origin story of CERVODKA, a project born from the entrepreneurial spirit of Cesar, Ana and Jaime (partners at La Virgen) and Javier, Ramon and Victor (their distilling neighbors from SANTAMANIA) and their mantra of wonder -"What would happen if we distilled beer; could we get beer’s vodka?"
The result: an innovative vodka made from beer launched in a limited edition of 740 bottles.
Billed as "a distillate with its own personality, with a graduation of 40º and creamy sense in the mouth, a very subtle touch of cereal and white chocolate which highlights the notes of hop and the citrus hints", this unique spirit is a testament to the questing and inspired nature found in today's craft producer.
Both companies are committed to minimizing their environmental impact and have reflected this value in the process of creating CERVODKA, (as they like to call it). And like their peers on this side of the Pond, they maintain a passion for the craft of production, paying attention to every detail, including an exclusive bottle that illustrates the history of this fruitful encounter between the companies, using recognizable icons of both brands: Vera – the copper still, soul of the SANTAMANIA urban distillery – and the Tap Room, true heart of the La Virgen brewery.
Billed as "a distillate with its own personality, with a graduation of 40º and creamy sense in the mouth, a very subtle touch of cereal and white chocolate which highlights the notes of hop and the citrus hints", this unique spirit is a testament to the questing and inspired nature found in today's craft producer.
Both companies are committed to minimizing their environmental impact and have reflected this value in the process of creating CERVODKA, (as they like to call it). And like their peers on this side of the Pond, they maintain a passion for the craft of production, paying attention to every detail, including an exclusive bottle that illustrates the history of this fruitful encounter between the companies, using recognizable icons of both brands: Vera – the copper still, soul of the SANTAMANIA urban distillery – and the Tap Room, true heart of the La Virgen brewery.
To learn more about this exciting collaboration from two groundbreaking members of Spain's craft movement, visit them at www.santamania.com and www.cervezaslavirgen.com
