The Countess Walewska Vodka

Description

Authentic Potato Premium Vodka proofed with pristine Napa Valley spring water.

From the soil of Idaho, to the coast of California, to the glass in your hand.

This is a traditional potato vodka with a hint of New World style, flavor, and composition.

ABV 40%

Base Spirit - 100% American Idaho Russet Potatoes

Aroma

Slightly sweet cocoa on the nose, with a hint of brine and pepper. Clean and neutral but retains its own personality.

Taste

Starts with a subtle but sweet honey note and noticeable creaminess, a signature of fine potato vodka. The sweetness is accentuated by a faint ocean air brine, finishing with a smooth touch of oil and honey.

How To Enjoy

RECIPES

By Great Women Spirits Intermediate 3 min

Espresso Martini

Ingredients

2 oz Countess Walewska Vodka
½ oz coffee liqueur
1 oz espresso
½ oz simple syrup
Garnish: coffee beans

Directions

Add Countess Walewska Vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso, and simple syrup to a shaker tin filled with ice - shake until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

By Great Women Spirits Intermediate 3 min

Salty Dog

Ingredients

1 ½ oz Countess Walewska Vodka
3 oz grapefruit juice
Garnish: salt rim, grapefruit slice

Directions

Wet the rim of a highball glass and dip it in coarse salt. Fill the glass with ice, add Countess Walewska Vodka and grapefruit juice - stir to combine. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

By Great Women Spirits Intermediate 3 min

Dirty Martini

Ingredients

2 ½ oz Countess Walewska Vodka
½ oz dry vermouth
½ oz olive brine
Garnish: 2-4 olives

Directions

Add Countess Walewska Vodka, vermouth, and olive brine to a shaker tin filled with ice, stir until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a skewer of olives.

Meet Countess Walewska

7 December 1786 - 11 December 1817

Countess Marie Walewska (née Laczyńska) first met Napoleon Bonaparte on New Year’s Day 1807 in the village of Blonie where his entourage had stopped on the way to Warsaw. She was among the small crowd who had gathered to welcome the revered general but for a very special reason: to plead on behalf of her beloved Poland, a country that since 1795 had vanished from the world’s map. The Countess’s beauty, confidence, and staunch patriotism instantly captivated the French Emperor and while she couldn’t have known it at the time, the two would engage in a life-long relationship.

Any apprehension Walewska felt about becoming Napoleon’s mistress––she was married and highly dignified in her manner––soon changed into genuine love for the man he was rather than the image he wielded. Napoleon made only vague promises about Polish independence, but the Countess’s loyalty to him, and to anyone whom she cherished, was inviolable. Her last request, before dying from childbearing issues, was for her heart to be buried in Paris and for her body to rest beside her parents in the country that remained but a hopeful idea until 1918. In respect for the Countess Walewska’s graceful yet ironclad strength, Great Women Spirits has created a brand of vodka inspired by Poland and made in the New World style of California.