Ramsbury Estate Vodka takes home the top prize at the Tasting Alliance World Championship.

Last month we went into extended detail about the new “World Championships” launched by the Tasting Alliance. You can catch up on the full story here. In short, it’s pretty much the Olympics of liquor tasting. The top-rated boozes from three of the industry’s most coveted competitions all square off against one another, to arrive at the best-of-the-best from any specific category, in any given year. We’ve already revealed the 2023 winners for bourbon, tequila, and scotch.

Today it’s time for vodka (drumroll please…):

Ramsbury Vodka is your World Champion of 2023. The award-winning product is blended and bottled on a bucolic British farm in the quiet countryside of Marlborough, about an hour’s drive south of Oxford. Distilled exclusively from wheat grown on the sprawling property, it exists as one of the UK’s only single estate vodkas. In fact, you can trace each bottle’s lineage back to a precise field of origin.

But that’s not the only distinguishing factor of this vodka. Its alcohol content is 43% ABV, a tad more than the usual 40% (or 80-proof mark) of many modern competitors. This provides the vodka with a stronger edge. Plus, it enables a more noticeable delivery of the citrus zest and aniseed undertones, enriching its overall flavor. In essence, you are experiencing the origin stories of the vodka in every sip.

This vodka’s competitive edge is the wheat used in its production and the clean water source, an ancient aquifer from the accompanying Ramsbury valley. Despite all the focus on its flavor, it might actually be the texture that genuinely captivated the esteemed Tasting Alliance judges.

This is an incredibly creamy vodka. Its high viscosity becomes even more pronounced when served super cold, simply garnished with a lemon twist. As a Martini, you would want it as dry as possible, eliminating the need for any vermouth-based alterations.

Overall, this is a refined spirit worthy of royalty. And we’re quite serious about that. King Charles—then the Prince of Wales—paid a visit to Ramsbury in 2017. So, they had that feather in their cap, even before they scored their own victory in the recently sanctioned Booze Olympics.

You can also visit the operation yourself. The estate houses a working brewery and produces several fine gins as well. A full immersive experience is offered on the last Friday of every month between April and September. Of course, if you want to capture the experience in liquid form, you hardly need a passport. Ramsbury Single Estate Vodka currently sits on American shelves for around $60 a bottle.

MARLBOROUGH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 15: The Prince of Wales, Charles, tours Ramsbury Estate on December 15, 2017 in Marlborough, England. During his visit he met local school children and attended a reception for the estate’s tenants.