Vusa African Vodka, 70cl

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Spearhead will also be joined by a group of strategic partners, including Kenny Burns, lifestyle specialist and long-time spirits industry executive with prior roles at CIROC and Grey Goose and equity stakes in Uncle Nearest and most recently Spearhead, and Donae Burston, founder and CEO of La Fete du Rose, the first entirely Black-owned rosé brand from St. It’s an industry that certainly needs more people of colour in it and us being here makes a difference. Vusa was created for the rebellious soul who radiates vibrancy and makes themselves heard through the power of music.

Vusa - vodka straight from Africa

Presented in a striking bottle as black as the charcoal the five-times distilled vodka is filtered through, you’ll want to keep this on your shelf long after it’s finished. But after more than a decade of botanical-infused gin reigning supreme as the nation’s go-to tipple, the vodka scene is changing.

While the huge market for vodka and gin might seem saturated, there was an opportunity for Spearhead to develop unique products given the dearth of brands that come from black-owned businesses and particularly from Africa. For a beautiful light vodka that will go in any mixed drink and is delicious sipped straight, we can’t fault Vusa Vodka.

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The end result is a vodka with that morning coffee aroma, a scent which is carried through to a creamily smooth palate. You can find Vusa Vodka all Rovos Rail journeys where guests can enjoy a flavourful vodka while sharing different stories. For too long the spirits industry has neglected the quality, craft and produce that exists in our continent.The Khulisani Foudation is a South African organisation that supports urban farming and drives positive change in South African communities.

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Made with sustainability in mind, the vodka is climate neutral, offsetting emissions and supporting reforestation products around the world. The end result is as creamy as expected with a smattering of pepper sprinkled throughout an almost buttery character. The spirits are distilled with bountiful local botanicals from across the continent, highlighting unique flavors of many of Africa’s different terrains and countries. Our brands not only increase diversity and challenge cultural bias in the sector but being produced on the African continent allows us to show the world what Africans have always known about its culturally and resource rich continent, with products that compete on the world stage in taste and quality, as well as innovation.One of the best things I think that has come from this process is that we’ve developed amazing products and are in the process of developing incredible serves, working with African chefs and bartenders and members of the Afro-Caribbean community taking inspiration from the continent.

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Vusa is distilled in small batches using a copper pot still, which gives the spirit a silky smooth finish, letting its notes of soft grassiness, soothing eucalyptus and a subtle vanilla sweetness shine. The alcohol is well-integrated, with a perfectly smooth finish that could be enjoyed neat, or in cocktails. Vusa is a premium vodka from South Africa that has set itself a mission to change the spirit world and present something a bit different.To ensure exceptional quality, Vusa uses the purest water of the Lions River in the hills of the KwaZulu-Natal national park to blend the vodka. This vodka is born of a passion to create a more ‘normal’ vodka to work with soda, tonic and in a Martini, and they achieve this by using pear juice which is mixed with a grain base. A wheat-based bottling distilled in Germany and Switzerland, it’s creamy, smooth and versatile enough to mix with pretty much anything. Edwards 1902 is a British vodka made with potatoes and it made a real impact on testers, with red apple, sweet strawberry and hints of vanilla bursting out of the glass.