How black vodka is made
here are only a handful of black vodkas on the market today. The biggest here in North America is Blavod, which uses black catechu as its coloring agent.
Catechu is an extract from the Acacia shrub, which is distilled by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resultant brew. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of catechu before -- it’s an astringent that’s used in some types of medicine as well as in breath-fresheners. It’s also an effective dye.
Fruko-Schulz is a Czech producer of black vodka that uses humines -- a naturally occurring organic polymer -- to color its product.
Other manufacturers of black vodka, such as Eristoff and Znaps, which are most commonly found in Europe, aren’t as concerned about affecting the taste of their product and actually trade on their black vodka’s unique flavors.
Catechu is an extract from the Acacia shrub, which is distilled by boiling the wood in water and evaporating the resultant brew. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of catechu before -- it’s an astringent that’s used in some types of medicine as well as in breath-fresheners. It’s also an effective dye.
Fruko-Schulz is a Czech producer of black vodka that uses humines -- a naturally occurring organic polymer -- to color its product.
Other manufacturers of black vodka, such as Eristoff and Znaps, which are most commonly found in Europe, aren’t as concerned about affecting the taste of their product and actually trade on their black vodka’s unique flavors.
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