Black Cow vodka

Vodka (Polish: wódka, Russian: водка) is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits or sugar. [1] Basically they can be distilled from anything that can be fermented and finely distilled. Black Cow vodka is distilled not from potatoes but from cowsmilk. Created by Jason Barber - a farmer from Childhay Manor, West Dorset - the vodka, much to many drinkers’ delight, looks and tastes like the real deal. The process involves the milk being split into curds and whey. While the curds are used to produce the farm's award-winning Barber's 1833 vintage reserve Cheddar, the whey is fermented and distilled to create the clear, creamy vodka. [2]

In the world there are various alcoholic drinks that are produced by fermenting milk and dairy products. One originates from Tuva, a Siberian tribe, who use the milk from their mares to create the highly revered Araka vodka (and very difficult to find). Blaand was introduced to Scotland by Vikings. It is a fermented milk product made from whey (whey or milk serum is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained), and similar in alcohol content to wine. Kumiss, is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from mare's milk popular with the peoples of the Central Asian steppes. It is very similar to kefir.

Read a relevant tasting and review of the vodka here.

[1] Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka

[2] Ref. http://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/february-food-news-editors-picks/6366#76317