using an identical distillation process and proof level

Both are sherry-cask-matured Highland/Speyside malts

It drinks closer to an unaged rye spirit than a neutral vodka

since 1870

occasionally appears on the nose

Chateau Pontet Canet 2003 plain-vodka using an identical distillation processChateau Pontet Canet 2003 is a Fifth Growth Pauillac Bordeaux (13% ABV, 750ml) from one of the Left Bank's most celebrated classified estates. Scoring a 93 point aggregate on Wine Searcher and described by Wine Advocate as a "superstar of the vintage," this mature Pauillac remains powerful and complex more than two decades after harvest. Quick Facts: ABV: 13% Origin: Pauillac, Mdoc, Bordeaux, France Vintage: 2003 Classification: Cinquime Cru Class