Portobello Road Distillery's Local Heroes No 1 Mushroom Cabinet Vodka is a limited-edition seasonal expression that spotlights ingredients from a chef’s homegrown mushroom collection. For this expression, Portobello Road went back to one of its first-ever collaborations, the limited-edition Local Heroes’ Gin created with chef Brett Graham of The Ledbury, Notting Hill's 2 Michelin-starred restaurant in London.
This mushroom vodka is described as intense and elegant, thanks to shiitake and lion's mane mushrooms snipped from Graham's on-site mushroom cabinet, which were then distilled in a British potato spirit.
In terms of taste, the limited-edition Local Heroes No 1 Mushroom Cabinet Vodka is said to have flavors that linger and evolve, finishing with umami and sweetness on the tongue.
Umami Mushroom Vodkas
Local Heroes No 1 Mushroom Cabinet Vodka is Uniquely & Intensely Flavored
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