1 | Spirits | Flavored Vodka, $10 to $20, 750 ml

"Sweet cherry white chocolate torte aromas follow through on a silky entry to a dryish light-to-medium body with pistachio oil and faint licorice and marzipan accents. Finishes with a zippy, fruity talc and cherry pit fade. Solid dry cherry flavor for mixing." Reviewed by: Beverage Testing Institute 86pts

"Citron’s bouquet sings with fresh, vibrant, lemon zest right from the opening bell; the prototypical citrus-flavored vodka bouquet. Palate entry is so clean and effortless that you just want to consume more immediately; at midpalate, there’s a rush of lemon zest and oil. The distillers reached the ideal degree of flavor balance, without submerging the vodka presence." 90-95 pts.

"The pear scents of the bouquet are very inviting. The palate entry is clean, ripe, fruity and keenly pear-like; at the midpalate the taste turns softly ripe and sweet. Finishes elegantly and with a last minute thrust of pear that’s vivid, crisp and authentically pear-like. An outstanding flavoring job." 96-100 pts.

"Clear. Intense, sweet clementine/tropical, perfumed aromas. Soft, rounded texture. Moderately lush and fruity mouthfeel gives way to a bold, mineral and grain accented palate."

"The ripe raspberry essence charges from the glass after the pour in waves of ripe, sweet, juicy perfume. The midpalate stage is pleasingly ripe, correctly acidic, and fruity. The finish is clean, harmonious, and fresh."

"The opening perfume is extremely raspberry-like; aeration tones down the jammy intensity a little as the bouquet turns seed-like. The palate entry is fruity, mildly sweet, ripe and pleasant; at midpalate there’s a slight embers-on-the-tongue warmth that accompanies the ripe raspberry flavor. Ends comfortably fruity and acidic." 85-89 pts.

"The nosing passes find a nice red raspberry jam bouquet that’s simultaneously sweet and tart. Palate entry leans towards the brambly side of red raspberry and that vinous face slightly distorts the natural fruitiness; midpalate remains bramble-like. Unfortunately, the mouth phases doesn’t fulfill the promise of the bouquet." 80-84 pts.