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Everything you need to know about Ketel One vodka

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Author: The Bar Team
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Get to know Ketel One vodka

There’s vodka, and then there’s Ketel One Vodka – a premium spirit that is crisp, smooth, and full of flavour and steeped in over 327 years of family history.

With help from Ketel One Vodka pro, Kate Jackson, we’ve rounded up 5 things you need to know about Ketel One Vodka and 3 easy recipes you can recreate at home.

Ketel One: Not your average vodka 

Family is at the heart of Ketel One Vodka. Based in the Netherlands, the Nolet family have been distilling this spirit since 1691. Today, it is managed by the 11 generations of the Nolet distillers.

Exterior Nolet Distillery 'Nolet Anno 1691' Entrance Sign

A flavoursome drink that packs a punch

It was created because vodka was advertising itself as odourless. Carl Nolet Senior decided he wanted to make a vodka full of flavour.

Ketel One Nolet Distillery 3

Loved by everyone for a reason 

Known and enjoyed for its crisp, smooth flavour, Ketel One is the #1 best-selling & #1 top-trending vodka in the world's best bars*.

Drinks International, 2023.

Ketel One martini with citrus

Personally approved by the Nolet family

Crafted in a copper pot still in combination using modern distilling techniques, every batch of Ketel One is approved by a member of the family still to this day. Just so we can be extra sure that every bottle maintains the crispness, clarity, softness and long finish that characterises Ketel One.

Ketel One Nolet Distillery 2

The original copper still graces every bottle 

The vodka is named after the oldest working Copper pot still in the Distillery, 'Distilleerketel #1.'

Copper still at the Ketel One distillery

Ready to start making cocktails at home? “When using citrus for juice, don’t throw the skin away. Cover with sugar, leave in a jar," advises Kate.

Start planning with Kate’s top 3 Ketel One recipes

Ketel One Espresso

A classic cocktail 99% of your party will love!

INGREDIENTS

GARNISH

  • 3 coffee beans or switch things up with chocolate, coconut or cherry

METHOD

  • Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass.

  • Shake well with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass.

  • Garnish with three coffee beans on top.

SEE THE FULL RECIPE

espresso cocktail

Ketel One Rickey

Super easy to make & with fresh ingredients. The perfect drink to start the evening off. 

INGREDIENTS

GARNISH

  • Lime peel

METHOD

  • Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add Ketel One Vodka, lime juice and sugar syrup to the shaker.

  • Using a jigger, pour 50ml Ketel One Vodka, 17.5ml lime juice and 10ml sugar syrup into the shaker. Shake until cold and then shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled.

  • Strain the drink with a cocktail strainer into a Collins glass filled with crushed ice. Pour in 90ml soda water to top up.

  • Garnish with lime peel. Serve and enjoy!

SEE THE FULL RECIPE

Single Malts Cocktail Images: Talisker 10 By The Sea Without Bottle

Ketel One Bloody Mary

The ultimate companion for brunch get-togethers at home with friends and family. 

INGREDIENTS

  • 35ml Ketel One Vodka

  • 100ml tomato juice

  • 20ml lemon juice

  • 1tsp horseradish

  • 1tsp (heaping) Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 pinch black pepper

  • 1 pinch rock salt

GARNISH

  • Celery stick

  • Cherry tomato

  • Lemon wedge

  • Cracked black pepper

METHOD

  • Add all ingredients to the glass, stir well, add ice, garnish with a celery stick, cherry tomato, and lemon wedge with cracked black pepper & enjoy!

SEE THE FULL RECIPE

Kettle One Vodka Bloody Mary Kettle Serve

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