Black Cow Vodka
Brand of British alcoholic drink
Black Cow is a brand of vodka manufactured in West Dorset, England. It was created by Jason Barber, a dairy farmer from West Dorset. The vodka is made using whey, a byproduct of cheesemaking.
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Black Cow was created by Jason Barber and Paul Archard, through a trial and error process that they claim took about five years. Barber claims he had been inspired by the drink Araka, an alcoholic form of fermented mare's milk allegedly used by Genghis Khan and his armies. Araka, which is still made today, is approximately 7% ABV and more akin to a beer.
The vodka is made using whey, as it is high in lactose and sugars to convert to alcohol with a specific yeast that will react with lactose. The product is triple filtered, including through a carbon made from coconut husk. After distillation, the product comes out at 48% ABV, at which point they process the liquid into Black Cow Vodka. The final concentration of the product is 40% ABV. In total, 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of milk are required to make 1 litre (0.22 imp gal; 0.26 US gal) of vodka.
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