Do you know what it’s like to taste the world’s best vodka? Well, I do! The Lakes Vodka has been named The World’s Best Vodka at The World Vodka Awards and to celebrate they were kind enough to send me a little sample to sip on this weekend. Although I’m usually a gin drinker, there’s something comforting about vodka and lemonade that takes me back to my youth, and I can certainly feel a resurgence coming on…

The Lakes Vodka is distilled in the heart of The Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in England. Not far from Manchester, I feel a subtle sense of pride sipping on this – it feels good to know a brand from the UK, let alone so close by, is doing well for itself, and as well as you know if you’ve read here for a long time, I do like to support a local independent doing well for itself. The Lakes Vodka won ‘Best’ in the ‘Pure Neutral Vodka’ category, which led the brand to win ‘The World’s Best Vodka’. Cheers to that!