Does it actually taste like vodka?

Closer than most. It is built for the weight and mouthfeel of a single-grain vodka rather than for a flavor, with cucumber sitting over the grain.

Why is there salt in it?

Sea salt gives the liquid some body. Alcohol usually does that job, and without it a spirit tends to feel thin.

What do I mix it with?

Anything you would put vodka in. It holds up chilled and long, and it will carry a martini rather than vanish into one.

USKO Original (700 mL)

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Cucumber and celery salt with a capsicum kick — built for a Bloody Mary.

$39.99 $1.69 / fl oz

How many: One bottle

One bottle$39.99
Pack of 6$209.99

Cucumber
Grain
Sea salt
Crisp

About Original

USKO Original in 700 mL, an alcohol-free vodka from Scotland.

Clean grain with a cool cucumber lift, and enough weight in the mouth to behave like a single-grain vodka rather than like water with flavoring. Sea salt in the blend does some of the work alcohol usually does.

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Product details

What it is

Alcohol: 0.0%Measured, and stated to one decimal place.
Process: Never AlcoholizedIt was never alcoholic, so nothing was removed.
Origin: United Kingdom
Certifications: Vegan-Friendly · Halal Certified · Gluten-Free
Size: 700 mL
Producer: USKO

Tasting & Pairing

Nose: Clean grain with a cool cucumber lift
Palate: Single-grain weight and cucumber, with sea salt giving it body, finishing crisp

Pouring it

Serve: Chilled and long, or in place of vodka in a martini.
Store: Cool and out of direct sunlight. Once opened, reseal and refrigerate — best within 5 days.

About USKO

Everything from this producer

An alcohol-free vodka from two Scottish brothers, built on Deeside spring water.

USKO is made by Spirits of Virtue, the company Roddy and Kerr Nicoll built in Scotland. The brothers set out to make alcohol-free spirits that could sit at the premium end rather than the novelty end, and started where it is hardest — vodka, which has nowhere to hide.

Everything begins with Deeside spring water, which is the one thing a Scottish drinks company can take for granted and the one thing a vodka cannot do without.

The range has since widened past vodka, and the brothers have taken the same approach to whisky. What has not changed is the target: not a soft drink that gestures at a spirit, but something that behaves like one in a glass.

Producer: USKO
Based in: United Kingdom
Founder: Roddy and Kerr Nicoll
Process: Never Alcoholized
Sizes: 700 mL

New to Vodka?

Vodka is defined by what it does not taste of, which makes it the hardest thing here to translate — there is no botanical bill to fall back on. Most build a faint grain or citrus note and a little warmth. Read the ingredient list, and expect these to work as a base rather than as the point of the drink.

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Common questions

Does it actually taste like vodka?: Closer than most. It is built for the weight and mouthfeel of a single-grain vodka rather than for a flavor, with cucumber sitting over the grain.
Why is there salt in it?: Sea salt gives the liquid some body. Alcohol usually does that job, and without it a spirit tends to feel thin.
What do I mix it with?: Anything you would put vodka in. It holds up chilled and long, and it will carry a martini rather than vanish into one.

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