🥃 Belvedere 10
Premium Belvedere line: rye from one field and one harvest, four distillations, ten months of rest; 40% ABV; launched in 2023.
Belvedere 10 is the premium line of the Belvedere brand: a vodka made from rye of one field and one harvest, which after production “rests” for exactly ten months. Its ABV is 40%. According to The Spirits Business, it went on sale in Europe in summer 2023 and worldwide in September of the same year, including in the United States.
The same publication describes organic Dankowskie Diamond rye from a single field on a farm in the Masurian Lake District in north-eastern Poland, and four distillations. The producer adds that the recipe is inspired by the process of 1910, when the distillery was founded. The sources do not specify what exactly the vodka rests in. The bottle has ten levels of height, which refers to the number 10.
Why this matters to you. Belvedere 10 is not a “ten-year-old” vodka: according to the brand’s story, the 10 refers to ten months of rest and ten steps of production. Compare it with Belvedere Organic Vodka by the origin of the rye, not by age. The WHO notes there is no safe amount of alcohol.
Facts
| Year founded | launched in summer and in September 2023 (per The Spirits Business) |
|---|---|
| EU category | 15 — vodka |
| Legal basis | Reg. (EU) 2019/787, Annex I, category 15 (vodka) |
| Raw material | organic Dankowskie Diamond rye of one field and one harvest (per The Spirits Business) |
| Distillation method | four distillations (per The Spirits Business); 10 months of rest |
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Belvedere 10 → kind of → 🌾 Vodka and grain spirits → kind of → 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Made from
- 🥃 Rye and corn in whisky
- What it contains
- 🧪 Water, 🍷 Ethanol
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Belvedere, 🍸 Vodka, 🌾 Vodka and grain spirits
- Related to
- 🌍 Central Europe
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Belvedere Single Estate Rye, 🥃 Belvedere Single Estate Rye, 🥃 Belvedere Dirty Brew, 🥃 Belvedere Dirty Brew
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Belvedere 10 is a ten-year-old vodka?
No. The number 10 refers to ten months of rest and ten steps of the process, not to age.
How many times is Belvedere 10 distilled?
Four times, according to The Spirits Business. The producer’s page does not state the number of distillations.
What is the strength of Belvedere 10?
40% ABV according to the producer’s nutrition page.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🍷 Ethanol — The alcohol formed during fermentation that makes you drunk.
- 🧪 Water — ~87% of milk.
- 🌍 Central Europe — Curd cheese (quark), cheeses and butter in peasant cooking.
- 🥃 Belvedere Single Estate Rye — Belvedere vodka series made from rye grown on a single farm: Smogóry Forest (western Poland) and Lake Bartężek (Masuria); 40% ABV; launched in 2018.
Similar
🥃 Belvedere Organic Vodka · 🥃 Belvedere Single Estate Rye · 🥃 Belvedere Organic Infusions · 🥃 Belvedere Dirty Brew · 🥃 Crystal Head Original · 🥃 Crystal Head Aurora
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Belvedere: Belvedere 10 (one rye, one farm, one field, one harvest; rested for ten months; 1910 distillery recipe)
- The Spirits Business: Belvedere creates vodka from one harvest (05.2023; organic Dankowskie Diamond rye; distilled four times; rested 10 months; 40 %)
- Belvedere: Nutrition information (ABV 40 %, rye distillate and water; Single Estate, Organic Infusions, Belvedere 10; Dirty Brew)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I, category 15 (vodka)
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)