Jason Barber

Jason Barber (born 1966) is an English farmer. Owning a farm in Beaminster, Dorset, he is the creator of Black Cow Vodka, which is cited as the "world's first milk vodka".

Career

Jason Barber was born in 1966, operates a dairy farm in Beaminster, Dorset; the farm was previously run by Barber's father, who gave the job to him in 2000. Barber would be the 6th generation of farmers in his family, dating back to the start of the 19th century. Barber is married to Sally. They have two sons.[1]

Black Cow Vodka

Black Cow Vodka was created by Jason Barber and Paul Archard, through a trial and error process that took approximately five years.[2] Barber had been inspired by the drink Araka, an alcoholic form of fermented mare's milk used by Genghis Khan and his armies. Araka, which is still made today, is approximately 7% ABV and more akin to a beer.[3]

The vodka is made using whey,[4] 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.[5] After distillation, the product comes out at 48% ABV, at which point they process the liquid into Black Cow Vodka.[3] The final concentration of the product is 40% ABV.[6] 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.[7]

The curds from the same milk are used to make 1833 cheddar and Black Cow Deluxe Cheddar, two other products from the same dairy farm, meaning that there is very little waste between the two processes.[3] In 2016, the company produced 120,000 bottles of the vodka.[7]

References
  1. Barber, Jason (3 September 2012). "My Dorset Farm – Dorset magazine meets farmer Jason Barber from Seaborough Manor". Dorset Magazine.
  2. "Raise your glasses please!". Blackmore Vale Magazine. Sturminster Newton, England. 15 September 2017. p. 19. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. "Milk Vodka Alchemy from cows". Western Morning News. Plymouth, England. 14 March 2015. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For Milk Vodka". npr.org. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. Quinn, Sue (7 December 2013). "The Guardian: 'We like to say that cheese is a byproduct of our vodka' Jason Barber spent years developing the recipe for Black Cow Vodka - a smooth and creamy vodka made from milk". Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. "That's the spirit - How a Dorset dairy farmer turned his milk into vodkaThe Cut Best of British". Telegraph Magazine. England. 27 July 2019. p. 63. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  7. Helmer, Jodi (3 February 2017). "Let This Spirit Moo-ve You: Make Way For The World's First Milk Vodka". NPR. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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