Members Reaganomics! Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t-rey Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 yeah, it's wretched stuff . . . when I was in the spirit business; we used to joke about consumers who "prefer" expensive vodka over smirnoff or skyy. There is literally NO DIFFERENCE in flavor of cheap Smirnoff vs the most expensive whatever brand once you add the slightest measure of juice or tonic or vermouth. None. If you drink vodka straight over ice; there's a chance that you can discern a difference but true double-blind testing would likely be non-conclusive that you could actually tell the diff. No one can prove otherwise. "I can totally tell the diff between Smirnoff and Ketel One"; I call bull{censored} I mostly agree with this. If your mixing with anything, just grab a bottle that's not Popov or Aristocrat. You should probably just not drink vodka at all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Crystal Head Vodka. A Dan Akryoyd invention. Upstate NY people laugh at the "Triple Herkimer Diamond Filtered" claim. Middle School fieldtrip'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Tito's. Highly rated and cheaper than other highly rated ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 VLADYYYYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 None. Vodka is for high school kids. in other news, eastern europe and upper asia is full of teenagers and I dont know validity of this, but Smirnoff tends to always win or rate high in those blind taste tests. thats what we had in the house growing up, and thats what I usually have on hand for straight or mixed drinks. crazy expensive vodkas seems very wrong, like mints that would cost 5x more than stuff you buy at the register check out, but are pretty much the same thing, YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Too bad you can't get it with the real bison grass like in Poland... Stupid export laws... you can if you have a Polish deli in your town, I have a bottle in my cabinet right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jenesis Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 wodaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harry_Manback1 Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 ^ Because I lived in Idaho. Fo real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 ^ Somebody had to live there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Anything but Popov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members penelope twee Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I tend to buy Stolichnaya, I have a vanilla variety at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ming Chow Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 The new vodka that they make in the old Glenshaw Glass Factory. Just north of Pittsburgh. I don't drink, but it gets great reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lou Speed Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Vox. Cuz it's called Vox and it comes in a cool bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members boytbpc Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I can't taste a difference between nearly any vodka if it is mixed. Straight is another story althogether, but I don't like straight vodka anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jisatsu Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I only drink crater lake vodka. Not sure if you'll be able to get it, but it's a PNW treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 you can if you have a Polish deli in your town, I have a bottle in my cabinet right now There are some imported ones, but they're not the same ones as in Poland. They can't legally export those because of the agricultural concerns. Kind of like the worm in Tequilla's. It doesn't really effect the taste, I'm just being a corksniffer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 and I dont know validity of this, but Smirnoff tends to always win or rate high in those blind taste tests. thats what we had in the house growing up, and thats what I usually have on hand for straight or mixed drinks. crazy expensive vodkas seems very wrong, like mints that would cost 5x more than stuff you buy at the register check out, but are pretty much the same thing, YMMV. I'd say that's probably not the case. Smirnoff is pretty awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Stoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Stoli, but never got into vodka, myself.It was the drink of choice for my alcoholic sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 There are some imported ones, but they're not the same ones as in Poland. They can't legally export those because of the agricultural concerns. Kind of like the worm in Tequilla's. It doesn't really effect the taste, I'm just being a corksniffer.... I'm sure it wasn't legally exported, many things in those back rooms aren't. But yeah I have the grass leaf in there and everything. I think you can get the honey clove version off any liquor store shelf which most people would prefer anyway. Zambrowka tastes like Xmas so much that it's almost niche as seasonal in our house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diocide Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 I'm sure it wasn't legally exported, many things in those back rooms aren't. But yeah I have the grass leaf in there and everything. I think you can get the honey clove version off any liquor store shelf which most people would prefer anyway. Zambrowka tastes like Xmas so much that it's almost niche as seasonal in our house Ahhhhh, I think you're talking about Krupnik. My buddies and GF always laugh when my mom busts out some Krupnik or gorzka zoladkowa and starts doing shots. Those are both great when they're cold. That stuff bring me back, last time I was in Poland visiting family, I think I drank my weight in vodka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarSlim101 Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Luksusowa is my favorite vodka. It's cheap, made from potatoes, and Polish. It's very good straight, even better with a couple olives thrown. I like Belvedere, too. It's like candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted July 9, 2012 Members Share Posted July 9, 2012 Gorkza bottles are the ones I meant, those are everywhere. Both are best chilled cold and sipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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