logout
help
framed forum
go pro
subscriptions
account
create thread
Food & Wine Ground >> Premium Vodkas
| 5/4/09 4:40 AM | |
Bravo1
53 
Member Since: 3/2/07 Posts: 2089 |
Had some crystal skull a few weeks ago and didnt like it I first drank Kettle 1 with a former spetsnaz, been the vodka I dig ever since |
| 5/4/09 10:43 AM | |
|
The Popeye
247
Member Since: 7/22/04 Posts: 11317 |
Liquor snob review of titos www.liquorsnob.com/archives/2005/10/titos_handmade_vodka_review.php |
| 5/4/09 12:05 PM | |
|
cujobrown
Member Since: 9/16/05 Posts: 1998 |
Crazy Zimmerman - Belvedere tastes terrible imo. And I don't really like Stoli either, but it's better than Belv. THIS. |
| 5/4/09 12:28 PM | |
|
canuck34
41
Member Since: 9/27/02 Posts: 23757 |
I am a decades long Vodka drinker. I still think that bang for the buck Stoli is the best. If you like super smooth and easy to drink, Grey Goose may be over marketed but it lives up to the hype. There are a tonne of great polish and russian vodkas, some super smooth, some with herbal flavors and they appeal to different tastes. Belvedere tastes like crap. What makes me laugh is when people order GG or some other premium vodka in a mixed drink. What a waste. |
| 5/4/09 12:38 PM | |
|
sadic1
Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 6373 |
As far as I can tell, there are at least 2 basic types of flavors for vodka, and most vodkas fall into one profile or the other. One is the Grey Goose type, which is a little sweeter to my taste, and the other is the Stoli type, which is a little more traditional, for lack of a better term. I like them both, but I find Smirnoff is of similar flavor type as Stoli, and is good for the money, and Ketel 1 is more like the Grey Goose. I also found a pretty cheap vodka called Pinnacle that is a good knockoff of the Grey Goose flavor. |
| 5/4/09 12:40 PM | |
|
john76
44
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 18860 |
I either drink stoli or zyr |
| 5/4/09 8:21 PM | |
|
Cryptic
Member Since: 1/21/05 Posts: 3714 |
mapyca |
| 5/4/09 10:01 PM | |
|
HarryLime
Member Since: 3/15/02 Posts: 4977 |
scab1 - The versions flavored with juniper and other botanicals. |
| 5/4/09 10:04 PM | |
|
francoistank
1
Member Since: 6/20/07 Posts: 2543 |
http://bakonvodka.com/ bacon flavored vodka FTW |
| 5/4/09 10:05 PM | |
|
Polaris
3
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 4380 |
HarryLime -scab1 - The versions flavored with juniper and other botanicals. Uhhh....Gin? |
| 5/4/09 10:05 PM | |
|
francoistank
1
Member Since: 6/20/07 Posts: 2544 |
|
| 5/4/09 10:14 PM | |
|
HarryLime
Member Since: 3/15/02 Posts: 4978 |
Polaris -HarryLime -scab1 - The versions flavored with juniper and other botanicals. Vodka is just flavorless Gin . . . it's for people who want to get drunk even though they don't like drinking. |
| 5/4/09 10:18 PM | |
Joel
6
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 33358 |
Crazy Zimmerman - Belvedere tastes terrible imo. if you were a girl and standing in front of me I'd slap you in the face! |
| 5/4/09 10:22 PM | |
|
HarryLime
Member Since: 3/15/02 Posts: 4979 |
"One is the Grey Goose type, which is a little sweeter to my taste, and the other is the Stoli type, which is a little more traditional, for lack of a better term." It's widely known that most "premium" Vodka's are actually about 1% glycerin -- it adds a touch of sweetness and body over more traditional russian style vodka. So the same thing that makes your favorite Vodka 'smooth' also keeps your boyfriends skin nice and smooth. |
| 5/4/09 10:44 PM | |
|
scab1
3
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 2115 |
Polaris -HarryLime -scab1 - The versions flavored with juniper and other botanicals. Exactly. Gin. |
| 5/4/09 11:10 PM | |
|
Cire
164
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 9324 |
I only drink Tito's now. It is dirt cheap and one of the best(some consider it the best) vodka's made. It is the ONLY alcohol to ever sweep the double blind competiton. " Tito's Handmade Vodka has gained market share thanks to some prestigious awards, affordable pricing, and word of mouth advertising. Currently, it is distributed coast-to-coast across North America and Canada.[2] Sales and distribution boomed in 2001 after Tito's Handmade Vodka unanimously won the Double Gold Medal for vodka at the World Spirit's Competition in San Francisco, beating out 71 other high-priced vodkas.[3] Also that year, it received a four-star ranking from Spirit Journal[4]and has just won four stars again in the latest edition. (2007)" |
| 5/5/09 12:57 PM | |
|
sadic1
Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 6383 |
HarryLime - "One is the Grey Goose type, which is a little sweeter to my taste, and the other is the Stoli type, which is a little more traditional, for lack of a better term." Ah, so that's the difference. For me, I prefer the Stoli, and Smirnoff really isn't bad for the money, but there was definitely something different about Grey Goose when I first tried it that seemed to lend itself to easily throwing back multiple shots. |
| 5/5/09 4:25 PM | |
|
BigEyedFish
100
Member Since: 3/18/02 Posts: 22675 |
^ thats because it tastes like water |
| 5/5/09 4:30 PM | |
|
john76
44
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 18919 |
where's kotk1... he's all about vodka |
| 5/5/09 4:31 PM | |
|
sadic1
Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 6395 |
Well, yeah, sort of like sweet, vodka flavored water. I lines up and downed 5 shots of it right before doing my "best man speech" at my stepbrother's wedding, and it worked like a charm, but I do sort of lean towards the Stoli. But everyone raves about Ketel 1, and I think it's fairly similar to Grey Goose. |
| 5/5/09 4:36 PM | |
|
Crazy Zimmerman
183
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 45407 |
Vodka is not supposed to taste like anything. |
| 5/5/09 4:40 PM | |
|
sadic1
Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 6396 |
Crazy Zimmerman - Vodka is not supposed to taste like anything. I think you're confusing it with water. |
| 5/5/09 4:47 PM | |
|
Crazy Zimmerman
183
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 45408 |
sadic1 -Crazy Zimmerman - Vodka is not supposed to taste like anything. No, at work I have 2 water bottles. The one with the vodka has a torn label. |
| 5/5/09 4:59 PM | |
|
sadic1
Member Since: 6/7/05 Posts: 6399 |
lol, well it is true that judges prefer vodka while working because it doesn't have a smell... |
| 5/5/09 5:20 PM | |
|
BigEyedFish
100
Member Since: 3/18/02 Posts: 22676 |
Crazy Zimmerman - Vodka is not supposed to taste like anything. Im no authority on vodka, and I always thought this was the case but Im not so sure now. I actually prefer the the Polish varieties because they do taste like vodka - but smooth. I mean, Smirnoff really tastes like vodka but it hurts going down. Like Scotch whiskey (which I can speak to), intense flavor for me is good, as long as I dont pay for it going down... Id like to know what connaiseurs say about the vodka taste issue... |
Reply Post
You must log in to post a reply. Click here to login.
