Lets talk Vodka!! (I'd rather Drink Vodka myself)

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My go to drink is a nice vodka and mixer.

Over the years I experimented and found that Vodka is the drink that gets me high, in a good mood and energetic.

Beer 'works' but I find I have a higher tolerance for Vodka than I do for beer.

3 pints of beer and I'll slur and loose balance. :p

Vodka, I can drink in volume and still be fairly operational. You might not even be able to tell how smashed I actually am by talking to me.

Anyway.... I want to talk about the different types of Vodka.

I haven't tried many. Smirnoff, Absolute and Russian Standard.

Smirnoff is my go to. Absolute I find is like water. It's not as intoxicating as the other two. In fact the last time I drunk it, I wouldn't even say I was drunk. I felt more dulled, like I was stoned. Wasn't good.

Russian Standard, is similar to Smirnoff but not as refined. Has more of a 'burn' to it.

Any other good Vodka's out there?

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Also on the topic of Smirnoff, there are three different colours. Red, Black and Blue. Whats the difference?
 
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As above, no mixer. Grey goose is a good easily available one to try straight.

With mixer you want something that keeps some taste, like a spiced rum.
Vodka flavour is easily over powered.
Vodka and mixer, just get as cheap a vodka as possible and get drunk. Perfectly valid, but no point wasting money.

It's such a shame Vodka isn't appreciated like whisky, I don't know off a single decent vodka bar. Where a fair few pubs sell a large and respectable selection off whisky.
 
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Chase is nice, as is Uluvka. I had a few bottles of General John Stark vodka once as well which is made from apples in New Hampshire, not sure you can still get it. That was quite tasty.
 
I would say im quite the vodka drinker and can honestly say spending that bit more on vodka can go a long way. Vodkas like smirnoff and russian standard I wont go near. They are awful and tend to give me hangovers. Go for a mid range vodka, something like Ciroc or chase. its a bit more expensive but you notice the clean nicer taste. My current selection :)

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Grey goose again is nice and smooth. There are so many different ones now, Ciroc, Chase, skull head, sipsmith etc, i personally have Grey goose which i will drink straight, We have one in the lakes that is mixed with toffee which is really nice, i also have a bottle of Royal Dragon with the gold leaf in, i've not opened my bottle though as we have it at work and i tried it there, it's not that smooth.

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I looked at that bottle of Elyxir in Dubai airport but had my royal dragon already so couldn't buy it. I'll see what i can get from duty free on my way back from Italy in a few weeks.
 
Just stay away from Belvedere, don't know why but it tastes awful compared to grey goose when both are drank straight.
 
I only buy Grey Goose when getting vodka now. It's so much nicer.

Sadly I don't mix well with vodka, but I love it. :(
 
Wyborowa isn't bad or Zubrowka which were the 2 I mainly drank in Poland. So much better than the likes of Smirnoff or russian standard.
 
Can we all agree that if you spend a fortune on Belvedere in a terrible bar and then throw coke into it that you should be put down?
 
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