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

Glaucus · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:12

alx said:
Has any one else tried Black Cow vodka?

Not a fan, too sweet and no real character to it.

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:46

Caged said:
It doesn't go off you know.

Hope not, you should see the rest of it

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:54

Still prefer this...

Psycho Sonny · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:54

more expensive vodka do tend to taste nice straight but by that they just burn less IMO as for taste there isn't much is there?

i can't stand whisky unless it's with coke. vodka i can drink with anything. i really like a rum and coke.

http://www.businessinsider.com/dont-be-fooled-4-alcohol-scams-2013-10?IR=T

this link is interesting.

i think the whole more expensive alcohol is just a ploy. i have 2 bottles of crystal skull, belvedere intense, russian standard, grey goose, ciroc, etc all in my collection but tbh nothing really beats russian standard after the first 2-4 you can't tell the difference. i will collect one of each premium vodka just to have in my collection i won't buy more to drink i think it's mainly placebo effect.

i was at a party serving goose and another serving belvedere when it ran out and switched to smirnoff (which used to be my regular before russian standard) i couldn't tell the difference tbh.

if your drinking neat then sure buy something around £20-£30 per 70cl, if mixing buy something around £15-£20 per 70cl.

cheaper stuff like glens, vodkat is just turps.

i would like to hear what peoples thoughts are on the best bang for buck?

russian standard
zubrowka
ketel one
stoli
absolut
green mark

which one??????

Drangueos · 13 Mar 2016 at 16:57

Jester I'm thinking about to pay you a visit hahaha
you can have the ketel ones not a problem

Psycho Sonny · 13 Mar 2016 at 17:01

DirtyJester said:
Hope not, you should see the rest of it

where do you order from?

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 17:03

Psycho Sonny said:
where do you order from?

Perk of the job

All you see, is free.

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 17:09

Drangueos said:
Jester I'm thinking about to pay you a visit hahaha
you can have the ketel ones not a problem

Hahaha anytime mate

jellybeard999 · 13 Mar 2016 at 19:14

Snookums said:
It's always been my understanding that grey goose isn't actually better vodka than say Smirnoff?

I thought it was just some genius who saw a gap for "premium vodka" smacked a fancy label that made it premium and bottled up normal vodka and sold it for £xx more than others?

It was created specifically as a more premium Vodka at a higher price point. Whether it is any better or not and how much you are paying for the brand name, I don't know.

http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/01/grey-goose-a-brand-history/

Glaucus said:
No.

Chart

This proves nothing other than someone made a chart of their opinion :confused:

setter · 13 Mar 2016 at 19:33

Smirnoff is ok for a cheaper brand. Had the misfortune of trying Cossack a few years ago. Absolutely vile. Don't drink vodka much though as I'm more of a whiskey man.

Glaucus · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:02

jellybeard999 said:
This proves nothing other than someone made a chart of their opinion

It shows a taste chart, that shows it isn't just a Smirnoff like vodka.
Pretty silly comment.
Vodkas have different tastes. The chart like whisky charts tries to classify them in someway.

Mr.Pink · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:13

Another vote for Finlandia as to my usual at home tipple.

Uluvka for special occasions.

Feek · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:16

Now as someone who (as I said) assumed vodka was alcoholic water with no taste, I don't know where to start. If I were to want to just sample the odd glass of vodka, where would I begin?

Educate me as a total vodka n00bling.

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:22

Feek said:
Now as someone who (as I said) assumed vodka was alcoholic water with no taste, I don't know where to start. If I were to want to just sample the odd glass of vodka, where would I begin?

Educate me as a total vodka n00bling.

Winning BOTW this year will be a good start

cyber69 · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:25

When I drink Crystal Skull vodka I get no dull headache the next day unlike when I drink regular vodka's such as Smirnoff red or Absolute.

Glaucus · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:36

Feek said:
Now as someone who (as I said) assumed vodka was alcoholic water with no taste, I don't know where to start. If I were to want to just sample the odd glass of vodka, where would I begin?

Educate me as a total vodka n00bling.

They all taste different it's just far more subtle than say whisky, where you can get big Smokey or peat flavours.

You can't go wrong with grey goose or kettle one easy to get hold of and generally well rated.

DirtyJester · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:38

One T in Ketel One.

Psymonkee · 13 Mar 2016 at 20:40

I do love me some vodka!

Really need to get some of the better brands though as I usually only have Absolut on hand. I do have Crystal Head, Ciroc and some old Smirnoff Black (I rather like that one actually

). I did have some Chase but that went down smoothly as did the Grey Goose which was kinda disappointing.

I did try 2 new ones (to me) last night - both Chase - one Marmalade the other Oak Smoked. 1 hit, 1 miss in that order - the smoke flavour is very strong and rather unpleasant to my tastes!

D.P. · 14 Mar 2016 at 00:58

I never understood vodka. The cheap stuff rates like a homeless pures in hurled up his whisky bottle. The premium stuff is cleaner tasting, but is basically various grades of pure ethanol with subtle trace amounts of impurities. It like homatherapy - the closer to pure water the better it is?

Give me a good whisky, cognac, brandy, Bourbon, rye, calvados any day.

Glaucus · 14 Mar 2016 at 01:32

Bit of a misnomer. That it's just pure.
Gin is generally triple distilled, but you wouldn't hear anyone saying it's flavourless due to the distilling process, distilling doesn't remove all flavours, which also happens to be the number of times a lot of vodka is distilled.
The flavours are subtle but distinct, go try a black cow vodka compared to say grey goose.