Vodka collection requirements

Gilly · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:39

I've enjoyed premium (proper premium not crap with a label) vodka for a long time, but only when out in decent bars.

My collection is so far pretty modest, and I've identified most of what I want. Missed anything?

Have:

Grey Goose
Belvedere
Stolichnaya
Smirnoff Black (Copper Pot Still)
Absolut
Blavod

Want:

Finlandia
Chopin
Armadale (Scottish vodka!)
Zyr
Boru
Effen

Go on, whats your favourite and why?

I don't want anything on the level of Smirnoff. I believe the one I have is by far the best Smirnoff, and the Blavod I won in a raffle.

bledd · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:40

http://www.kalashnikovvodka.com/

from the family of the ak47, tastes lush, and has a cool 'wow' factor because of the bottle design

kai · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:41

this comes out of my local distillery makes famous whisky however has branched into vodka now.

http://www.welsh-whisky.co.uk/1030.html

sbi5ar · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:41

grey goose

best by far

Burnsy2023 · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:42

I had Cape North once, a very smooth vodka, highly suggest you try it

Burnsy

Gilly · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:44

sbi5ar said:
grey goose best by far

I know, already top of my list and by my ankle chilling as we speak

Burnsy2023 said:
I had Cape North once, a very smooth vodka, highly suggest you try it

Burnsy

Noted, though I prefer a bit of a burn.

Glaucus · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:49

you need a bottle of this Żubrówka (bison grass vodka)
Also ukrain and polish vodka..

growse · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:49

Grey goose is awful french stuff. For good french stuff, Jean-Marc XO is a good start. Quite oily, but not bad cold.

My favourite per buck has to be Stoli Gold. £20 ish a bottle, and amazing. I've tried Stoli Elit, and at double the price, it's not much better.

wozzizname · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:52

My favourite is the Icelandic vodka Reyka, well worth a try imho

Mobius 1 · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:54

http://www.russianstandard.com/

just saw the advert for this and it looked quite good.

Scuzi · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:56

AcidHell2 said:
you need a bottle of this Żubrówka (bison grass vodka)
.

Evil, evil stuff. Every time I drink it I wake up in a strange place with absolutely no recollection of how I got there. Try it with pure apple juice, very nice.

I don't often drink vodka as for some reason my body has no tolerance for it but when I do it's either Zubrowka or Boru as that's what they stock at my locals. I can't stand Smirnoff, Absolut or the other common ones, they just taste like tainted water.

Azagoth · 30 Oct 2007 at 18:57

If you can get it, Pyatizvyozdnaya is worth a look.

Gilly · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:00

AcidHell2 said:
you need a bottle of this Żubrówka

Ah yes I've tried that. That goes on the list

growse said:
Grey goose is awful french stuff. For good french stuff, Jean-Marc XO is a good start. Quite oily, but not bad cold.

I don't like the oilier ones, and they're supposed to be cold

Grey Goose is easily the best I've tried, followed by Belvedere.

Lopéz · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:08

As mentioned, Russky Standardt

The one on the left is a mystery. I bought it in Estonia but have no idea what it's called other than "very good"

[DOD]Asprilla · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:14

Gilly said:
Have:

Grey Goose
Belvedere
Stolichnaya
Smirnoff Black (Copper Pot Still)
Absolut
Blavod

Out of those I personally wouldn't bother with Smirnoff Black, Bladov or Absolut unless they are for less discerning vodka drinkers you might have come round.

I've got a 1L Smirnoff Black for people who want a vodka and diet coke.

Gilly said:
Want:

Finlandia
Chopin
Armadale (Scottish vodka!)
Zyr
Boru
Effen

Add, the Bison, which has already been mentioned (I just got another bottle today) and Stolichnaya Gold and you'll be a happy man.

I've seen you mention before that GG is your preference, but I find Stolly Gold and Stolly Elit to be that little bit better.

Glaucus · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:16

Does anyone now any Ukraine vodka?

My mate went to visit some relatives the other year and brought back a bottle. It was the nicest vodka I've ever had, No idea what the name of it was though.

Gilly · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:17

Lopéz said:
As mentioned, Russky Standardt

The one on the left is a mystery. I bought it in Estonia but have no idea what it's called other than "very good" :D[/QUOTE]

Haha, I'll take it to the local Russian shop thats just opened. See if they can decipher :p[QUOTE='[DOD]Asprilla;10385048']Out of those I personally wouldn't bother with Smirnoff Black, Bladov or Absolut unless they are for less discerning vodka drinkers you might have come round.

I've got a 1L Smirnoff Black for people who want a vodka and diet coke.
[/QUOTE]

I quite like the black actually. That was a present and the Blavod (the worst in the list IMO) was a prize in a raffle at work.

[QUOTE='[DOD]Add, the Bison, which has already been mentioned (I just got another bottle today) and Stolichnaya Gold and you'll be a happy man.

I've seen you mention before that GG is your preference, but I find Stolly Gold and Stolly Elit to be that little bit better.[/QUOTE]

Sorted :)

Lopéz · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:20

Moskovskaya is worth a whirl too - it's produced by Stoli I think, has a green label.

[DOD]Asprilla · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:31

I should have pointed out that there is also a Stolly Cristall which falls between the Elit and the Gold. It's only a little more expensive than the Gold and I prefer the Cristall slightly. However, the Gold is much easier to get hold of in the shops as opposed to ordering it online.

growse · 30 Oct 2007 at 19:47

[DOD]Asprilla;10385173 said:
I should have pointed out that there is also a Stolly Cristall which falls between the Elit and the Gold. It's only a little more expensive than the Gold and I prefer the Cristall slightly. However, the Gold is much easier to get hold of in the shops as opposed to ordering it online.

You know, I always thought these were one and the same. Black label?