04-07-2008, 16:30
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Consigliere
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Vodka
Which ones do you like and why?
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04-07-2008, 17:12
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Unless you're a vodka martini snob, why does it matter?!  Potato juice is potato juice.
Actually, if you mix it, I can rarely tell the difference. But, having done some research,,, the cheaper brands tend to have a rubbing alcohol taste. There is some "pepper" to the more expensive brands like Stoli. The best taste for the buck is Smirnoff, IMO. But one to avoid for sure is Absolut, just because of this.
Interested to hear more "findings". 
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04-07-2008, 18:04
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If martinis are on the menu, I like Grey Goose. I like Noilly Prat vermouth, and the combination of the two tastes really good.
If I am using vodka as a neutral spirit to mix with other ingredients that will dominate the flavor of the drink (bloody marys for myself or cosmopolitans for Mrs. Auditor), I will use Stoli because I can't justify the price point if I can't taste the difference.
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04-07-2008, 18:31
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Thanks for the insight guys. 
You are drinking it straight, OK?
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04-07-2008, 18:32
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Straka, taste like Courvoisier Cognac. It is amber color and aged with some neat stuff.
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04-07-2008, 18:53
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Tito's Vodka
Tito’s, hand made; small batch from Austin, Texas. Once you try it, you will be hooked. It’s very clean vodka, smooth, no bite or after taste. I like it straight warm or cold or as a martini, no vermouth please; as long as the bottle is in the same room you are a go.
By the way it’s priced in line with Absolute.
Have one in hand as I type… 
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04-07-2008, 18:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer
You are drinking it straight, OK?
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Yes, and I'd go for Grey Goose if I were to purchase it again.
For some strange reason Grey Goose had a very different "smoothness" (if that is a good description) to it than other vodka's.
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04-07-2008, 19:01
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I'm an big fan of SKY Vodka and Ketel One, the Ketel One is a smooth almost sweet tasting vodka that I do like to drink straight up were the Sky vodka is also good but I like it for my dirty martinis. Also these are good quality vodkas so theres no chance for a hang over if you go on a beng
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04-07-2008, 19:08
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Goose, Belvedere or Ketel One
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04-07-2008, 19:14
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You guys know where Grey Goose is made, right?
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04-07-2008, 19:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer
You guys know where Grey Goose is made, right? |
They can do some things right, some........I'm not defending them, OK!!!
Ketel or the Goose. I'm a TQ drinker.
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04-07-2008, 19:52
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For sipping out of the freezer (no rocks!) I think Fris is nice. Nice, being admittedly, probably more a favored female than male quality.  Smooth without a kerosene aftertaste.
Close second is Stolichnaya. Has a nice peppery bite without feeling like you are about to breathe fire. The Russians know what they are doing in vodka; the French? Not so much.
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04-08-2008, 07:22
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Quote:
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You guys know where Grey Goose is made, right? |
Yeah, the same place you purchase all your wine.
I rarely drink vodka and only tasted it at a party, cannot say I've ever purchased it. 
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04-08-2008, 08:41
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Pravda
Try Pravda (Poland) instead of that Frog Juice.
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04-08-2008, 09:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Patriot007
Try Pravda (Poland) instead of that Frog Juice.
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There is no truth in Pravda.
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