riteshraja

Anyone who thinks vodka is smooth has had 1 too many

lvnvflyer

Roth....

jcherney

1. Sundsvall no longer in production this was amazing vodka!
2. Chopin
3. Ultimate

You can't tell me that there is no difference in vodka's. Absolute is pure gasoline.

mosburger

Or been to Russia, Poland or the Ukraine a few times...

I remember a biz dinner in St.Petersburg in 2002 when our Russian hosts produced an amazingly smooth carafe of vodka to go with the zakuski. I'm not sure if it was the Kristall brand but could well have been.

Kagehitokiri

stoli elit, straight (havent had jean marc xo yet)

only other liquors i drink are single malts and tequila

drnp

Grey Goose for me

dukeman

2 new vodkas for me:

1. Zubrowka (tried this in Warsaw on a recent trip and brought a bottle home).

2. 44 North. Great on the rocks with soda on a hot summer day.

IAHflyer

42 Below from NZ is very nice ^

Timfid

I think the differences between vodkas really only become apparent if you drink them very cold - not chilled or even over ice, but put in a less than 0 degrees F freezer for at least 24 hours, and served in tiny glasses so it keeps cold. If it's cold enough, it gets noticeably syrupy.

Grey Goose seems to be controversial. I like it myself, except that it's so smooth it almost doesn't taste like anything.

I think Finlandia is good value -- it's usually much cheaper than other premium vodkas, and as good as most of them.

I recently found a limited supply of a Polish vodka called Gvori on sale, and I thought it was excellent and at the sale price a very good value. Unfortunately that merchant ran out and I can't find it anywhere else.

gtownguy

I'm really enjoying the liter of Reyka I brought back from Iceland. Too bad I haven't seen it for sale around here.

cj001f

Austria has a bit of Vodka history (from when it had an empire) and Monopolowa is a decent vodka, esp. for the price. The other 3 have more than a bit of history producing neutral spirits.

Ketel One is crap.

mmj3

I 3rd the recommendation for Żubrówka. Unbelievable flavor. There's a polish restaurant in LA (Santa Monica?) that makes a killer Apple Martini with the stuff...it's not bright green. and it tastes just like an awesome apple pie.

Interestingly enough, besides LA, I've found it Sapporo, Japan.

but since I can't find it where I live, I stick with Chopin.

IndigoEyes

I like Grey Goose, Shakespeare, Belvedere, and Stoli, in that order. Would like to try some of the others.

Jamoldo

Mix the Polish stuff with apple juice and you're golden. A traditional Polish drink and very good tasting. Introduced to me by a Polish buddy of mine

Rejuvenated

The last time I had vodka of any kind was in conjunction with a caviar dish onboard SQ F.