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Originally Posted by riteshraja
Anyone who thinks vodka is smooth has had 1 too many
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.
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.
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The ruling was backed by traditional vodka powerhouses such as Britain, France, the Netherlands and Austria.
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.
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.
