Consolidated "Vodka" thread
Dec 26, 2010 | 8:41 pm
#301
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^ for Snow Queen. Got a bottle two years ago in the duty free in Manchester - it was a little expensive, but well worth it. Apparently uses "Kazakh birch charcoal" in the (5x) distillation process, and has gotten a huge amount of awards over the past couple of years as well. It doesn't seem to have become all that mainstream yet though.
Dec 26, 2010 | 8:50 pm
#302
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Different vodkas for different seasons:
- Grey Goose (winter)
- Effen (spring)
- Absolut Mandarin (summer)
- Absolut Raspberry (fall)
Dec 27, 2010 | 1:46 pm
#303
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I was given a bottle of Russian Standard by a client last week and I was excited to try it judging by their huge marketing campaign they've undertaken. Let's just say I was seriously underwhelmed 
Dec 27, 2010 | 2:39 pm
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Like single malts its OK to like more than 1
Rain
Level
Ciroc
Pravda
And something I had in Kiev with my Russian friends, maybe I got the name but just can not remember it (actually do not remember much from that week)
Level
Ciroc
Pravda
And something I had in Kiev with my Russian friends, maybe I got the name but just can not remember it (actually do not remember much from that week)
Dec 27, 2010 | 3:39 pm
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Mar 7, 2011 | 4:53 pm
#310
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Vodka Anyone??
while friends always said vodka was great for getting drunk, i would alway prefer a beer or maybe whiskey & coke. Recently though, I was intoduced to shots of cold straight vodka and I have to say I'm loving it!!
Bottle of choice at the moment is Kettle One, smooth and a slight creamy feeling on the throat. Grey goose pretty good too.
Wondering if anyone thinks these top shelf bottles justify the 200% mark-up on smironoff etc? I'm torn.
Bottle of choice at the moment is Kettle One, smooth and a slight creamy feeling on the throat. Grey goose pretty good too.
Wondering if anyone thinks these top shelf bottles justify the 200% mark-up on smironoff etc? I'm torn.
Mar 7, 2011 | 7:00 pm
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Mar 7, 2011 | 7:05 pm
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while friends always said vodka was great for getting drunk, i would alway prefer a beer or maybe whiskey & coke. Recently though, I was intoduced to shots of cold straight vodka and I have to say I'm loving it!!
Bottle of choice at the moment is Kettle One, smooth and a slight creamy feeling on the throat. Grey goose pretty good too.
Wondering if anyone thinks these top shelf bottles justify the 200% mark-up on smironoff etc? I'm torn.
Bottle of choice at the moment is Kettle One, smooth and a slight creamy feeling on the throat. Grey goose pretty good too.
Wondering if anyone thinks these top shelf bottles justify the 200% mark-up on smironoff etc? I'm torn.
Mar 7, 2011 | 7:46 pm
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My favorite is Belvedere. I don't care much for Ketel One, though. I think that Smirnoff is a better vodka than Ketel and it actually scored higher in the New York Times blind taste test a few of years ago. Some other good vodkas in my opinion are Grey Goose, Stoli and 360.
Mar 7, 2011 | 8:20 pm
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My current fave is Ultimat. It's a blend of potato and grain. Good just out of the freezer and sipped. Thanks to the guys at Red Square in Las Vegas who turned me onto this vodka a few years ago.