View Poll Results: Which?
Absolute
3
4.84%
Grey Goose
21
33.87%
Smirnoff
1
1.61%
Ketel One
13
20.97%
Sky
5
8.06%
Stoli
7
11.29%
Belvedeire
12
19.35%
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BAIC Drinkers, if you had to choose a Vodka to drink, this is your poll
10-27-2008, 12:28 PM
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Isn't it funny that people think a vodka is "good" when it has no taste? People always seem describe what they consider "good" vodka as "smooth."
Now, I'm not a vodka guy, but shouldn't "good" vodka be evaluated by its nuanced flavors, like sweetness, etc? I think I've read that vodka tasting should be done with the vodka at room temperature because chilling it both numbs your tongue and deadens whatever flavor may have been present to begin with.
It's also funny that when people critique wine, scotch/whiskey, etc. no one thinks "smooth" is good. In fact, with single-malt scotches, the ones that are generally regarded as "good" are often the harshest ones with tons of funky flavors, i.e. peat, earth, saltwater, seaweed, etc.
Now, I'm not a vodka guy, but shouldn't "good" vodka be evaluated by its nuanced flavors, like sweetness, etc? I think I've read that vodka tasting should be done with the vodka at room temperature because chilling it both numbs your tongue and deadens whatever flavor may have been present to begin with.
It's also funny that when people critique wine, scotch/whiskey, etc. no one thinks "smooth" is good. In fact, with single-malt scotches, the ones that are generally regarded as "good" are often the harshest ones with tons of funky flavors, i.e. peat, earth, saltwater, seaweed, etc.
Vodka = Less taste, the better. Thats the whole point of it.
10-27-2008, 12:36 PM
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I really like Ciroc, but stupid P-Diddy bought it, which frankly, taints my view of it. The other negative of it is that I can't get it at a lot of bars 
My drink of choice when I'm out and about is Ketel - I get a double Ketel, chilled in a rocks glass.
My drink of choice when I'm out and about is Ketel - I get a double Ketel, chilled in a rocks glass.
10-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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cheap vodka + brita filter ftw!
for the record i have never tried it, but most people agree it works.
at a bar if i feel like vodka, i will do stoli. the uber-expensive stuff is for posers imo.
for the record i have never tried it, but most people agree it works.
at a bar if i feel like vodka, i will do stoli. the uber-expensive stuff is for posers imo.
10-27-2008, 01:53 PM
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cheap vodka + brita filter ftw!
for the record i have never tried it, but most people agree it works.
at a bar if i feel like vodka, i will do stoli. the uber-expensive stuff is for posers imo.
for the record i have never tried it, but most people agree it works.
at a bar if i feel like vodka, i will do stoli. the uber-expensive stuff is for posers imo.
expensive stuff = gets you there without the morning after.
10-27-2008, 08:28 PM
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hahaha my cousin from Russia whom is a vodka distiller said and i quote "grey goose is ****ty vodka in a fancy bottle"
that is coming from a guy who is probably 70 years old today with 55yrs experience in making vodka.
he also said the best vodka you can buy that doesn't break the wallet is kettle one.
but daniel i KNOW you want this vodka:
10-27-2008, 08:31 PM
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And I truly do not believe people like grey goose, i think they THINK they like it because it is marketed to be a "great" vodka.
It makes me gag, and I can drink vodka very well.
It makes me gag, and I can drink vodka very well.
