Vodka

[mox 298]

Since I'm here...

Thoughts on good vodka? For some time I've been under the (mis-)impression that Gray Goose is about the finest vodka you can buy at a reasonable price point. I recently tried Svedka , and I'm ready to pour the rest of my Gray Goose down the drain. VERY smooth, great taste, and you can get a giant bottle of it at Costco for a very reasonable price.

Other favorite vodkas?

[TBoneTX 45,155]

Brother K-Bone!!!!!! Si, man!!!!!

Vodka = good, man.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

I don't have a terribly sophisticated vodka palate, but I like Hangar One. It's from California! Does that mean it's not the real deal?

I'll have to try Svedka.

Mmmm...booze.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

Best vodka I have ever had was polish:

http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-5116.aspx

Next to impossible to find in the US and hideously expensive when you can find it. Dirt cheap and plentiful in Poland.

[J y Mariana 0]

At the Grey Goose price point I actually prefer Level. Going cheaper, Sobieski is an excellent choice. For anything involving mixing its great (impossible to beat at its price point imo), and can be found for as little as $10. I know, $10? good? no way! I thought the same thing, but give it a chance and youll be surprised.

[Adriene H 89]

Finlandia

[1HappyGuy 45]

We really enjoy Khortytsa. It is Ukrainian and very smooth. I actually prefer their Pepper Honey Hot version, but it is quite difficult to find. I have to drive about 100 miles to get it, so I usually combine a business trip with a visit to that certain liquor store that carries Khortytsa.

One of our friends bought me a bottle of Russian Standard. Oh my god, what a harsh taste. It reminds me of the standard American vodkas and is close to rubbing alcohol.

[mox 298]

I can tolerate Russian Standard, but prefer to use it as a mixer.

Stoli's isn't bad either. Vanilla Stolichnaya is about the only flavored vodka I'll drink.

(and heya T-Bone!)

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Since I'm here...

Thoughts on good vodka? For some time I've been under the (mis-)impression that Gray Goose is about the finest vodka you can buy at a reasonable price point. I recently tried Svedka , and I'm ready to pour the rest of my Gray Goose down the drain. VERY smooth, great taste, and you can get a giant bottle of it at Costco for a very reasonable price.

Other favorite vodkas?

I'm not a vodka connoisseur by any means, but I was always Smirnoff guy when it came to vodka until I tried Grey Goose a few years back and it's about as smooth as they come in regards to vodka.

[mox 298]

Ugh. Can't stand Smirnoff, even as a mixer.

Give Svedka a try sometime, you'll never want to touch Gray Goose again.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Ugh. Can't stand Smirnoff, even as a mixer.

Give Svedka a try sometime, you'll never want to touch Gray Goose again.

Can you get it here in the US?

[mox 298]

Yeah, Costco has big bottles of it. I've seen it in liquor stores too. It's priced pretty compatibly to Gray Goose.

[baron555 934]

42Below is smooth also.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&safe=off&site=&source=hp&q=alaska+vodka&oq=alaska+vodka&aq=f&aqi=g3g-v7&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4295l6402l0l6674l12l10l0l0l0l0l796l5804l5-2.6l8l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=202c716ad1e48c82&biw=1440&bih=775 <----- Here's some local Alaskan vodkas that have gotten decent reviews and done really well at the shows/taste offs. Their made with potatoes grown up here in Palmer, and local berries that grow wild here. I can say for a fact though that the smoked salmon vodka they make up here taste horrible, but the others are pretty good imo. Edited January 18, 2012 by Why_Me

[mox 298]

I often get headaches after drinking potato-based vodkas.

Salmon-vodka sounds...er...interesting.