What brand of vodka do you drink?

[miami_fan]

With the holidays coming up, I have decided to add vodka to the bar. Now, I am not a vodka drinker so I am up on the what a "good" vodka is. Since we have a few folks here that enjoy a beverage or two , so I figure I would put up a poll of my options and then go with that.

[st.cronin]

Cheap vodka plus a brita filter = top shelf vodka

[Axxon]

I don't drink vodka. I had an unfortunate nearly fatal vodka incident 27 years ago and I haven't touched the stuff since....

except in long island iced teas.

[k0ruptr]

Belvedere is the only vodka.

[amdaily]

I go with Smirnoff. Not the greatest, but not the cheapest either.

[JeeberD]

Tito's, bitches.

hxxp://www.titos-vodka.com/

[cartman]

Lately the vodka of choice for me has been Ciroc.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Cheap vodka plus a brita filter = top shelf vodka

But with the price of brita filters, you aren't saving that much over buying the good stuff straight away.

[sabotai]

In college, it was Popov (cheap....not very good at all). Now it's Smirnoff.

[JeeberD]

I woulda thought that cartman woulda jumped all over my Tito's reference...

[Axxon]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

I woulda thought that cartman woulda jumped all over my Tito's reference...

Poor Tito, the forgotten Jackson.

[DaddyTorgo]

is there a brand of vodka besides Grey Goose? I don't even bother looking for anything else.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

I woulda thought that cartman woulda jumped all over my Tito's reference...

That is the first time I've heard of them. I'll have to track down a bottle after looking at the link provided.

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by cartman

But with the price of brita filters, you aren't saving that much over buying the good stuff straight away.

No, but you do feel like you're sticking it to the man.

[gottimd]

Rikaloff baby!!! Distilled in the worlds vodka capital, Baltimore, MD!!!

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by cartman

That is the first time I've heard of them. I'll have to track down a bottle after looking at the link provided.

Are you kidding me?!? Mr Austin himself?

[amdaily]

i dont think they stock tito ay my local joint, but lately i've found a strong smifnoff-purple gatorade mix to be very delicious

[QuikSand]

If, as it sounds, your main goal is to impress and please your guests and friends who are vodka drinkers, I think Grey Goose is the label for you. It is the crowd-pleaser among the advertising-friendly set these days, and is quite popular.

I responded to the initial question with my brand of choice, Stoli. It once was considered the "prestige" brand of vodka in the US, but has since been lapped in promotion efforts by Absolut and, more recently, Grey Goose. For my money, it remains the best choice, but it admittedly lacks the cachet of the now higher profile brands.

[QuikSand]

Oh, I have a bottle of Rikaloff around here somewhere, too. Honestly.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Are you kidding me?!? Mr Austin himself?

Not sure how I missed hearing about this stuff. I know what I'm doing tomorrow!

[JeeberD]

I would have thought that Belvedere has just as much name appeal as GG. Is that no longer true?

[cartman]

I had some Vodka in Helsinki that was truly outstanding. So much so that I don't remember the name. We were doing shots all night, and zero hangover the next morning. Not sure if it was due solely to the quality of the vodka, or the -23 degree temperatures outside walking back from the bar to the hotel.

[Greyroofoo]

Military Special!

[CU Tiger]

Goose for the name

Stoli for the conneisure

[JeffW]

I like Finlandia.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

If, as it sounds, your main goal is to impress and please your guests and friends who are vodka drinkers, I think Grey Goose is the label for you. It is the crowd-pleaser among the advertising-friendly set these days, and is quite popular.

I responded to the initial question with my brand of choice, Stoli. It once was considered the "prestige" brand of vodka in the US, but has since been lapped in promotion efforts by Absolut and, more recently, Grey Goose. For my money, it remains the best choice, but it admittedly lacks the cachet of the now higher profile brands.

Vodka is my main choice when I drink. I guess advertising may be playing a subliminal part in it, but I've tried all 3 of the above and Grey Goose seems to me to be the smoothest, best Vodka I've ever consumed.

[cartman]

For those who haven't tried Ciroc, give it a look. It is distilled from grapes, so it has a different character than the other vodkas that are made from grain, corn, or potatoes.

[k0ruptr]

wow it surprises me how many people would have GG over belvedere. you are crazy. Belvedere is like the Dean Houston of vodka.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by k0ruptr

wow it surprises me how many people would have GG over belvedere. you are crazy. Belvedere is like the Dean Houston of vodka.

and yet both can be matched by a overloked talented minsal.

[k0ruptr]

I trust amdaily's word by how much he posts in the drunk guy thread.

[Dean Houston]

Originally Posted by k0ruptr

wow it surprises me how many people would have GG over belvedere. you are crazy. Belvedere is like the Dean Houston of vodka.

I was in fact in talks with the heads of Belvedere for an endorsement campaign quite some time ago, and by the time they were able to meet my requirements Grey Goose swooped in, pardon the pun, and the rest is advertising history.

In my playing days I personally liked to imbibe in a nice Stoli Vanil and Ginger Ale. It is like alcoholic fornication for your mouth.

[k0ruptr]

lol. nice.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Hey, James Bond drinks Smirnoff (at least for this latest marketing cycle), so you can't go wrong there. A glass of it in your hand looks quite nice alongside your Omega watch.

[JeeberD]

Smirnoff is good for mixing. If you're drinking a martini, you need higher quality stuff than that...

[Logan]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Are you kidding me?!? Mr Austin himself?

Seriously. I ended up with a bottle of Tito's all the way up in Jersey. Never saw it before, and haven't seen it since.

Not bad though.

[Logan]

Anyway, I'm a fan of Belvedere, Stoli, or Grey Goose if I'm drinking it straight, or close to straight. If I'm mixing it doesn't matter.

I find it pretty funny when people order a vodka and cranberry (or whatever) and ask for Grey Goose, making it a $15 drink. Meanwhile, that bottle of Goose is filled with Popov. As if they're not making enough money already...

[Schmidty]

Rotgut.

[John Galt]

Originally Posted by k0ruptr

Belvedere is the only vodka.

" at least for me.

[hoopsguy]

Hmm, I'm a little surprised no one has mentioned Ketel One in here. That and Stoli are the two that I prefer although no problems at all with Grey Goose or Belvedere.

[amdaily]

what i wanna knows who is still rkning vodka at this time of night. i siwtche dto the whisky hours ago and havent looke dback lOL

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Tito's, bitches.

hxxp://www.titos-vodka.com/

I may have to pick some of that up this week. I'm working at a liquor store over the holidays and I they've always carried Tito's in the past. And even though I usually drink whiskey, I did just finish off a bottle of vodka.

[cthomer5000]

Leeds

I don't trust anything that isn't bottled in Edison, New Jersey.

[Tigercat]

Chopin vodka

There are a couple of other potato vodkas I like a lot as well.

[14ers]

Originally Posted by amdaily

i dont think they stock tito ay my local joint, but lately i've found a strong smifnoff-purple gatorade mix to be very delicious

This is the reason I buy 2 of everything. I keep the cheap stuff hidden under the sink, but get it out everytime one of my relatives wants me to mix them a special mix drink, like this gatorade special here. They are not going to be able to taste the alcohaul anyway, so why waste the money. For my family it is Rum Punch in the summers.

[lighthousekeeper]

I'm astonished at how many vodka drinkers there are around here.

[Klinglerware]

I used to go top shelf (especially Belvedere), but then I saw a bottom shelf brand called "Poland Spring". That amused me greatly, and I've been a bottom-shelfer ever since. I don't usually drink vodka staight up, so it doesn't make that big of a difference to me.

When I do go higher quality, I will still do Belvedere or Grey Goose. When the brainchild behind Grey Goose sold the rights to Bacardi for $2 Billion, a lot of that money ended up at my alma mater and now helps fund a scholarship program for low-income matriculants. So I guess I feel an affinity for the brand (even though it's now a Bacardi brand with no connection to the school)...

[Klinglerware]

Dola--

Grey Goose is a very interesting story if you are in to branding. The product did not exist unti the mid 90s. It's inventor, Sidney Frank, came up with the idea that you could successfully introduce another high-end vodka in a crowded shelf-set by taking advantage of perception. He specifically decided to have it manufactured in France, since the perception was that luxury goods from France were of very high quality. He also priced the stuff at a much higher price point than the competition, which also created the perception that this was a much higher quality product. It worked. Of course, it also helped that it was actually a good vodka.

[Coffee Warlord]

Just for the record. Do not ever drink Brilliant Vodka. There's a reason Scotland is not known for vodka, and one taste of that vile thing is proof.

Belvedere or Stoli. Preferably Belvedere.

[Noble_Platypus]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

is there a brand of vodka besides Grey Goose? I don't even bother looking for anything else.

Ditto

[Leonidas]

Absolut is my primary, but I'll go with Finlandia with lime for vodka tonics.