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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

:D

[gottimd]

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

http://www.majesticdistilling.com/vodka041.jpg

[JeeberD]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[gottimd]

Just to clarify, I'd drink any shot of vodka given to me at a bar. If a group of us got together and someone ordered a round of vodka shots, would you honestly be the snob and say "Ick, get that god awful absolut away from me, its Belvedere or nothing (Not Lynn Belvedere)."

When it comes to sipping vodka straight, Chopin, Belvedere and GG are the way to go, and I would interchange them if for some reason they didn't have one of the others.

[molson]

Grey Goose may have the most influential marketing, but Stoli has the most annoying commercials.

[AZSpeechCoach]

Why no love for Gordon's or Fleischmann's? The bottom shelf of the grocery store needs some pimpin' too.

[Warhammer]

I drink Smirnoff. Heck, 20 years ago it was considered a good vodka. For mixing there is no problem with it. Although for sipping I prefer Ketel One or Stoli, but I hardly ever sip vodka.

[Vinatieri for Prez]

Who the hell sips vodka anyway? Maybe some prissy metrosexual but that's just about it.

[CamEdwards]

I'm more of a gin guy, but my wife's been a vodka gal since before we were married. For awhile it was absolut, then Stoli, but now Ciroc's her favorite. She also really liked this Polish vodka called Monopolowa until we moved to Virginia and she couldn't find it anymore. Similar to Cartman's experience in Helsinki, it was hangover-free for her.

[bryce]

Add another one for Tito's. Support the local Texans...

[ISiddiqui]

Cheap vodka plus a brita filter = top shelf vodka

BUSTED by the Mythbusters. Sorry, for your top shelf stuff, you need to pay for it.

[IMetTrentGreen]

tito's is like candy. im not much of a drinker but i could go on that stuff forever.

cheap, too. best of both worlds.

[Glengoyne]

I'm torn between Grey Goose and Stoli. I pretty much consider them interchangable, although I gave the nod to GG, as I've been ordering that in Vodka martinis of late.

I've actually never had Belvedere. Perhaps I should step out a little bit.

[Warhammer]

BUSTED by the Mythbusters. Sorry, for your top shelf stuff, you need to pay for it.

Actually, I think they proved it, its just not cost effective to do. If you watch that episode, the vodka conneseur nailed the order and mentioned that there was a difference, etc., etc.

The big kicker was that you would have to do it so many times and that the cost of doing it you were better off just buying the better vodka. That was the reason why they said it was busted.

[kiwiLB57]

Hey team vodka,

The best vodka is made at the bottom of the world (yeah yeah I am biased and way too parochial).

In the 2006 International Wine & Spirits (http://www.iwsc.net/resultsSpirits.cfm) comp it placed 2nd. It would have won if it wasn't for the damn Russian judge.

42 Below (www.42below.com)

Nice.

kiwiLB57

[lynchjm24]

Belvedere is the only vodka.

Thank God someone gets it. It's not worth asking the question if this isn't an option.

[lynchjm24]

The cheap stuff doesn't kill you on the taste. It's the way you feel the next day.

[AnalBumCover]

Showing my love for the Ketel One. I also prefer GG.

I've also tasted some ice-cold Armenian vodka (cant remember the label) but have never been able to find it anywhere.

[kiwiLB57]

Not to flog a dead horse. But there are some very funny flash ads for 42 below here (http://www.42below.com/flashad/retail/)

We are well amused.

kiwiLB57

[miami_fan]

I bought a bottle of GG this weekend. I probably should have waited though. I won a liquor gift basket at my squadron Christmas party over the weekend. Part of the basket was a bottle of Absolut. I guess I could offer the Absolut to the commoners and save the GG for the connoisseurs;)

[cartman]

I finally got around to picking up a bottle of Tito's.

Gawddamn, how have I overlooked this stuff? It is AWESOME!

[GrantDawg]

I'm drinking Smirnov orange in orange juice right now. Screw the rest, this is good.

[Karlifornia]

I voted Grey Goose, but I also like Ciroc, Stoli, and Taaka....ok, maybe not Taaka.....ok...maybe Taaka.

[bryce]

I finally got around to picking up a bottle of Tito's.

Gawddamn, how have I overlooked this stuff? It is AWESOME!

Welcome aboard. You'll never go back to anything else...

Someone mentioned it was like candy - I think that's the best description. Maybe it does have more sugar, who knows, but it's easily the smoothest and most drinkable vodka I've ever had.

Ok, I'm talking myself into a vodka cocktail now - Cheers!

[JeeberD]

Dammit, I wish I had some vodka right now (not the raspberry flavored crap my wife drinks). I could go for an extra large Cape Cod right now...