Vodka

Mike Kozak
Mike Kozak Posts: 931
edited September 2010 in The Clubhouse
Went to the ABC store after work to get some Pinnacle Vodka. The cashier directed me to a bottle with 2 mini bottles hanging off it. The Minis are Pinnacle Whipped. She told me to mix it with OJ, and I will be damned, tastes just like a Dreamcicle that we all had as kids. You gotta try some this weekend,
just do not let your Bud drinking buddies see you with one!!
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,601
    edited September 2010
    Not really a Vodka drinker but that sounds good! You ever tried any of the sweet tea vodka? It is amazingly good! I tried some last weekend that is made by, I think, Everclear.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    Sounds good! I'll keep an eye out.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    I've found Level 42 Below, Effen and Vox to be some cheaper alternatives to top shelf depending on what's on sale, and where you live I guess.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited September 2010
    Effen and Vox aren't bad especially if you mix. Not bad for a Martini either but it's still Grey Goose or Stoli's for me if I'm not on a budget. Kettle One is right up there as well. I love Vodka.........well I really love most spirits :D

    H9
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    I like Kettle1 as well but it's a bit pepper based and hot when shot. Effen actually has a bit of vanilla to me. Heck, it's all a bit different depending on who you are I guess. I tried some Smirnoff Triple Distilled a couple weeks ago....awful and every bit as bad as Absolut.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited September 2010
    Friends who drink vodka tell me Spudka brand from Oregon is good.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2010
    check out Ultimat, Chopin, Stoli Elite, Level (is OK over priced IMO), Kettle One, Russian Standard (bottle is all in Russian so good luck!), Death's Door (WI based but goood) and last but not least and is acutally my fav but hardest to find these days Christiania.

    I love vodka, love love love it. A lot of them I can drink on the rocks and is a good night, otherwise dirty martini is the best. Shooting is OK but don't always get to "enjoy" the vodka as much.


    If mixing, a good one that ladies really like is Grey Goose Pear Vodka and Lemonade, sounds bad but is really really good.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    Ken - The name of that vodka makes me feel dirty.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited September 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I like Kettle1 as well but it's a bit pepper based and hot when shot. Effen actually has a bit of vanilla to me. Heck, it's all a bit different depending on who you are I guess. I tried some Smirnoff Triple Distilled a couple weeks ago....awful and every bit as bad as Absolut.

    I dislike Absolut very much. The Absolut Pepper isn't too bad in a Bloody. 3 Olives isn't bad for the price and I do like Belvedere occasionally. Chopin is another that is very acceptable. As trendy as it is, or maybe was, I still like Grey Goose the best if I had to choose just one.

    There are many Vodka's out there now that I haven't even tried so perhaps a taste test is in order.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    Grey Goose is almost sweet to me in regards to a taste....just excellent. Yep, 3Olives is ok...Belvedere a bit more raw than Goose if that makes any sense. I tend to use Goose as my bar, so to speak.

    Yeah, the Vod shelf has increased since Grey Goose was introduced in the late 90's. I 100% agree on Absolut...it's just plain awful alone but has purpose in a Bloody Mary.
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  • Rev. Hayes
    Rev. Hayes Posts: 475
    edited September 2010
    Kettle 1 all day for me.


    But this stuff........


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    Add some ice cubes and watch those southern girls melt:D

    (creamcicle vodka is next on my list for chuckles)
    Sounds good to me...
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited September 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Grey Goose is almost sweet to me in regards to a taste....just excellent. Yep, 3Olives is ok...Belvedere a bit more raw than Goose if that makes any sense. I tend to use Goose as my bar, so to speak.

    I know what you mean on the sweet w/ Grey and it's very smooth to me but still has body, not wimpy like some cheaper Vodkas. Belvedere does have a slight bite but I get used to it after a few long sips also a nice body.

    My mouth is actually watering thinking about an ice cold Martini. :p

    Rev, that Sweet Tea Vodka is dangerous stuff.........had some of those concoctions sitting out on the deck at a local watering hole. Gets you feeling frisky in no time.

    H9
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I know what you mean on the sweet w/ Grey and it's very smooth to me but still has body, not wimpy like some cheaper Vodkas. Belvedere does have a slight bite but I get used to it after a few long sips also a nice body.



    H9

    I agree. Belvedere has a different taste...thicker? than GG. I wouldn't call it bite...think about the bite from Absolut...just as an aside but it's not as smooth as GG.

    You know that if you tossed a high quality fuse inside vodka, much like a worm, it tastes better? I'm just being a dork Brock.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2010
    Demiurge wrote: »
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    Novelty vodka....terrible.
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  • LeftCoast
    LeftCoast Posts: 406
    edited September 2010
    I've travelled over much of Eastern Europe and tried home made vodkas In Slovakia they make a plum vodka and the ones I've tried were really smooth and nice, I wouldn't try any of the home made stuff, though, unless I were with a local that I could trust. But making genuine friends there is pretty easy, so that isn't much of a problem.

    Now the one I've always been tempted to buy and bring here to the U.S. just to show to people is Cannabis Vodka. lol
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Novelty vodka....terrible.

    Agreed. It's a 45 dollar glass skull with free crappy vodka in it.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
    My favorites:

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
    messiah wrote: »
    Agreed. It's a 45 dollar glass skull with free crappy vodka in it.

    Mine has rum in it and its great.
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited September 2010
    360 Vodka is the smoothest one out there! (I've tried 'em all)
    ABSOLUT CITRON is second!!

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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Mine has rum in it and its great.

    Did it come that way, or are you using it as a decanter?
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2010
    Decanter.

    I didn't mind the vodka at all other than it was overpriced but that's because of the bottle.
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited September 2010
    What kind of rum then?
    "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
    Benjamin Franklin, February 17th, 1775.

    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
    messiah, November 23rd, 2010
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited September 2010
    Any vodka makes me trip into a time warp from early neolithic to a future that looks like it might be true Hell. And I can lift cars with one arm.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2010
    I love Vodka, Crystal Skull is good, Grey Goose, Chopin, Ciroc are some of my other favs.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited September 2010
    We are big fans of Chopin right now. We drink it straight. It's clean and fresh! We also have enjoyed k1 and goose ( which I find is becoming the veuve cliquot of vodka) last week we wanted a simple drink but all we had 7 up as a mix, we made a Chopin 7 and boy it was so good. The mix of the sweetness from the 7 combined with the vodka, Chopin took the super sweet edge off the 7. I don't like to mix good booze but this was just tasty!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2010
    I had a near death vodka experience when I was 17.....to this day, I can't even smell it without wanting to yak. The near death part is not much of an exaggeration.

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited September 2010
    TroyD wrote: »
    I had a near death vodka experience when I was 17.....to this day, I can't even smell it without wanting to yak. The near death part is not much of an exaggeration.

    BDT

    I'm the same way with Wild Turkey 101.

    Used to drink it straight. All the time. VOMIT.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited September 2010
    TroyD wrote: »
    I had a near death vodka experience when I was 17.....to this day, I can't even smell it without wanting to yak. The near death part is not much of an exaggeration.

    BDT

    Same here (excluding the near death part;) though it felt like it). The first time I drank was doing shots of vodka, which also meant the first I puked from drinking, the first (and only) time I blacked out, then came my first hangover uhh.... Now even thinking of drinking vodka straight makes me wanna puke. Screwdrivers I can handle.
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited September 2010
    TroyD wrote: »
    I had a near death vodka experience when I was 17.....to this day, I can't even smell it without wanting to yak. The near death part is not much of an exaggeration.

    BDT

    haha, too funny. Same here except for the near death part (just felt like it), same age 17, puked my @ss off on a bunch of wine, and to this day can't even stand the smell of it. :D
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