best Vodka

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited December 2010 in The Clubhouse
I have a end of summer party I'm going to tonight... and the host loves Vodka..

so what would be a really good Vodka that I should buy for him? must be reasonably priced... no $200 bottles of alcohol. :eek:

please give me some brands... he likes mixed drinks.. not to drink it straight up. ;)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2007
    Grey Goose is pretty decent
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    Ketel One
    Grey Goose
    Skyy 90
    Skyy (blue bottle)
    Stolies


    Grey Goose hase a couple different versions...(all very good)


    I really like Martini`s !!
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited September 2007
    I hate Vodka, but (in addition to the ones above) I hear good things about Tito's Handmade vodka.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited September 2007
    If you can find it get a bottle of Pearl. Tasty stuff.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • MikeC78
    MikeC78 Posts: 2,315
    edited September 2007
    If he mixes the vodka, what difference does it make? Get the cheapest bottle you can find. If you want to go fancy, pour the cheap stuff in a grey goose bottle.:p

    Anyway, you can't go wrong with Grey Goose.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2007
    Grey Goose
    Stolichnaya
    Ciroc
    "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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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    MikeC78 wrote: »
    If he mixes the vodka, what difference does it make? Get the cheapest bottle you can find. If you want to go fancy, pour the cheap stuff in a grey goose bottle.:p

    Anyway, you can't go wrong with Grey Goose.



    It makes a difference, just not as much sometimes..
    Crap still tastes like crap !

    ;)
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2007
    Grey Goose all the way! Very smooth, especially when cold
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,006
    edited September 2007
    Another vote for Grey Goose and Ketel One. I would have to add Chopin.

    Booze is like audio....crap in crap out. Don't mix wih crap, if he/she knows vodka, they will taste the diff. I Know I can. I can't tell you what brand it is but can tell if it's crap or not.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2007
    Danger, Grey Goose is ridiculously overrated. It's kind of like Bose. Everyone tells you it's great, so it must be great, right?

    Nope, it's just a more expensive version of Absolut. A fine Vodka to be sure, but nowhere near the upper echelon. If you want to impress your host, show up with a bottle of Chopin. Trust me.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2007
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Danger, Grey Goose is ridiculously overrated. It's kind of like Bose. Everyone tells you it's great, so it must be great, right?

    Nope, it's just a more expensive version of Absolut. A fine Vodka to be sure, but nowhere near the upper echelon. If you want to impress your host, show up with a bottle of Chopin. Trust me.

    Grey Goose and Absolut taste nothing alike. Not saying one is better than the other but they definetly taste different. I don't care for Absolut, it tastes slighty bitter and grainy to me in a Martini. Grey Goose is very smooth.

    Again, IMO. To say Grey Goose is like Bose and tastes like Absolut is ridiculous.

    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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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2007
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Grey Goose and Absolut taste nothing alike. Not saying one is better than the other but they definetly taste different. I don't care for Absolut, it tastes slighty bitter and grainy to me in a Martini. Grey Goose is very smooth.

    Again, IMO. To say Grey Goose is like Bose and tastes like Absolut is ridiculous.

    H9

    I agree. There is no comparison between the two. Absolut is gritty and tastes like rubbing alcohol.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2007
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Grey Goose and Absolut taste nothing alike. Not saying one is better than the other but they definetly taste different. I don't care for Absolut, it tastes slighty bitter and grainy to me in a Martini. Grey Goose is very smooth.

    Again, IMO. To say Grey Goose is like Bose and tastes like Absolut is ridiculous.

    H9

    Sorry, but Grey Goose was merely marketed very well during the Martini craze in this country and everyone bought into the hype, just like Bose. I hear so many people say how great it is, yet they never had it, or don't know what great vodka is.

    Any respectable bartender will recommend Chopin over Grey Goose if you're going to start laying some serious coin down on Vodka. I didn't say Grey Goose sucked, I said it isn't worth the price tag and it's on the same level as Absolut, which, IMO, it is.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2007
    Interesting, here's a good article from Slate.

    http://slate.com/id/2106004/

    They have Chopin as the number one and Grey Goose just a slight step above Asbsolut.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2007
    Yeah, well as anything else I can find articles supporting my POV too. Neither article means anything. I prefer Grey Goose with Stolichnaya a close second and Belvidere and Chopin and Ciroc rounding out my top 5.

    http://www.ivodka.com/grey-goose.html

    H9
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited September 2007
    Demiurge wrote: »
    Any respectable bartender will recommend Chopin over Grey Goose if you're going to start laying some serious coin down on Vodka.

    Around here most drinking establishments charge the same for:

    Grey Goose
    Stoli's
    Chopin
    Belvidere
    Absolut

    on the rocks or straight up. Some higher end restaurants may add a surcharge to premium Vodaka but *around* here it's rare.

    Skye
    Smirnoff
    tends to be anywhere from 0.50c - $1 less than the above

    rail Vodka tends to be 0.50c -$1 less than Skye or Smirnoff or Gordons.

    Most Bloody Mary's (especially on football Sunday's) add a surcharge for premuim Vodka.

    H9
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    I went with Ketel One, so there. :p

    i like what it said on the bottle... "handcrafted in small batches, using traditional recipes at the Nolet Distillery in Holland - founded 1691

    I've not had this before. so i'll be a real treat.. as i'm a vodka drinker too.. just never tried this one.

    thanks for the suggestions everyone. now drink up!! :D
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited September 2007
    Just get something distilled at least 4 times, I like Stoli's myself.

    The more distilled, the less impurities, the lesser chance of a hangover.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,239
    edited September 2007
    I like Svedka. It's cheap (relatively), distilled 5 times and my more serious vodka drinking friends prefer it to Grey Goose. I also like Skye better that Stoli, Absolut, o rKetel One and it's American made.

    Wes
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    belvedere is one that I forgot...makes good tini`s !

    There is another one from sweden that I can`t remember the name of..

    Good choice DB...Ketel One is good Vodka


    And Skyye 90 is a premium Vodka....

    try it sometime
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited September 2007
    Grey Goose straight out of my freezer, right from the bottle and into my mouth.

    No glass needed here.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,006
    edited September 2007
    I knowthis is a vodka thread , but I have come to be quite fond of Tanqueray #10 MMMM !

    Nother decent vodka is Level.

    I wouldn't say GG is like Bose. It's much better then Absocrap. But Ketel and Chopin are my favs. The only time we use absocrap is when we travel o sterilize our toothbrushes.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2007
    The vodka is easy, show up with a jar of Tomolives and you'll be remembered. Olives are for losers.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    well the Ketel One was a hit.. as I found out it's the host's favorite vodka. score points for Danger Boy.

    thanks for the suggestions.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2007
    Belvedere, Grey Goose, Ketel One,
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited September 2007
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Belvedere, Grey Goose, Ketel One,

    all very good choices, IMO
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,006
    edited September 2007
    danger boy wrote: »
    well the Ketel One was a hit.. as I found out it's the host's favorite vodka. score points for Danger Boy.

    thanks for the suggestions.

    good job ! What did you think of it ?
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited September 2007
    dam, im to late but my 2 cents is Ciroc. By far the best Vodka ive tasted. Its made from grapes, distilled 5 times and is different from any other Vodka you will taste. Its a little pricey at $32 a fifth but it is well worth it at least once. Mix it with a little tonic and wow is all i can say.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2007
    Willow wrote: »
    good job ! What did you think of it ?

    good stuff.. no hangover today! :p;):D
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  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited September 2007
    Late to this party but my "normal" brand is Ketel One however my personal favorite is Vox, (particularly if kept in freezer). Cool bottle also.

    I also agree with the over hype of Grey Goose. Personally I think its a boring vodka with little to no character.
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