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Originally posted by jester Ciroc Only vodka I drink.

Is this why?

stoli is lighter fluid.

Even people who drink turpentine think it's harsh.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights vodka is absolutly disgusting

Most of it will clean windows ok, I'm not a fan of it either.

About the only 'decent' ones I've tried where in Poland made by Polmos.

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Originally posted by Trance Nutter stoli is lighter fluid. Even people who drink turpentine think it's harsh.

agreed, i'm shocked at how many people are saying the cheap, shitty, mass-produced vodka is their favorites (like stoli, absolut, smirnoff). all that shit tastes the same to me.

personally i try to avoid vodka as much as possible but i think due to the price and reputation i've convinced myself that the typical top-shelf vodkas like grey goose, ketel one, belvedere, etc. go down smoother than the cheap stuff. it's probably all in my head though.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights vodka is absolutly disgusting

absolutely agree.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue personally i try to avoid vodka as much as possible but i think due to the price and reputation i've convinced myself that the typical top-shelf vodkas like grey goose, ketel one, belvedere, etc. go down smoother than the cheap stuff. it's probably all in my head though.

I don't know. I've had random taste tests with a lot of friends and people have always been able to tell the top-shelf stuff from the imitators.

I do think a lot of it is just your head telling you that it tastes better because you wasted so much money on it, but I do also think that there is something to it.

Oh, and I like vodka.

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Originally posted by Lews I don't know. I've had random taste tests with a lot of friends and people have always been able to tell the top-shelf stuff from the imitators. I do think a lot of it is just your head telling you that it tastes better because you wasted so much money on it, but I do also think that there is something to it. Oh, and I like vodka.

It's pretty easy imo. seems like the extra $10 shouldn't matter much, but it really does.

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Originally posted by Lews I don't know. I've had random taste tests with a lot of friends and people have always been able to tell the top-shelf stuff from the imitators. I do think a lot of it is just your head telling you that it tastes better because you wasted so much money on it, but I do also think that there is something to it. Oh, and I like vodka.

lol i was actually just thinking about this. if you put a swig of cheap shit, average brand X, top shelf brand Y, and like, some handcrafted, finely aged, carbon-filtered gold-plated diamond-encrusted vodka next to each other and were asked to find the highest quality swill, would most people be able to tell the difference? when you say "people have always been able to tell" is this ALL of the testers, or just a percentage?

me personally, i think i would have a hard time. it all tastes and smells like glue, it all burns going down, and it all gets me drunk quickly.

vodka is not my first choice for liquor obviously, heh. too many bad experiences in high school, i suppose.

Been running on straight Stoli for the last two hours. Vodka is never my first choice, but it's the only option for tonight, so...

I'd be able to tell which one was crap pretty easily. Don't know about the other two, since I don't remember buying any crazy expensive vodka before.

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Originally posted by idoru Been running on straight Stoli for the last two hours. Vodka is never my first choice, but it's the only option for tonight, so...

stoli reminds me of demf 08 when they ran out of normal vodka on monday and all they had was blueberry stoli. horrible.

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Originally posted by shaw stoli reminds me of demf 08 when they ran out of normal vodka on monday and all they had was blueberry stoli. horrible.

Sad.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue lol i was actually just thinking about this. if you put a swig of cheap shit, average brand X, top shelf brand Y, and like, some handcrafted, finely aged, carbon-filtered gold-plated diamond-encrusted vodka next to each other and were asked to find the highest quality swill, would most people be able to tell the difference? when you say "people have always been able to tell" is this ALL of the testers, or just a percentage? me personally, i think i would have a hard time. it all tastes and smells like glue, it all burns going down, and it all gets me drunk quickly. vodka is not my first choice for liquor obviously, heh. too many bad experiences in high school, i suppose.

I watched a blind taste test thing on 20/20 like 4 or 5 years ago using vodka, and trendy 20-30 something people in Manhatten. It was hilarious... the women were especially certain they could tell the difference between their admitted favorite Grey Goose and the average or bottom shelf shit. They used Goose, Absolut, Ketel, Belvedere, Smirnoff, and a couple other run of the mills.

The one chosen by most as the best tasting was the Smirnoff... haha. The people felt like total dipshits. But when it's mixed with anything, often times it's hard to distinguish.

The ones I posted on the last page are all small batch non-mass produced, which goes to your earlier point. All of them taste just fine over ice with a splash of water (or let the ice melt for 5 minutes) and a drop or 2 of lemon juice. If you haven't tried the Jean Marc XO I highly recommend it... very non-lighter fluid

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Originally posted by The17sss I watched a blind taste test thing on 20/20 like 4 or 5 years ago using vodka, and trendy 20-30 something people in Manhatten. It was hilarious... the women were especially certain they could tell the difference between their admitted favorite Grey Goose and the average or bottom shelf shit. They used Goose, Absolut, Ketel, Belvedere, Smirnoff, and a couple other run of the mills. The one chosen by most as the best tasting was the Smirnoff... haha. The people felt like total dipshits. But when it's mixed with anything, often times it's hard to distinguish. The ones I posted on the last page are all small batch non-mass produced, which goes to your earlier point. All of them taste just fine over ice with a splash of water (or let the ice melt for 5 minutes) and a drop or 2 of lemon juice. If you haven't tried the Jean Marc XO I highly recommend it... very non-lighter fliud

well, yeah, if you're giving a taste test with 80% cranberry juice or something, I might pick Popof.

did they really give a 'taste test' with mixed drinks?

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Originally posted by shaw well, yeah, if you're giving a taste test with 80% cranberry juice or something, I might pick Popof. did they really give a 'taste test' with mixed drinks?

Dude... Popov fucked me up something fierce in high school. Back then it was the only thing I could get my hands on. Worst shit ever! lol


But yeah, the taste test was done in 2 different ways... they did it with just vodka martini's and mixed drinks. Smirnoff for the win.

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Originally posted by idoru Been running on straight Stoli for the last two hours.

Kill a hooker with a chainsaw yet?

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Originally posted by The17sss Dude... Popov fucked me up something fierce in high school. Back then it was the only thing I could get my hands on. Worst shit ever! lol

hey, $10/handle only goes so far!

It's pretty much the official choice of underage binge drinkers everywhere.

Oh god. I had a fifth of Potter's vodka once... $10 for that.

Christ that was a bad weekend


When we did it in High School pretty much everybody could tell. I'm sure some people can't and that 20/20 thing sounds odd, but from my experience most people have been able to tell the difference between like Sky/Smirnoff/etc and Grey Goose/etc.

Really doesn't seem like the extra $10-15 make a difference, but they really do.

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Originally posted by The17sss I watched a blind taste test thing on 20/20 like 4 or 5 years ago using vodka, and trendy 20-30 something people in Manhatten. It was hilarious... the women were especially certain they could tell the difference between their admitted favorite Grey Goose and the average or bottom shelf shit. They used Goose, Absolut, Ketel, Belvedere, Smirnoff, and a couple other run of the mills. The one chosen by most as the best tasting was the Smirnoff... haha. The people felt like total dipshits. But when it's mixed with anything, often times it's hard to distinguish. The ones I posted on the last page are all small batch non-mass produced, which goes to your earlier point. All of them taste just fine over ice with a splash of water (or let the ice melt for 5 minutes) and a drop or 2 of lemon juice. If you haven't tried the Jean Marc XO I highly recommend it... very non-lighter fluid

see i figured the results would be pretty similar to what you described. fucking smirnoff, go figure. that shit is garbage.

did you have to go to a specialized liquor store for that jean marc xo stuff or maybe order it online or something? i've never heard of the brand nor seen it in any liquor store around here.

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Originally posted by Lews that 20/20 thing sounds odd, but from my experience most people have been able to tell the difference between like Sky/Smirnoff/etc and Grey Goose/etc. Really doesn't seem like the extra $10-15 make a difference, but they really do.

We're talking about trendy socialites in NYC though, who don't really know anything. None of those bitches claiming to be vodka connoisseurs ever drank it strait... it was obvious. They're a bartender's best friend- shell out $15 for a Grey Goose cosmo filled with bottom shelf vodka and they'll never know.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue see i figured the results would be pretty similar to what you described. fucking smirnoff, go figure. that shit is garbage. did you have to go to a specialized liquor store for that jean marc xo stuff or maybe order it online or something? i've never heard of the brand nor seen it in any liquor store around here.

I order it off the internet. The only places I've seen it in a store are some high dollar liquer store in Houston, and Naples, FL... and in a 5 star steak house in Tampa. PM me your address and I'll have one shipped to you man... on the house

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Originally posted by Lews Oh god. I had a fifth of Potter's vodka once... $10 for that.

yeah, well, Popov is $10/handle--not fifth.

Maybe Popov is a conservative thing.

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Originally posted by The17sss I order it off the internet. The only places I've seen it in a store are some high dollar liquer store in Houston, and Naples, FL... and in a 5 star steak house in Tampa. PM me your address and I'll have one shipped to you man... on the house

Oh really?

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Originally posted by The17sss We're talking about trendy socialites in NYC though, who don't really know anything. None of those bitches claiming to be vodka connoisseurs ever drank it strait... it was obvious. They're a bartender's best friend- shell out $15 for a Grey Goose cosmo filled with bottom shelf vodka and they'll never know.

Good point

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Originally posted by The17sss I order it off the internet. The only places I've seen it in a store are some high dollar liquer store in Houston, and Naples, FL... and in a 5 star steak house in Tampa. PM me your address and I'll have one shipped to you man... on the house

it was at spec's in houston, wasn't it?

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Originally posted by shaw yeah, well, Popov is $10/handle--not fifth. Maybe Popov is a conservative thing.

Actually, I think the Potter's was for a handle too, if memory serves right (which it probably doesnt).

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