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| quote: | 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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