Your vodka of choice?
 

I am currently tasting a bottle of Ultimat Vodka that I got for free to sample. It is very smooth, and I am comparing to my long time favorite Ketel One.

Has anyone else tried this vodka? I must say it is very good indeed.

What are your favorites?

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Belvedere is the best bang for the buck IMO.

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I just started drinking a new vodka, Primo, it is made from Malbec grapes and it is fantastic.

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I buddy introduced me to Ultimat Vodka and it's hands down the best vodka that I've tried (I admit that I'm fairly new to good vodka). He also recommeded stoli elite, but I haven't tried that one yet.

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Youri Dolgoruki is a favorite of mine. Ciroc for a change of pace.
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Chopin Vodka is by far my favorite.

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Currently on a Luksusowa kick and have been since going to Poland recently. Good, clean, and it's cheap. Hard to beat that combo.

Edit: Another decent (and super duper cheap) one that I've had here and a ton of in Poland is Sobieski. Not as good as Luksusowa but you can get a handle of it for less than a decent cigar and it mixes just fine.

Luksusowa has now replaced all the more expensive vodkas I used to keep in the freezer. I actually prefer the taste of it (which is truly all that matters) and would still buy it at a much higher price.

Edit2: My true favorite is probably Zubrowka (the Polish one made with bison grass, which is illegal to import to the US--the version they sell here is crap).

Edit3: Wow, looks like I've become a Polish vodka whore :r

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Pretty much stick with Stoli and Tito's.

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Ketel One is good. Good price too.

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love that search function.
Search is your friend.
This thread was active for quite a while,
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...ighlight=vodka
and this came up on a thread title search.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/search...archid=3573923


"Hours and hours" of reading there, to get your Wodka game face on ... ;)

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I like Stoli and Kettle One.

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Belvedere is my fave.

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I drink Svedka. :D If I want something a little more refined, I will buy belvedere. But not very often. I only buy nice vodka when making martinis.

My girlfriend doesn't care what kind of vodka she drinks, so for her it's whatever is on sale for 9.97 for a half gallon :eek:

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So what do you do with the vodka while pouring the gin? ;)

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bwahahahaha... yeah, yeah... :D

Never been a fan of gin martinis. I know they are the "purist" martini. :D

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Just bustin' on ya, Peter. :D

I am one of those "purists". :al
Enjoying one right now, as a matter of fact.

Don't get me wrong. I like vodka, too. Even shaken over ice and served in a martini glass with a twist (lemon or lime).

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what, a vodka topic and no Tom?

Only vodka I keep in the fridge is wybrovka, with bison grass just like the Zubrowka James likes so much.

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I like gin martini's as well. I really think gin is an acquired taste tho, I remember the first time I had gin I wanted to spit it out right away.

That said, I am by no means a purist, I enjoy both vodka martini's and gin martini's from their own respective stance.


Also, I made up my decision, Ultimat is hands down the best Vodka I have ever tasted. Get yourself a bottle or order some at a bar if you see it. On the rocks this baby shows its true eliteness.

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Ciroc, Chopin, Ketal One, Belvedere. Cheapest I go is Skyy

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I'm a Vodka martini guy too!

Titos or Svedka when I'm slummin', Kettle One when I'm ballin'. :D

Is your mind on your money and your money on your mind? :)
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Tito's...can't beat it for the price...period.

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For sipping neat, Jean Marc XO.

For everyday? Guess. :r

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Ha- right above your sig... you can't fool me!

;)

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Guilty.

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Like I said in the other thread; Belvedere is my shooting vodka of choice, U'Luvka over ice is the best sipping vodka I've ever had.

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That was an attempt at a joke, a redirect to the other liquid in your sig.

Yes, I feel great shame for my terrible stab at humor.

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This man speaks the truth, Vodka IMO and I know this is harsh is tasteless by itself. Well compared to other liquors lets just say. So for my $$$$ Titos every time, it's cheap and quality stuff. I never get a hang over from drinking 7-10 vodka redbulls.

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That's OK, I laughed at this post. ;) :r

I like Titos....but dang, killing good vodka with Red Bull? :pu :r

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Not a straight vodka drinker, doesn't do anything for me. I can do it sure...but over-proof bourbons (53%-67.4%) are my drink of choice, straight no ice or water.

Also a friend got me hooked on vodka redbulls....they are fantastic for getting hammered at least the way I make them.

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No offense intended, Bill....Drink what you like, like what you drink. :)

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Way ahead of you brother! :tu

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Around here we call Vodka & Redbulls "Dancing Idiots". ;s :) ;)

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Usually Firefly, Smirnoff or Titos. I did a taste test a couple years ago with about 8 different brands in mini-bottles. I could not tell them apart. I am usually mixing it anyway.

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+1 for Edit 2...


BUT, why the hell can't you get the proper stuff in the US? Is Bison Grass gonna kill me, or is it the fact that there is a blade of said grass in the bottle, which might mean some drunk twunt accidentally plants it and introduces an alien grass species to the US?

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Ciroc then Chopin.

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Rain.
Good.
Try it.

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According to Wikipedia "because bison grass contains the toxic compound coumarin, which is prohibited as a food additive by the Food and Drug Administration, importing of Żubrówka into the United States was banned in 1978 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms."

And the reason why the U.S. version tastes different "when produced according to traditional methods (between one and two kilograms of grass per thousand litres of alcohol), Żubrówka contains approximately 12 milligrams of coumarin per litre. In 1999, Polish distilleries introduced reformulated U.S.-export versions of the product, sometimes using artificial flavours and colours, always with the emblematic blade of grass in every bottle, but "neutralised" and coumarin-free."

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That's mental. I bet there are millions of Eastern Europeans, and Asians, who will testify that Coumarin isn't all that deadly.

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it if was deadly, they couldn't testify, right ;)

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I think that my favorite is Monopolowa. Cheap and pretty smooth. Besides, when I drink vodka now days, it's in a bad attempt at a dirty martini.

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I too drink vodka and olive juice shaken with ice, and strained into a martini glass. Very good with belvedere.

;)
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Chopin here too. If mixing, then Belvedere

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:P

they couldn't, but their bodies could!

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Both gluten-free, if I am not mistaken.

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I don't drink too much Vodka anymore.... too many bad experiences with Aristocrat in college...

But I do love a good Bloody Mary made with Absolute Pepar.
That vodka I could shoot straight up; it tastes like fresh ground pepper. I'd almost hate to see how they infuse it.

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I agree with Croatan Luksusova is outstanding and bang for buck the best I know. Drank a bunch of the Zubrowka in France and that was good stuff as well. Very different but very good.

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The wife has issues with the cheaper vodkas, so we only keep Chopin in the house (normally).

However, we have a Horseradish vodka (can't remember the brand, but it's made in MN) that makes EXCELLENT Bloody marys. num num num

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Agreed, i cant recall if it is wheat or rye but It is great stuff. For the cheaper corn or potato vodkas I have been enjoying Sobieski