# Vodka, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139 "2014-03-07T19:37:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/1 "2014-03-07T19:37:19Z")
A take-off on the Martini and Gin threads… I started off, drinking Absolute, before I knew any better. Then switched to Stoli. Then it was Belvedere because that’s what my then gf (now wife) kept in the fridge, with lemons. Now we enjoy Tito’s. I find it very pleasant. Recently I tried Ketel One over ice with a twist. Surprisingly good. You? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/2 "2014-03-07T19:42:04Z")
Tito’s! It’s the new default vodka around Casa Silenus. When we finish off the bottle of Skyy this weekend (Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers. I love weekends off!) there will only be Tito’s and a gift bottle of Grey Goose in the liquor cabinet. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/3 "2014-03-07T19:43:38Z")
Luksusowa is pretty much my standard vodka, but, like gin, I’m not a huge vodka drinker. Tanqueray’s Sterling vodka was also much loved in my Polish family. Tito’s is quite good, and Grey Goose…well, I just don’t understand why it’s so highly regarded. Personally, though, Zubrowka (bison grass vodka) is my vodka drink, but I’m assuming the OP is looking for the straight stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/4 "2014-03-07T19:50:40Z")
Let me introduce you to [Dry Fly](http://www.spiritsreview.com/reviews-vodka-dry-fly.html) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/5 "2014-03-07T20:19:21Z")
Anyone who likes Tito’s should try Dripping Springs. Both are made near Austin, TX. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/6 "2014-03-07T21:29:05Z")
Have you tried a Chesley Sullenberger? That’s two shots of Grey Goose and a splash! You might try Indiana Vodka; it’s distilled from corn, and has a hint of toasted corn. > **[Vodka Gifts | Vodka Delivery UK | Sparkling Direct](https://www.sparklingdirect.co.uk/vodka/)** > > Vodka gifts delivered next day through out the UK by post. Send single bottle Vodka gifts, Vodka and chocolate gift sets, Vodka thank you gifts and Vodka Christmas gift sets. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/7 "2014-03-07T21:47:58Z")
What are the differences between vodkas? In my limited experience, there’s not much (anything?) in the way of flavor in an unflavored vodka; it’s all about how close or far from rubbing alcohol they seem when consumed. Are there actual flavors? I’ve never noticed much of anything. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/8 "2014-03-07T23:22:36Z")
My recommendation is always [Russian Standard Vodka](http://russianstandardvodka.com/agecheck?ReturnUrl=%2F). It’s priced at around $20 per bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/9 "2014-03-08T14:29:52Z")
I used to like Monopolowa for being an authentic Polish potato vodka. It was cheap and has an interesting, subtle flavor. I think Belvedere is probably the best of all (again, a traditional Polish vodka), though my vodka-tippling pal prefers Chopin, another Polish vodka. I tried cake flavored vodka at one point. Yes, it is wedding-cake flavored right out of the bottle, has to be tried to be believed. Pinnacle or Three Olives brand, I can’t remember which anymore, but do Not waste your money on UV brand. Then this curiosity, like a fly to the bug zapper, brought me to Stoli Blueberry. It’s nectar, folks. Actually too good- I got wasted because of Stoli Blueberry, maybe twice in too short a period, and my gf got pissed and dumped it down the sink. I could either take a stand for getting wasted or reform my ways. So now I mostly drink LaCroix, and don’t drink vodka (or alcohol at all) much anymore. Don’t end up like me, draw the line at the cake flavor! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-anyone/683139/10 "2014-03-08T15:01:39Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Tito’s is quite good, and Grey Goose…well, I just don’t understand why it’s so highly regarded. Because it’s double the price, comes in a fancy looking bottle, it’s from France, and, primarily, people are suckers. I’m a Stoli guy. Not because it’s particularly good, frankly I can’t really tell the difference between it and just about anything that doesn’t come in a plastic bottle, but I used to work with a Russian guy many years ago. He didn’t speak a word of English, but we bummed each other smokes and gave a friendly nod whenever we passed by each other, and every Christmas he gave me a 1 liter bottle of Stolichnaya. I never even knew his real name (we dubbed him “Eugene” for some reason). Svedka’s decent, and cheap. It’s my go-to buy for parties. Nobody complains.