# Whats some good non expensive vodka brands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [July 25, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444 "2013-07-25T01:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/42 "2013-07-25T21:54:06Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > If you like Stolichnaya I’ve heard that Moskovskaya is pretty much the same thing but cheaper. The bottle looks really similar. Someone told me once that it’s what the Russian guys they knew drink. All of the Stolichnaya sold in the USA is distilled in Lithuania. So it is really not Russian. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/43 "2013-07-25T23:33:14Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > If you like Stolichnaya I’ve heard that Moskovskaya is pretty much the same thing but cheaper. The bottle looks really similar. Someone told me once that it’s what the Russian guys they knew drink. Thank you. I got a bottle of that really cheap about 5 years ago and couldn’t remember what it was called and I couldn’t find it anywhere. I liked it, but I’d probably go with a potato vodka these days. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/44 "2013-07-26T00:35:24Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > Also there’s a brand called Three Olives which makes a number of flavored vodkas I’ve had at parties. My favorite flavor of theirs, that I haven’t tried: **purple**. No not grape, they have that already. (I guess it’s just a different grape, now that I looked it up). They also make **Dude** (lemon lime), **Loopy** (Froot Loops. Weird considering most people don’t even realize they are all the same flavor), and other weird ones. “Purple is a fruit” - Homer Simpson ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/45 "2013-07-26T15:10:38Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Tito’s Handmade Vodka! > > [Tito's Vodka - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%27s_Vodka) ^^^^ This. Nice stuff and not expensive. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/46 "2013-07-26T19:19:47Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > ^^^^ This. Nice stuff and not expensive. And the guy’s actual last name is Beverage. ---
**Author:** ![eastcheap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@eastcheap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eastcheap)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2013, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/47 "2013-07-27T11:03:19Z")
Monopolowa (potatoes, Austria) used to be dirt cheap, but it’s not anymore. Still not silly expensive, though. And…okay. Mind you, I’m happy so long as it doesn’t say “Florida” on the label (nothing against Florida, I’ve just had some really, _really_ unpleasant experiences with Florida liquor). ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/48 "2013-07-29T03:10:20Z")
I don’t know what it is but you can buy a huge bottle of vodka for about 5 bucks At Walmart here. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/49 "2013-07-29T03:37:40Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > I don’t know what it is but you can buy a huge bottle of vodka for about 5 bucks At Walmart here. That’s more warning than endorsement. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/50 "2013-07-29T11:21:05Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > I don’t know what it is but you can buy a huge bottle of vodka for about 5 bucks At Walmart here. In Jamaica, distillers sell bottles (by the case) of gin, vodka, whisky, rum with no label. Resorts slap on their own label thinking it looks classy. The stuff is fine in a mostly fruit juice concoction, but don’t try to sip it straight up! ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/51 "2013-07-29T14:16:16Z")
> [@eastcheap](#): > > Monopolowa (potatoes, Austria) used to be dirt cheap, but it’s not anymore. Still not silly expensive, though. And…okay. Seconded. If I’m buying vodka, that’s what I’m buying. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444/52 "2013-07-29T16:34:46Z")
Poland Spring used to make a pretty decent and very inexpensive vodka. I haven’t had it for years, but apparently it’s still for sale. The New Hampshire state liquor stores are selling it for $5.79 per liter. Not my favorite for drinking straight but good enough for mixing. Presumably it’s grain-neutral spirits mixed with Poland Spring water. For straight drinking, I prefer Luksusowa, which sells for $19 per 1.75 liter bottle. Maybe there are people who can tell the difference between Luksusowa and more expensive brands, but I am not one of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-some-good-non-expensive-vodka-brands/664444.md?page=2)