If Vodka Goes down 'not so smoothly'...

[daveshel]

Originally posted by: Colt45
alcohol burns, its how it works.

So you pour it over some ice and let it get cold and dilute a bit. If it still burns, spend more.

 

[AnitaPeterson]

Keep the vodka bottle in the freezer. That's how it's done. It never freezes, but it becomes almost oily in consistence when you pour it in the glass.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
My friend said that drinking good vodka was like drinking air. So yeah, I guess if it burns it's no good.

There's not a vodka in the world that is soo smooth that it can be compared to drinking air. Grey Goose is still a bit rough if taken as a shot.

 

[wfn]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Gerenally speaking yes. Although, there are some vodkas that are 100 proof and they do burn regardless.

I only drink vodka in martinis...and I use very very little vermouth. The key to a good martini is starting with a quality vodka (Grey Goose is my favorite, although I generally drink Kettle One), a spritz of vermouth (I keep an olive oil spritzer filled with vermouth for martinis) and shaking it in a shaker full of ice until the sides of the shaker are frosty. Immediately strain into a cocktail glass, drop in a rinsed olive and enjoy!

surely you meant "the key to a good martini is starting with a quality gin"

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: JS80
grey goose is very smooth

Ugh, I always feel like I am drinking spit when I drink Grey Goose.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: JS80
grey goose is very smooth

Ugh, I always feel like I am drinking spit when I drink Grey Goose.

and how do you know what spit taste like?

 

[wfn]

three olives and stolichnaya for me. as someone else has already said - freeze it.

and don't be a pussy

 

[40Hands]

Originally posted by: wfn

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Gerenally speaking yes. Although, there are some vodkas that are 100 proof and they do burn regardless.

I only drink vodka in martinis...and I use very very little vermouth. The key to a good martini is starting with a quality vodka (Grey Goose is my favorite, although I generally drink Kettle One), a spritz of vermouth (I keep an olive oil spritzer filled with vermouth for martinis) and shaking it in a shaker full of ice until the sides of the shaker are frosty. Immediately strain into a cocktail glass, drop in a rinsed olive and enjoy!

surely you meant "the key to a good martini is starting with a quality gin"

Bombay Sapphire FTW!

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: BroeBo

Originally posted by: wfn

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Gerenally speaking yes. Although, there are some vodkas that are 100 proof and they do burn regardless.

I only drink vodka in martinis...and I use very very little vermouth. The key to a good martini is starting with a quality vodka (Grey Goose is my favorite, although I generally drink Kettle One), a spritz of vermouth (I keep an olive oil spritzer filled with vermouth for martinis) and shaking it in a shaker full of ice until the sides of the shaker are frosty. Immediately strain into a cocktail glass, drop in a rinsed olive and enjoy!

surely you meant "the key to a good martini is starting with a quality gin"

Bombay Sapphire FTW!

I could never enjoy the taste of gin. I can appreciate a good vodka, scotch, single malt, cognac, wine, beer, etc. But gin has never tasted good to me. I've tried most of them.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

Originally posted by: j00fek
get good vodca like skyy or grey goose

/thread

skyy?

you're in college aren't you.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

one of my favorite vodkas is Finlandia Lime, but I can't find it around home.

 

[eminemrh25]

Originally posted by: K1052
Chopin.

I've tried virtually all the high end vodkas but nothing beats Chopin.

QFT

My friend's dad is a large beer and wine distrubutor, and he can get vodka from all over the place. He has tried nearly every single brand, and he agrees Chopin is the best

 

[cubby1223]

Originally posted by: brikis98
everyone that's raving about grey goose is a victim of advertising and a nice (expensive) label. when they do blind taste tests, the best tasting vodka is often not grey goose, but actually smirnoff. and since most of you aren't professional taste testers (myself included), i doubt you'd be able to tell much of a diff between grey goose and smirnoff, so you might as well save some money.

however if you drink really cheap vodka (fleischmanns and other such shite), you can tell the difference. solution: run it through a brita filter (3-6 times), and it'll be much nicer, almost at smirnoff levels (myth busters, any1?).

That is so wrong I don't know where to even begin... Smirnoff is the vodka that burns my throat & the little more expensive Ketel One does not. Obvious difference.

And if you remember from the Mythbusters episode, their conclusion was the myth is busted, and a waste of filters.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: brikis98
everyone that's raving about grey goose is a victim of advertising and a nice (expensive) label. when they do blind taste tests, the best tasting vodka is often not grey goose, but actually smirnoff. and since most of you aren't professional taste testers (myself included), i doubt you'd be able to tell much of a diff between grey goose and smirnoff, so you might as well save some money.

however if you drink really cheap vodka (fleischmanns and other such shite), you can tell the difference. solution: run it through a brita filter (3-6 times), and it'll be much nicer, almost at smirnoff levels (myth busters, any1?).

btw, a delicious mix:

skyy melon vodka
cranberry juice

tastes EXACTLY like a cherry jolly rancher. mmmm...

You don't know what you're talking about. I can definetly taste a difference between smirnoff and greygoose or any other vodka for that matter. If I order a grey goose/tonic, I can tell if they use something else or if they are in fact using grey goose. And I dont think grey goose's labels are nice or fancy. I've seen PLENTY of more fancy and well designed eye catching labels on bottles of vodka.

 

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
You don't know what you're talking about. I can definetly taste a difference between smirnoff and greygoose or any other vodka for that matter. If I order a grey goose/tonic, I can tell if they use something else or if they are in fact using grey goose. And I dont think grey goose's labels are nice or fancy. I've seen PLENTY of more fancy and well designed eye catching labels on bottles of vodka.

Sure, that's what everyone thinks until they actually do a blind taste test.

 

[Jawo]

The best vodka is Van Gogh, imo; the flavors are better than any other: chocolate, melon, apple, pinapple. Take the melon or chocolate add some Kahula (and cream) and you have one excellent Black (White) Russian.

Tito's Vodka is also rather good, its distilled 6 times, smooth and made in the good old USA!

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
You don't know what you're talking about. I can definetly taste a difference between smirnoff and greygoose or any other vodka for that matter. If I order a grey goose/tonic, I can tell if they use something else or if they are in fact using grey goose. And I dont think grey goose's labels are nice or fancy. I've seen PLENTY of more fancy and well designed eye catching labels on bottles of vodka.

Sure, that's what everyone thinks until they actually do a blind taste test.

I do a blind taste test everytime I order a grey goose/tonic. Plenty of bars will often times use another vodka just because they don't have grey goose or for whatever reason. And I can definetly tell when it's not grey goose. And Im not trying to brag about any special powers I have, I think anybody could recognize the taste difference.

 

[Vegitto]

Vodka is only nice for getting drunk or getting a buzz on, and when I'm doing that, I don't give a crap how it tastes. If I'm drinking for the taste, I'll drink beer, wine or a good whiskey.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: timosyy
Ice is the only "chaser" you ever need for (good) vodka.

Man, I took a shot of some no-name crappy (warm, room temperature) vodka once... that did not go down so well.

You know whats good though? (off the topic of vodka)- Bailey's. Call it a guilty pleasure . Not the hardest drink by any means but its smooooth.

I loooooooooooove Baileys. Fat, sugar, alcohol and coffee all in one... I mean jesus, what more could you want? The only thing missing from that bottle is a hot chick.

 

[wfn]

there's no such thing as the best, and certainly not on account of one person's experience. it's not an aged or fermented spirit. it all comes down to the quality of water + (grain | potato) + distillation process. it's by no means a choice spirit that can only be enjoyed by a chosen few who have the means to afford it like some of the wines, cognacs and scotch whiskys.

bottom line - stay away from plastic bottles, spend more than $9 a fifth if you're in the states and don't mix it with fruity sh1t

 

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I do a blind taste test everytime I order a grey goose/tonic. Plenty of bars will often times use another vodka just because they don't have grey goose or for whatever reason. And I can definetly tell when it's not grey goose. And Im not trying to brag about any special powers I have, I think anybody could recognize the taste difference.

And I suppose you verify everytime afterward? I mean, you say anybody could do it, yet why does Smirnoff win blind taste tests?

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Thraxen

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
I do a blind taste test everytime I order a grey goose/tonic. Plenty of bars will often times use another vodka just because they don't have grey goose or for whatever reason. And I can definetly tell when it's not grey goose. And Im not trying to brag about any special powers I have, I think anybody could recognize the taste difference.

And I suppose you verify everytime afterward? I mean, you say anybody could do it, yet why does Smirnoff win blind taste tests?

No, I don't verify everytime. But I can certainly tell the difference. But if I can tell it's not grey goose, I won't say anything, just to avoid that kind of situation. My next drink won't be a grey goose/tonic.

And I dont know why smirnoff wins blind taste tests. Maybe smirnoff has the tester's on their payroll. Maybe the tester's actualy perfer smirnoff. Maybe it's just clevor advertising that you bought, who knows.

 

[Geocentricity]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
You need to switch to beer

How could beer be any better? It's bitter and nasty, well most beer I've had.

But it doesn't burn. And it doesn't assault your senses...

Beer assaults my prostate like a mofo, like 2 piss breaks per 1 bottle/can

 

[Vegitto]

I have the same problem. I drink it, regardless . Also, welcome, newbie .

 

[brandonbull]

I don't care. I throw Vodka in with some OJ and ice.