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Kettle One

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  • papernickerpapernicker Member Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I Have bought a few drinks made with Hanger 1,its different, I like it.
  • bigoutsidebigoutside Member Posts: 19,443
    edited November -1
    As did I, searcher.
    As did I.

    [:I]
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I dislike vodkas with botanicals and other flavorings, but what do I know? I like Burnetts, $7.99 at Trader Joe's.
  • SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    The mrs bought "Blue Ice" potato vodka to make vanilla extract with.
    it was $40 a bottle!
    can't tell you anything about taste...I stay away from stuff like that.[B)]

    tom
  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,078 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Russian Shot. Cheap and smooth. Now Finlandia is also smooth.
  • CDMeadCDMead Member Posts: 2,141 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    For a cheap grain based vodka, I like Sobieski. It's about $10 a fifth down here.

    For a cheap potato based vodka, I like Monopolova from Austria. It's about $13 a liter.

    If someone else is buying, I like Chopin. [:D]
  • Leeroy JenkinsLeeroy Jenkins Member Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
  • cavman 69cavman 69 Member Posts: 654 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    try shakers, made in minnesota.
  • TempestTempest Member Posts: 1,273 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I prefer some flavor, hence gin.
  • tapwatertapwater Member Posts: 10,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ..I'm no "conny-sewer", but I drank Absolut until a barkeep at the
    MGM in Vegas suggested Kettle One. It makes a very good breakfast
    Bloody Mary. On the other hand, he was an excellent mixologist, so
    maybe it was just his recipe that made Kettle One a step above.
  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Started drinkin Bombay Sappfire Gin while I was home. Good stuff with a little seltzer water and lime wedge.

    Otherwise it's blended whiskey.
  • trc313trc313 Member Posts: 3,475
    edited November -1
    I never really looked for a "good tasting" vodka as I thought they were all just mixers....vodka tastes like rubbing alcohol and gin tastes like the smell of hairspray!!
  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Just a reminder since this is a Vodka thread, Absolut Vodka ran an ad in Mexico a couple of years back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDUdFKpH8gM Their tagline was, In An Absolut World. It showed the country of Mexico owning the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Texas. I was glad to see that very few people listed them as a better vodka. When I buy better Vodka I get Stoli.
  • CDMeadCDMead Member Posts: 2,141 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Vodka is cheap. If you put it in a deep freeze, you won't be able to taste the shot anyway.

    Gin is a different matter. There are a lot of different flavor components to a true gin. I would imagine that gin, like scotch, is an acquired taste.

    That being said, my favorite gin is called Junipero. It's made by the Anchor Distilling, the same guys that brew Anchor Steam Ale. Another favorite is Tanquaray Ten. I would suggest the standard, a rock solid example of the craft, is Bombay Sapphire.
  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    I don't drink vodka, unless you are buying, but I found some of your posts very educational.

    If what some of you say about the manufacture of vodka is true, why not just by Everclear or another straight pure grain alcohol, the cheaper the better, and then water it down yourself? A pint becomes a quart real fast.
  • CDMeadCDMead Member Posts: 2,141 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    I don't drink vodka, unless you are buying, but I found some of your posts very educational.

    If what some of you say about the manufacture of vodka is true, why not just by Everclear or another straight pure grain alcohol, the cheaper the better, and then water it down yourself? A pint becomes a quart real fast.


    My understanding is that part of the cost of "premium" vodkas is they are distilled numerous times. Some advertise as many as five distillations. The more times a spirit is distilled, the purer the alcohol produced, as in fusils and cogeners are greatly diminished. These are the things that taste bad and cause hangovers.

    If you come to Dallas, I'd be happy to buy you a fifth. Actually, maybe you should buy me one because that little insane kitten I got from you is driving me to drink. [:o)]
  • CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Leeroy Jenkins
    Tito's Handmade Vodka

    http://titosvodka.com/


    Tito's is excellent. Made in Texas by some very nice folks.
  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by CDMead
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    I don't drink vodka, unless you are buying, but I found some of your posts very educational.

    If what some of you say about the manufacture of vodka is true, why not just by Everclear or another straight pure grain alcohol, the cheaper the better, and then water it down yourself? A pint becomes a quart real fast.


    My understanding is that part of the cost of "premium" vodkas is they are distilled numerous times. Some advertise as many as five distillations. The more times a spirit is distilled, the purer the alcohol produced, as in fusils and cogeners are greatly diminished. These are the things that taste bad and cause hangovers.

    If you come to Dallas, I'd be happy to buy you a fifth. Actually, maybe you should buy me one because that little insane kitten I got from you is driving me to drink. [:o)]



    its all about the ingredients and the process by which the final product is assembled.

    good grain(or good potatoes), clean artesian water, multiple distillations etc.

    if you're mixing it with something, then it rarely matters the quality of the vodka(within reason), especially three or four deep.

    i usually drink it straight, either up or on the rocks. granted, after three or four the nuances of different vodkas become blurry(as does my sight), but those first two or so i can tell you with a high degree of accuracy what the vodka is.
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