Wayne Harrison typed:
"rb608" wrote

What should I be looking for in the taste of a "good" vodka? What
type/brand do you like?

(in very best foghorn leghorn voice): well, now, son err--uhh,
you jes' sit yoself down rat here on this here little stump while i
gone give you the lass' word on them see-through concoctions, doncha
know!
your friend may be russian, but either he doesn't know good stuff
when he tastes it, or i have the taste of a russian peasant... (ok,
ok, i know--insert wiseass rejoinder here________________)

i tried luksusova on a couple of occasions and found it overly
bland. while stoli seems "peperry", and absolut has a slight lemon
aftertaste, tater vodka just reminds me of how ethanol alone would
taste when touched up with tonic. all the other designer brands just
have more or less of what seems to be cheap perfume mixed in.
at any rate, it's not rocket science--i just stick with stoli and
tonic, no lime, and just a splash of tonic.
the no lime factor is the deal maker, for me. oh, and the vodka
should be kept in the freezer, of course.

I gotta go with wayno on this one. I prefer Stoli over any of the others
I've tried, more or less expensive. A good vodka is one that requires no
fillers; tonic, lime, olives, etc. and Stoli is the most refreshing one to
me.

All that said, I haven't had any of that fine liquid for a few months now -
red wine has taken its place, in a far less preferable back seat position.
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TL,
Tim
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