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What's your favorite brand of vodka, and how do you drink it?

I'm drinking Grey Goose with ginger ale right now.

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in my price range, fris on the rocks

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Um...Mostly Ketel One nowadays. Various ways...from shots to white russians to with vanilla coke...

Vodka tonics are swell too.

EDIT: Although all my friends would probably call me a bigshot vodka drinker, I really don't have enough experience with it to really know the differences. Also, I can't really taste most of the subtle differences. I understand how Grey Goose is ultra-smooth but not very appealing otherwise...That's about it..

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GG

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Belvedere.

Straight up, with a splash of cran, on the rocks or with tonic are all good.

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Grey Goose + Red Bull = Quite the buzz.

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Prestine vodkas - Belvedere & Chopan (its a tie)

Vodkas with a "bite" - Stoli & Rain (I prefer them in my neat martinis)

Average outing - Grey Goose

TT

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Stolichnaya Elit

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I'm drinking Grey Goose with ginger ale right now.

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Try it with a bit of lime juice and ginger beer instead of ale - moscow mule. Very tasty.

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in my price range, fris on the rocks

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This is easily the best value in vodka. Anyone who likes vodka really should try this, and then say that they're willing to pony up for Grey Goose.

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Vox, Mor, and Hangar One are good premium choices. Hangar One is the best choice for flavored vodka, but Charbay makes a couple good ones as well. Fris is your best bet for anything cheaper (I just got a 1.75L for $20) - I think it's significantly better than Absolut/Skyy/Ketel and at about half the price. Rain is also a good value. If you've tried all these, maybe Ciroc or Crater Lake.

I'm drinking a Gibson (vodka martini, cocktail onions instead of olives) w/Fris right now and it's pretty good, but most of my vodka I drink neat and chilled.

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I really didn't enjoy Ciroc, when I tried it. I'm not a hardcore vodka drinker, but its easily one of my favorite liquors, and Ciroc just tasted wrong... its been awhile, but that was the main feeling I remember from trying it. Bleh. Definitely not on par with the other vodkas in the same price range.

I enjoy Belvedere, Fris is great for the price. I drink vodka martinis, vodka & soda. the girl drinks cosmos, vodka & tonic.

Shrug, ymmv.

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Belvedere.

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mmmmm Aristocrat!

Shot Aristo + Quick chase (Mtn Dew, Gatorade, etc.) = quickie drunk.

I know it's foul, but you just can't beat $10 a handle in college.

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RB,

wyborowa, rocks.

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Grey Goose with organic cranberry and lime juice.

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Whatever is cheap (Smirnoff?), since I only drink mixed drinks with vodka when I'm already tipsy enough not to really care.

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When I feel like good vodka, Chopin.

Everyday and at home vodka, Ketel. Usually with a splash of tonic.

GoT

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addendum: i have compared fris, stoli, and belvedere neat, and could really notice no difference among the three. if anything, fris is smoother than stolichnaya. several recent articles have stated that differences among vodkas (with a certain baseline) are trivial at best.

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Vladi's or Jacquin's.

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Here's the lamest response yet:

Any kind of Vodka with OJ or in a good, spicy Bloody Mary.

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addendum: i have compared fris, stoli, and belvedere neat, and could really notice no difference among the three. if anything, fris is smoother than stolichnaya. several recent articles have stated that differences among vodkas (with a certain baseline) are trivial at best.

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I probably couldn't tell you the difference between those three either (imo Belvedere is at worst very mediocre and at best hugely overpriced for comparable quality). But I would definitely be able to tell the difference between any of those and Ketel and it's not close.

GoT

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Grey Goose or Three Olives on the rocks.
Stolichnaya if I must.

Those of you mixing vodka I encourage you to graduate to a true appreciation.

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The last time I bought vodka it was a handle of Crystal Palace. At $10/1.75L you can't get a cheaper drunk.

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Those of you mixing vodka I encourage you to graduate to a true appreciation.

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What about those of us who don't want to vomit?

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I actually prefer Stoli Gold over Grey Goose. Plus you can get twice as much for the same price.

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Stoli Gold is fantastic.

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i used to despise all forms of alcohol. tasted like crap. hated vodka too. every time i had drank it, it had been warm. i had a bottle of absolut, but i couldn't chill it because i live with my parents. so i had the vodka with ice. i couldn't taste it at all! or maybe it was because i had 5 shots at that point and i am a light-weighted pussy but it happened another time too so draw your own conclusions.

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Belvedere.

Straight up, with a splash of cran, on the rocks or with tonic are all good.

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if you're mixing vodka with tonic, you might as well be drinking Mr. Boston.

then again, you make a lot of money

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i'll cast another vote for Belvedere

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Dubra.

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Prestine vodkas - Belvedere & Chopan (its a tie)

Vodkas with a "bite" - Stoli & Rain (I prefer them in my neat martinis)

Average outing - Grey Goose

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steven,

you of all people should know better: vodka has no place in a martini.

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ed

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"and it's not close" does beg a prop bet

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Monopolowa. However.

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Stoli Gold is fantastic.

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Perhaps, but Stoli Elit... ah....

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i used to despise all forms of alcohol. tasted like crap. hated vodka too. every time i had drank it, it had been warm. i had a bottle of absolut, but i couldn't chill it because i live with my parents. so i had the vodka with ice. i couldn't taste it at all! or maybe it was because i had 5 shots at that point and i am a light-weighted pussy but it happened another time too so draw your own conclusions.

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The conclusion is, if you refrigerate vodka, it loses its bite, and Absolut tastes like [censored] either way.

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Skol (or Walgreen's generic) straight up...thank you

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Vladdy. Mixed with whatever is avaliable.

IMO, vodka tastes like [censored], so I might as well get it as cheap as possible.

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"and it's not close" does beg a prop bet

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I had the same comment typed up earlier but decided not to post it

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i drink skyy. because i'm cheap and only use it to mix.