muldoon74 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Not really a spirits guy these days but.. I don't mind a wee Vodka and (proper sugary ) coke now and then.. Previous standout favourite was Stolichnaya, can drink that stuff straight no worries. Smooth as you like and very satisfying. Have tried Grey Goose and Belvedere but couldn't tell either from Smirnoff if I'm honest. Now, to the point of the thread, my wife likes a wee vodka and diet coke as a couple if she doesn't fancy getting twatted on wine.. Glens minimum (I only drink Glens when well into the night and nothing else left) usually Smirnoff though.. We went to Skye (Portree) for our anniversary in March and we found Misty Isles Vodka. Misty Isles is made on a distillery on Skye and is, to my mind, on a par with or edging ahead of Stolichnaya. Like stolly, I could drink MI straight till the cows come home. Beautiful stuff. I've bought a few bottles from the distillery direct since March,.. Got latest one today (ordered Wednesday night). If you like your vodka and fancy treating yourself it's on offer from distillery (just google misty isles vodka) for £25.50 just now. Usually £32.00. That's delivered. Enjoy.. Like I said, not really a spirits person but this stuff is next level lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ked Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 8 hours ago, muldoon74 said: Not really a spirits guy these days but.. I don't mind a wee Vodka and (proper sugary ) coke now and then.. Previous standout favourite was Stolichnaya, can drink that stuff straight no worries. Smooth as you like and very satisfying. Have tried Grey Goose and Belvedere but couldn't tell either from Smirnoff if I'm honest. Now, to the point of the thread, my wife likes a wee vodka and diet coke as a couple if she doesn't fancy getting twatted on wine.. Glens minimum (I only drink Glens when well into the night and nothing else left) usually Smirnoff though.. We went to Skye (Portree) for our anniversary in March and we found Misty Isles Vodka. Misty Isles is made on a distillery on Skye and is, to my mind, on a par with or edging ahead of Stolichnaya. Like stolly, I could drink MI straight till the cows come home. Beautiful stuff. I've bought a few bottles from the distillery direct since March,.. Got latest one today (ordered Wednesday night). If you like your vodka and fancy treating yourself it's on offer from distillery (just google misty isles vodka) for £25.50 just now. Usually £32.00. That's delivered. Enjoy.. Like I said, not really a spirits person but this stuff is next level lovely. Stolichnaya is my favourite after Goose and more affordable. There's an Aldi goose lookalike for 15 that's not to shabby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I am not into vodka but a relative who is a massive Grey Goose fan says that Costcos own make vodka (Kirkland) is tremendous value for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Claws Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 15 hours ago, muldoon74 said: Not really a spirits guy these days but.. I don't mind a wee Vodka and (proper sugary ) coke now and then.. Previous standout favourite was Stolichnaya, can drink that stuff straight no worries. Smooth as you like and very satisfying. Have tried Grey Goose and Belvedere but couldn't tell either from Smirnoff if I'm honest. Now, to the point of the thread, my wife likes a wee vodka and diet coke as a couple if she doesn't fancy getting twatted on wine.. Glens minimum (I only drink Glens when well into the night and nothing else left) usually Smirnoff though.. We went to Skye (Portree) for our anniversary in March and we found Misty Isles Vodka. Misty Isles is made on a distillery on Skye and is, to my mind, on a par with or edging ahead of Stolichnaya. Like stolly, I could drink MI straight till the cows come home. Beautiful stuff. I've bought a few bottles from the distillery direct since March,.. Got latest one today (ordered Wednesday night). If you like your vodka and fancy treating yourself it's on offer from distillery (just google misty isles vodka) for £25.50 just now. Usually £32.00. That's delivered. Enjoy.. Like I said, not really a spirits person but this stuff is next level lovely. Try Nemiroff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doctor FinnBarr Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I'm not a vodka snob, I'll drink any brand and with using lucozade or fresh orange as a mixer nothing tastes too rough. I work for the Coop and I get a 30% discount on "own brand" products so if I'm south of the border I'll stock up on Imperial vodka, works out about £13 per litre Not unusual to return with 10 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon74 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, crunchy frog said: Getting a headache just looking at that picture! 🤯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon74 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, Legend Claws said: Try Nemiroff Down to £20 from £26.50 in Asda right now as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 7 hours ago, Carl Fredrickson said: I am not into vodka but a relative who is a massive Grey Goose fan says that Costcos own make vodka (Kirkland) is tremendous value for money. I watched a documentary about Costco a while back and that’s one of the own brand products that is meant to be made by the brand name company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon74 Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 34 minutes ago, Tazio said: I watched a documentary about Costco a while back and that’s one of the own brand products that is meant to be made by the brand name company. Netflix? I think I watched that one as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Used to work in a lab which tested vodka, and I can assure you there's very little between the most popular brands and the likes of Grey Goose. If anything, Smirnoff was cleaner than the so-called 'premium' brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 I've always that that drinking vodka was about covering up the taste, where as gin and whisky was all about the taste 🤷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) The studenty thing to do is buy the cheapest and nastiest and decant into a Brita filter jug. Apparently it filters a lot of impurities out of it leaving a much more palatable spirit. I like Absolut myself. Edited December 17, 2023 by ...a bit disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 42 minutes ago, ...a bit disco said: The studenty thing to do is buy the cheapest and nastiest and decant into a Brita filter jug. Apparently it filters a lot of impurities out of it leaving a much more palatable spirit. I like Absolut myself. I've heard that, works with Tequila too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightrope Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 If you dink it straight, you can tell, im not a smirnoff fan.....though i am sitting with a double right now. Glen's blue is good, Stolli, crystal skull and belvedere are good. Absolut, stolli and Cavalli are excellent. Kirkland is good but doesn't seem to be gluten free. Try bisongrass with a cheap apple juice. Omfg. Like an apple pie. Some good Russian ones too but not buying shit from those arseholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Zubrovoka (Sp) the polish bison grass one is elite material with apple juice and a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indianajones Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Started to get into Vodka again recently for the first time in about 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, tightrope said: Try bisongrass with a cheap apple juice. Omfg. Like an apple pie 1 hour ago, Negan said: Zubrovoka (Sp) the polish bison grass one is elite material with apple juice and a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top. Not a big vodka drinker but can vouch for this one, Zubrovka and supermarket apple juice is lovely and tastes just like apple pie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Jim_Duncan said: Found one called AK47 once upon a time. Woke up the next morning wishing someone would shoot me to put me out my misery, TBF. Done a bottle of Kalashnikov with the wife a few years back. 2 day recovery on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Couple years back I was in Poznan for a few days on the sauce. I drank a considerable amount of polish vodka and I have never had a hangover like it in my life. It was one of those hangovers where even water isn't bearable. I vaguely remember having my flight home 2 days after and I was still shaking like a sh*tting dog all the way home. Never again. I think I'll stick to rum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 The kids are drinking AU vodka these days, gold bottle and owned by the wee f4nny ballboy that Hazard 'kicked'. Seems he's made quite a bit from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Negan said: Zubrovoka (Sp) the polish bison grass one is elite material with apple juice and a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top. Never tried it with the cinnamon only the apple juice. Will need to try that addition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 This is a nice vodka, I'm not sure if you can get it in the UK. It is the favourite vodka of my friends father in law who is polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, milky_26 said: Never tried it with the cinnamon only the apple juice. Will need to try that addition. It gives it that extra bit of taste. Lovely stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Armageddon said: The kids are drinking AU vodka these days, gold bottle and owned by the wee f4nny ballboy that Hazard 'kicked'. Seems he's made quite a bit from it. AU is pish. More a "oh look at me with my overpriced bottle in a nightclub" type vodka. There's a bubblegum flavoured one too🤪 Rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 15 hours ago, Craig_ said: Used to work in a lab which tested vodka, and I can assure you there's very little between the most popular brands and the likes of Grey Goose. If anything, Smirnoff was cleaner than the so-called 'premium' brands. I remember watching a blind taste test amongst elite brands and Smirnoff etc. Smirnoff was unanimous. Vodka is a complete con, it's all just marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Camazzola Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Armageddon said: The kids are drinking AU vodka these days, gold bottle and owned by the wee f4nny ballboy that Hazard 'kicked'. Seems he's made quite a bit from it. His dad was a millionaire who gave him the readies to kick it off. Seems the retail cost is purely to cover the bottling and packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNic Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 This stuff is beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Not a spirit man myself either but I did go through a phase of liking a wee Green Mark vodka. Smooth as ****. It's not necessarily the spirits I don't like, more the mixers. I love fizzy juice, it's my Achilles Heel, but I'm really not into drinking it with alcohol. Sweet alcohol is just a bit much for me. Prefer a bit of a harsher flavour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS86 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 17/12/2023 at 20:39, tightrope said: If you dink it straight, you can tell, im not a smirnoff fan.....though i am sitting with a double right now. Glen's blue is good, Stolli, crystal skull and belvedere are good. I bought my stepdad a bottle of crystal head vodka a couple of years back. Let me try it and was v smooth! Interestingly the company is owned by Dan Aykroyd. Belvedere is nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Tried this years ago at the Ukranian Club in Galashiels. My advice? Don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) On 17/12/2023 at 21:22, Negan said: Zubrovoka (Sp) the polish bison grass one is elite material with apple juice and a sprinkle of cinnamon powder on top. Never been a fan of vodka over here but enjoyed it when I was in Poland. I was able to drink straight shots of it which is unthinkable with the usual muck we get here like Smirnoff and Grants. Somehow didn't get a hangover off it either. I'm pretty sure we were given free shots of the one you mentioned after a meal and it was class. Edited December 19, 2023 by Ray Gin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 What's the difference between Vodka and Turps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Greedy Jambo said: What's the difference between Vodka and Turps? About twelve quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Just now, Dawnrazor said: About twelve quid. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 hours ago, ...a bit disco said: Tried this years ago at the Ukranian Club in Galashiels. My advice? Don't. I have also tried this when I was in Poland. Basically it turns into nothing when it hits your tongue its that potent, you swallow and it gives you heart burn and a swollen throat, then you just feel smashed and ill. The barmaid told me they wash their sinks with it🤣 Would not recommend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing Jambo Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 7 hours ago, ...a bit disco said: Tried this years ago at the Ukranian Club in Galashiels. My advice? Don't. 😳 95%!! I picked these up in Prague last week. They do 92% version of the one on the right but couldn’t find it at the airport. Anyone tried the one on the left? Bought for novelty factor😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Negan said: I have also tried this when I was in Poland. Basically it turns into nothing when it hits your tongue its that potent, you swallow and it gives you heart burn and a swollen throat, then you just feel smashed and ill. The barmaid told me they wash their sinks with it🤣 Would not recommend Certainly can't remember getting home that night. Or where the 4 dozen rolls came from! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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