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Do you waste expensive vodka in mixed drinks?

Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:04 pm
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:04 pm
Actually, I've been drinking inexpensive Smirnoff Triple Distilled straight and it's not half bad. So why put the Ketel or Crystal Head in a Bloody Mary?

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Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:21 pm to
Nope.

Once you hit a certain price point, vodka all pretty much is the same to me.
To put grey goose in a bloody mary or something like that is just a waste of money.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:24 pm to
Nope. Just throw some Smirnoff in there. Especially if it's something like a Bloody Mary where the rest of the stuff you mix in there is providing the "taste".

Posted by DanglingFury
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:29 pm to
No.
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 9:35 pm to
When I first started drinking vodka a couple of years ago, I thought it was Ketel One or nothing. Then when I realized that once you mix in 7-Up, root beer, bloody Mary mix, etc. all you get is the alcohol taste and Smirnoff is plenty good enough. I tried tito's, Ketel one, svedka, and keep going back to Smirnoff. It's a good go to Vodka for $20 a handle.
Posted by Mr Fusion
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 10:13 pm to
Nope, Taaka mixes easy. Just add people.
Posted by Celery
Nuevo York
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 11:18 pm to
No. I actually prefer either Smirnoff or Titos more than the high $$$ brands. Even for my sipping vodka.
This post was edited on 1/19/12 at 11:20 pm
Posted by coloradoBengal
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 1/19/12 at 11:52 pm to
Smirnoff is good for mixing.
So's this...



5 times distilled, from Ireland of all places. Cheaper than Smirnoff. Bought it on the recommendation of the store owner and I think its great.
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 7:56 am to
I dont do vodka often, but I'd agree they all taste largely the same. A few of the premium vodkas are made and distributed by the same distiller. I usually keep Russian Standard around the house, it mixes well, is okay for the guy who wants it straight, and the price point is on target.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 7:59 am to
This is along the same lines of somebody who buys expensive whiskey and mixes it. I keep a bottle of jim beam around for that.
Posted by 91TIGER
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 5:26 pm to
quote:

Do you waste expensive vodka in mixed drinks


I agree with you again on food/drink REX. We may not agree on anything else but every post you've made on F&D has been spot on ! I save the Stoli Elite and the Chopin for good times, of course straight out of the freezer. I use Albertson's Frost in mixed drinks.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 1/20/12 at 5:50 pm to
If I'm drinking vodka it's a bloody mary so it really doesn't matter. I have a handle of Smirnoff for me but I do keep the more expensive stuff for friends that drink martinis.
Posted by BestBanker
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 1/21/12 at 11:49 am to
Titos for us in everything. 6xs distilled and very smooth. Few years back here in nashvegas, was introduced by our local spirits store.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/21/12 at 1:32 pm to
quote:

Actually, I've been drinking inexpensive Smirnoff Triple Distilled straight and it's not half bad. So why put the Ketel or Crystal Head in a Bloody Mary?


If I drink vodka, it's normally smirnoff. Just a really good vodka for the price, imo.
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