[Konabumm]

Ok so this past weekend I was drinking Vodka, Redbull, and a splash of cranberry.

YUMMY YUMMY - I never knew vodka could be so good. I would like to try another vodka drink - something that has that same refreshing taste without the caffeine

Also - what a good vodka to use - I really don't want to spend the $$$ on Grey Goose

Thanks Monkeys

 

[N8 v2.0]

nothing beats a vodka martini with a twist of lemon instead of olives.

a good general purpose vodka would be Skyy...

 

[Konabumm]

Sky Vodka (blue bottle) ??

How do you make a vodka martini?

 

[LordOpie]

Hangar One blind tasted as well as Grey Goose consistently and it's cheaper.

 

[BadDNA]

I think it's a bit of a girly drink, but a Cape Codder is similar.

1 part vodka
2 parts cranberry juice
1 slice of lime

serve over ice in a highball glass

 

[SK6]

OMG, we have ourselves a FULL BLOWN Vodka alcoholic....

Welcome to the club!

 

[Konabumm]

OMG, we have ourselves a FULL BLOWN Vodka alcoholic....

Welcome to the club!

Just one of many storys from snowshoe

 

[OGRipper]

So you decide you finally like vodka once it's mixed with enough stuff that you can't taste it?

For a basic vodka martini: Get some decent quality vodka and add 3 shots to a shaker filled with ice. Splash some dry vermouth in a chilled martini glass, then dump it out (the residue is all you need). Shake or stir the vodka, then strain into the glass. Add an olive, couple of pickled onions, or a twist of lemon.

When you can enjoy a spirit nearly straight up like this, then you know you like it. I prefer gin but to each his own. And FYI, if you ask for a "martini" without specifying that you want vodka, you will probably get gin. (The easy way to avoid it is to name the specific spirit.)

 

[TreeSaw]

For drinking (and mixing if you really need to) I would recommend trying Luksusowa. It's a potato vodka that tastes good and it's REALLY cheap (about $15 for a 750ml bottle). Our local BJs has a liqor store that sells the 1L bottle for $20.

 

[LordOpie]

ugh, vermouth is nasty.

OpieMartini: Vodka, martini glass. (eh, lose the martini glass, replace with snifter)

...potato vodka...

yummy.

 

[T-Pirate]

I recommend Burnette's. Only the finest quality.

kidding. smirnoff and absolut are decent without paying for goose or belvedere.

 

[reflux]

If I am not using a flavored vodka, I almost always drink Ketel One.

I had a raspberry vodka martini in Vegas for the first time recently. It was equal parts triple sec and raspberry vodka (Absolut?), with a splash of lime juice. Good gawd, it was amazing.

 

[SK6]

Just one of many storys from snowshoe

Yeah......MANY stories.......

 

[Jr_Bullit]

Unless you're into drinking your vodka straight, or in a vodka martini (no juices or other flavors), Smirnoff or Absolut should serve you well.

A year ago or so, I read in the NYtimes that they did a bunch of blind taste-tests with vodkas - the people doing the tasting were those so-called snooty afterwork vodka drinkers who think they know all there is to know about Vodka. But when blindfolded, they can't tell potato vodka from grain, much less smirnoff from grey goose.

We tested a bunch of them for martinis on guests, and smirnoff was always a hit.

BTW - if you're into vodka and redbull, add in Jagermeister and have a Jagerbomb.

 

[N8 v2.0]

please refrain for polluting your vodka martini with vermouth!!!

bad enough to put that crap in a gin martini... it is semi-allowable to wave an unopened vermouth bottle in the general direction of your shaker if you *must* but that's extent of it.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

My cheapy vodka I drink, Stoli

 

[N8 v2.0]

My current vodka stash is as follows:

Skyy
Belvedere
Ciroc

 

[LordOpie]

My current vodka stash is as follows:
Ketel One (3)
Charbay (3): Polmagranate, green tea, plain/clear.


yes, five liters. We just re-stocked for upcoming parties.

 

[N8 v2.0]

My current vodka stash is as follows:
Ketel One (3)
Charbay (3): Polmagranate, green tea, plain/clear.


yes, five liters. We just re-stocked for upcoming parties.

I forgot that i have a Players Carmel (for making Desperate Housewives) and in the freezer a Stoli Lemon and a bottle of Blavod from Halloween


..and a bottle of Iceburg... (not highly recommended)

 

[Broken_Spoke]

Yeah I know this is the generic thing but I like Smirnoff triple distilled dirty martinis

 

[stinkyboy]

Nothing beats the Goose straight up!

 

[DaveW]

Vodka It's good for you!

 

[laura]

mmmm vodka.

I was hooked on vodka martinis for a while, I like em super dirty.

But for the past couple of weeks I have been living off of salty dogs. Vodka and grapefruit with salt around the rim. They are fan-frickin-tastic. I like them with just a splash of grapefruit juice.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Grey Goose, Smirnoff, Stoli...I can't taste the focking difference.

 

[H8R]

Any old vodkas w/ grapefruit juice or cranberry or orange juice. Mostly vodka, splash of juice for color.

The most rockin drink:
32oz Coke Slurpee w/ 4-5 shots (or more) of Stoli Vanil on top. The Stoli percolates down through the Slurpee. Tastes a little like rootbeer.

You get hammered AND a brain freeze.
:huh:

 

[Secret Squirrel]

I've found that drinking vodka straight is the best way for me. Toss in high ball, couple of ice cubes, go to town.

Belvedere
Hangar One
Chopin (kinda....)
Level
There's a couple others...I can't remember.

 

[binary visions]

The most rockin drink:
32oz Coke Slurpee w/ 4-5 shots (or more) of Stoli Vanil on top. The Stoli percolates down through the Slurpee. Tastes a little like rootbeer.

That sounds awesome

 

[berkshire_rider]

The most rockin drink:
32oz Coke Slurpee w/ 4-5 shots (or more) of Stoli Vanil on top. The Stoli percolates down through the Slurpee. Tastes a little like rootbeer.

You get hammered AND a brain freeze.
:huh:

I am definitely trying that soon......

 

[H8R]

That sounds awesome

I used to ride to the bar where my ex girlfriend worked. There was a 7-11 on the way, I'd stop there and pick up a Slurpee and drink enough to make room for the vodka on the way.

There were many, many nights that I could not figure out how I rode my bike back home.

 

[Broken_Spoke]

I tried a couple vodkas I hadn't had before the other night.
44 Degrees North: potato vodka flavored with huckleberry, smooth and the huckleberry isn't overpowering
Tito's Handmade Vodka: Back of the bottle says 100% grain and six times distilled. Those two things don't matter though because the stuff isn't that great and not worth the money.

 

[andykee]

ketel and coke


yum

 

[Greyhound]

Grey Goose, Smirnoff, Stoli...I can't taste the focking difference.

And unless it's one of those frou-frou flavored vodkas, according to US and European laws, the distillation process must render the vodka tasteless. It gets filtered through charcoal and distilled so many times, it's reduced to pure alcohol that's cut with water--hence the neutral flavor. Rye grain or potato vodka....doesn't make a difference in flavor........it's all rendered down to a neutral status.

That being said, my favorite vodka is Svedka. Keep it slow by putting the freeze to it and add a splash of cranberry. No ice.

 

[laura]

That being said, my favorite vodka is Svedka. Keep it slow by putting the freeze to it and add a splash of cranberry. No ice.

Thats what I'm drinking on.

 

[gonefirefightin]

This stuff looks right up my alley

 

[Broken_Spoke]

I like the first one better

 

[ultraNoob]

Any old vodkas w/ grapefruit juice or cranberry or orange juice. Mostly vodka, splash of juice for color.

The most rockin drink:
32oz Coke Slurpee w/ 4-5 shots (or more) of Stoli Vanil on top. The Stoli percolates down through the Slurpee. Tastes a little like rootbeer.

You get hammered AND a brain freeze.
:huh:

doood! you ain't kiddin. it's a damn good thing I can drink at work (after hours)