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> worst value is high end vodka. For mixing, definitely. If you're drinking it straight, the subtle complexity of a good vodka is nice.

miketery 1y ago
You don’t need to spend anything more than kettle one. It’s a super simple lab process it’s not like whiskey which has a lot of complexity.
- FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
  Biggest differences I see are between grain and potato based. I love rye base vodka. It has a sutle sweetness and almost oily mouth feel. I go for Sobieski most of the time.
TheBoozyGenius 1y ago
Finally someone who ''Gets It''.
antonvs 1y ago
If it's not 100% pure ethanol, are you even a connoisseur?
Barbing 1y ago
Does this bear out in double-blind tests?
mgaunard 1y ago
People who never had Belvedere or Chopin simply don't know that a vodka shot doesn't have to be a painful experience.
- johnisgood 1y ago
  Vodka for some reason has always made me nauseated and it often did result in vomiting. None of the other alcohols have ever made me nauseated or nor made me puke, not even in high, undiluted amounts. So I realized if I do want to get drunk, I cannot go wrong with whiskey. Maybe there is a vodka that would be different.
  - mgaunard 1y ago
    Whisky will typically give you a worse experience the day after. High-grade vodka is about producing a product free of impurities for the cleanest possible flavour. High-grade whisky is about capturing as many impurities as possible (particularly wood and peat) for a more complex flavour.
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      I never had hangover from whiskey though, but that is only my personal experience.
      - mgaunard 1y ago
        There is a huge variety of whiskies (even if restricting things to "whiskey", i.e. American or Irish) so that might depend on the product. Also people experience the morning after differently I guess. As I get older whisky and red wine tend to hit harder.
- kingnothing 1y ago
  The nice thing is Chopin is only $20 these days, too. There was a massive price drop a few years back that has fortunately stuck.

miketery 1y ago

You don’t need to spend anything more than kettle one. It’s a super simple lab process it’s not like whiskey which has a lot of complexity.

FuriouslyAdrift 1y ago
Biggest differences I see are between grain and potato based. I love rye base vodka. It has a sutle sweetness and almost oily mouth feel. I go for Sobieski most of the time.

TheBoozyGenius 1y ago

Finally someone who ''Gets It''.

antonvs 1y ago

If it's not 100% pure ethanol, are you even a connoisseur?

Barbing 1y ago

Does this bear out in double-blind tests?

mgaunard 1y ago

People who never had Belvedere or Chopin simply don't know that a vodka shot doesn't have to be a painful experience.

johnisgood 1y ago
Vodka for some reason has always made me nauseated and it often did result in vomiting. None of the other alcohols have ever made me nauseated or nor made me puke, not even in high, undiluted amounts. So I realized if I do want to get drunk, I cannot go wrong with whiskey. Maybe there is a vodka that would be different.
- mgaunard 1y ago
  Whisky will typically give you a worse experience the day after. High-grade vodka is about producing a product free of impurities for the cleanest possible flavour. High-grade whisky is about capturing as many impurities as possible (particularly wood and peat) for a more complex flavour.
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    I never had hangover from whiskey though, but that is only my personal experience.
    - mgaunard 1y ago
      There is a huge variety of whiskies (even if restricting things to "whiskey", i.e. American or Irish) so that might depend on the product. Also people experience the morning after differently I guess. As I get older whisky and red wine tend to hit harder.
kingnothing 1y ago
The nice thing is Chopin is only $20 these days, too. There was a massive price drop a few years back that has fortunately stuck.