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Smoothest Vodka (or alcoholic drink) you've ever tasted?
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Jest Chillin
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Tito's is hands down the smoothest I've ever had. All you Grey Goose fans should give it a shot.
Like butter.
I'm hesitant to say the smoothest, but this certainly is up there.
Sorry but no.
It's easily my favorite alcoholic drink of all time, and bonus points for presentation.
brainchild
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Good to know, thanks!
brainchild
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I made this thread while drunk
Hmmm
Oh that looks absolutely delectable!
Like everything else in this universe the Mythbusters lready tested it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kO077nu2m5E
thoseAREmySHOES
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Well, there we have it. Interesting that the spirit judging professional was able to get the exact order, but the key take away is that extra filtration alone won't get it to the level of a vodka that's simply better from the start. Not all that surprising, but still interesting.
iMAGINATION
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Ciroc is super smooth. It goes down like water. Grey Goose is trash.
I also enjoy Jack Daniels.
I also enjoy Jack Daniels.
I've tried this with cheap shitty vodka and can confirm it works.
Perfect Cha0s
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Like butter.
It's gotta be up there.
I had some the other night after not tasting straight liquor in a while and it was really lovely.
sir_kevith
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You're crazy.
Get Luksusowa or Koenig for way cheaper and it's even smoother.
Potato vodkas have a creaminess to them that I think makes it smoother.
Tito's may not be the smoothest, but damn for its price it's my favorite Vodka. I'd take it over GG, Kettle One, or Belvedere any day.
hikarutilmitt
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This.
Failing that Belvedere is a good enough follow-up. I've moved on from GG because it just isn't as good and the prices difference between it and Belvedere isn't that large per bottle.
If you hate the taste of alcohol you're going to taste it anywhere, I know I do.
Nicest and strongest stuff I had was a good quality bottle of Rakia (60%) when I was in Montenegro. For 60% alcohol it was surprisingly smooth and got you fucked up all right. Better than vodka for sure.
Nicest and strongest stuff I had was a good quality bottle of Rakia (60%) when I was in Montenegro. For 60% alcohol it was surprisingly smooth and got you fucked up all right. Better than vodka for sure.
StriKeVillain
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Wish I could agree. Have been drinking Luksoswa and Grey Goose for years. GG is NOTICEABLY smoother.
Not to slander Luk, it's absolutely amazing value for it's price.
I second this! Good stuff.
belvedere > grey goose imo.
BlueTsunami
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A pint of Sobieski is only $5 to $6. Best value vodka.
I have no idea, just glad I can get it down here. May just be regional.
Mixed drinks count? Of all places, the bartender at a local Appleby's made the most exquisite Long Island ice teas. They were of course loaded with alcohol but she had measurements down pat and put something extra in them that I now forget. It had, I swear, almost no alcoholic taste at all. I used to stop by almost every Friday after work for about five months for one.
One day she told me she finally got some medical certification and was going to be working at the same hospital I work in. Broke my heart. I see her in the parking lot every now and then. I actually considered asking her out just so that, on some small chance things worked out, she could make me those drinks for the rest of our lives.
"Daddy, how did you and mom meet?". "Well honey, mom was a bartender at this place.....".
One day she told me she finally got some medical certification and was going to be working at the same hospital I work in. Broke my heart. I see her in the parking lot every now and then. I actually considered asking her out just so that, on some small chance things worked out, she could make me those drinks for the rest of our lives.
"Daddy, how did you and mom meet?". "Well honey, mom was a bartender at this place.....".
eddievanclaylen
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Thor's Hammer vodka. I found it only twice, but it went down like water. And the bottle was really cool too
A pint of Sobieski is only $5 to $6. Best value vodka.
Yep, I prefer this to Tito's for budget vodka. Tito's has a sort of cloying sweetness to it I don't like.
brainchild
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This was super interesting. Thanks for the link.
What's amazing is how complex human perception is. Combine your taste receptors with the neurons in your brain and you have the ability to discern the microscopic differences in physical arrangement between two compositionally identical chemicals.
I know you jest, but this shit is liquid fire. It's literally the opposite of smooth!
I could understand if you were talking about drinking a spirit straight and neat, but a cocktail? With the right spirit and right amount of alcohol, you can indeed make the taste of alcohol disappear 100%.
Depends on the percentage of alcohol in the drink. I doubt anyone would taste it in a drink that contained less than 1% of alcohol.
You should go for it!
Wonderful, now I'm contemplating dousing my Sunday in in Vodka.
Thank you, Gaf.
I am now.
Thank you, Gaf.
PS - Goose for Vodka, Maker's Mark for Bourbon.
I am now.
Harry Stewart
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Stolichnaya 4 life. Always have a bottle in my freezer. Grey Goose is about as smooth as Stoli for double the price, I can't believe so many people here like it. It's all marketing.
brainchild
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Well, marketing has a lot to do with it, yes, but grey goose is still good Vodka. It's certainly not shit tier. Overpriced? Yes, but lots of Vodka is overpriced.
One Foul Note
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This thread has given me a lot of things to try. Despite vodka being among my favourite spirits I have drank disappointingly little of it. Grey Goose is probably the smoothest I have tried.
I'm talking about when people say that a cocktail is strong enough to be intoxicating but that they can't taste the alcohol in it, which is a thing I hear people say all the time. If I put a teaspoon of booze in a large glass of mixer I'm sure it would be hard to taste, but I've never been served a cocktail and not been able to taste that it's alcoholic.
Dreams-Visions
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is my shit. get some XR in your systems, boys and girls.
college party flashbacks. ugh.
brainchild
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Ah, ok. Yeah, with an intoxicating drink, you're definitely going to taste alcohol, regardless of smoothness. But the really smooth spirits make the alcohol really palatable.
is my shit. get some XR in your systems, boys and girls.
college party flashbacks. ugh.
I've always been meaning to try the XR but never got around to it.
SolidSnakeUS
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Tito's will always have the best Vodka for the money out there. Damn good stuff.
For anything else...
My brother brought me back a thing of green apple liquor and some Ouzo directly from Greece and holy shit you cannot taste any alcohol in them. Insane.
For anything else...
My brother brought me back a thing of green apple liquor and some Ouzo directly from Greece and holy shit you cannot taste any alcohol in them. Insane.
Jill Sandwich
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Rum needs more representation!
So tasty, no harshness at all, goes down like melted butter. I could go for some right now.
So tasty, no harshness at all, goes down like melted butter. I could go for some right now.
Like butter.
I remember that from the Yakuza games! If Kazuma drinks it, it must be good!
frankie_baby
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This is probably because many establishments put far too little alcohol in them.
Like butter.
I don't drink much anymore but some beers, some wine and smooth liquors and I had a friend telling me about this stuff. Is it really that good?
Zepp Twofist
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It will also ruin you charcoal filter faster, and if you factor in the price of buying new filters all the time, you can just spend a bit more to get a smoother vodka in the first place.
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