OT: now be honest! Does a premium vodka REALLY make a difference in a Bloody Mary/Bull? :OT

RRP

call me cheap if you want, but I have never understood paying $35 - $40 for some tasteless vodaka when a $9.99 bottle of SKOAL seems the same to me. Care to enlighten me? 

pgprescott

No. Smirnoff or stolli for mixers here. Waste of money otherwise. Make sure it is triple distilled to avoid impunity hangovers. The rest is excess. 

g8golfer

I'm a huge fan of Tito's 

blasting

They've done head to head studies and good old Smirnoff beat all the top shelf stuff. 

SPRIGS

I don't think it does and I second Tito's.

Legume

Why are you asking?

Jupiter Jim

No! not in my/your cheap world........

DoubleEgger

Buy a bottle of Titos and see for yourself. 

DoubleEgger

Cheap Liquor = Nasty Hangover 

Wolfpack

In a Bloody Mary I fully agree there is no difference.  However, on the rocks or in a martini a huge difference

pgprescott

DoubleEgger said:

Cheap Liquor = Nasty Hangover 

No, bad liquor = bad hangover. I'm a big fan of fine booze, but not all fine booze is expensive. 

thetrim

It depends on who's paying????

DoubleEgger

pgprescott said:

DoubleEgger said:

Cheap Liquor = Nasty Hangover 

No, bad liquor = bad hangover. I'm a big fan of fine booze, but not all fine booze is expensive. 

Hence the Tito's comment above 

DoubleEgger

Ron is probably trolling all of us while he's sipping on Pappy right now. 

CtTOPGUN

 The first one or two there is definately a difference in the taste. After that the differences are minimal until the next morning...(hangover/heartburn on many vodka brands)

Stoli for me. Titos at places that don't carry Stoli.

g8golfer

I was at a dinner party tonight with about 400 ppl and they gave away a bottle of pappy. I couldn't stay for the drawing. Been nice to had. 

saluki2007

It depends on how strong you make them. I like to taste the vodka some. So yes it makes a difference. Do I use grey goose and kettle one, no. But titos is my go to. The cheap shiz, yes it does suck.

blasting

Ron, you want next level bloody marys?  Next time you cold smoke cheese, empty a couple ice cube trays into a cookie sheet.  When you're done, freeze them back into ice cubes for your bloody marys (also good with bourbon.)

thetrim

Ron can't live on anything besides the priciest Vodka!

Wolfpack

http://gazettereview.com/2016/01/top-10-expensive-vodkas-world/

RRP

thetrim said:

Ron can't live on anything besides the priciest Vodka!

Yup...that's why I have never spent more than $9.99 for a half gallon!

Brason

The only difference is your flavor preference. I have worked in the industry for years. The only thing that affects your hangover is the amount of sugar you consume. If you drink enough for a hangover it will be the same no matter the brand.

Botch

I've never understood vodka.  The more times it's distilled, the "finer" it is, yet that means the more other volatiles (flavors) are lost.  It's really just alcohol and water, right?  

Toxarch

Sorry, but Tito's is crap vodka. Some people love it but it tastes like crap vodka to me. Crap vodka=crap bloody Mary. Smirnoff is fine for Bloody Marys. You don't need top shelf, but it won't hurt. The cheap crap will hurt. 

SandyHookEgger

I use Bowmans in a Bloody Mary. Works fine especially if you have refilled your Grey Goose bottle with it for the party. Amazing how easy it is to fool "vodka experts".

 If I want good taste it's a good bourbon neat. 

CtTOPGUN

Botch said:

I've never understood vodka.  The more times it's distilled, the "finer" it is, yet that means the more other volatiles (flavors) are lost.  It's really just alcohol and water, right?  

 Vodka is intended to be a neutral spirit. So yes.

RRP

blasting said:

Ron, you want next level bloody marys?  Next time you cold smoke cheese, empty a couple ice cube trays into a cookie sheet.  When you're done, freeze them back into ice cubes for your bloody marys (also good with bourbon.)

I hear you, but seems to me like a lot of unnecessary work when a drop or two liquid smoke would achieve the same or even better results.

Hub

Most of the time I drink Kettle One, but if cash is low I get Smirnoff instead.  There is a difference in the two, but it wouldn't be super noticeable in a Bloody Mary.  I would never, ever purchase that 10 dollar crap in a plastic bottle.  I'd rather not drink at all than to put that stuff in my body.

bucky925

Hub said:

Most of the time I drink Kettle One, but if cash is low I get Smirnoff instead.  There is a difference in the two, but it wouldn't be super noticeable in a Bloody Mary.  I would never, ever purchase that 10 dollar crap in a plastic bottle.  I'd rather not drink at all than to put that stuff in my body.

I must disagree about the plastic bottle.  I assume your wife has never found you passed out beside the egg with burnt food still cooking with a GLASS BOTTLE   

Biggreenpharmacist

We like Vox. 

JohnInCarolina

The new Smirnoff ads are kind of funny: