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

RRP
RRP Posts: 26,453
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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?  =)
Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    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. 
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  • g8golfer
    g8golfer Posts: 1,025
    I'm a huge fan of Tito's 
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    They've done head to head studies and good old Smirnoff beat all the top shelf stuff. 
    Phoenix 
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  • SPRIGS
    SPRIGS Posts: 482
    I don't think it does and I second Tito's.
    XL BGE
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Why are you asking?
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
    No! not in my/your cheap world........ :)

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,166
    Buy a bottle of Titos and see for yourself. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,166
    Cheap Liquor = Nasty Hangover 
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    In a Bloody Mary I fully agree there is no difference.  However, on the rocks or in a martini a huge difference


    Greensboro, NC
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    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. 
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    It depends on who's paying????
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,166
    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 
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  • CtTOPGUN
    CtTOPGUN Posts: 612
     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.
    LBGE/Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Turkey Fryer/Induction Burner/Royal Gourmet 24" Griddle/Cuisinart Twin Oaks/Pit Boss Tabletop pellet smoker/Instant Pot

     BBQ from the State of Connecticut!

       Jim
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  • g8golfer
    g8golfer Posts: 1,025
    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. 
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    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.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262
    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.)
    Phoenix 
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    Ron can't live on anything besides the priciest Vodka!
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    XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP PitBoss Navigator 850G 11/25
    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    http://gazettereview.com/2016/01/top-10-expensive-vodkas-world/
    Greensboro, NC
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    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!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Brason
    Brason Posts: 330
    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.
    Cheers,

    Jason

    Orange County- CA
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,367
    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?  :confused:

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    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. 
    Aledo, Texas
    Large BGE
    KJ Jr.

    Exodus 12:9 KJV
    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • SandyHookEgger
    SandyHookEgger Posts: 451
    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. 
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  • CtTOPGUN
    CtTOPGUN Posts: 612
    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?  :confused:

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

    LBGE/Weber Kettle/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Turkey Fryer/Induction Burner/Royal Gourmet 24" Griddle/Cuisinart Twin Oaks/Pit Boss Tabletop pellet smoker/Instant Pot

     BBQ from the State of Connecticut!

       Jim
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    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.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Hub
    Hub Posts: 927
    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.
    Beautiful and lovely Villa Rica, Georgia
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  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,052
    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    =)

    The best things in life are not things.  

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    We like Vox. 

    Little Rock, AR

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