It goes down smoother if you keep it chilled.
The scene with MC drinking vodka with Larisa is as real as it gets if you drink with Russians. You can use a anything you want as a chaser, but they will give you the stink eye if you mix it. Especially if you're a big American.
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I learned to drink it straight rather than deal with the smirking.
Luksusowa is really good for the price. We had a bottle of it on every table for my stepdaughter's wedding. (We bought six cases, and it was the cheapest vodka we could find at the time that you could drink straight).
Kettle One (Dutch vodka) is good but it is pricey. Not as high as Grey Goose but tastes the same to me.
If you can find it, Russian Standard is probably the best cheap vodka hands down. A lot of liquor store stopped carrying it after the invasion. We keep a 750 ml in the freezer at all times.
One that I recommend that you
never drink even if you can find it is, "Black Death Vodka" it comes in a black 12 oz pop top can with a skull wearing a top hat on it. It's supposed to be a premium vodka, but it is better suited to use as paint stripper as far as I'm concerned.
I don't drink much vodka anymore unless friends or family come over.
These days, I'd rather sip on my Hendrick's Gin (Silky smooth Scottish Gin)
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