- Nov 21, 2022
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I almost always keep my vodka in the freezer. I've done my fair share of shots in my youth, but, I feel like I'm immune to the stink eye, or peer pressure. I was the dude who ran the numbers and showed the boys that cheap beer that tasted like yeasty, bitter water (If someone likes Budweiser, you do you fella, just one man's thoughts) was actually more expensive than plastic jug hobo vodka and Sunny D. So "it's a cheap way to get drunk" didn't cut the mustard for the "acquired taste". It might've helped that I came out of the womb an angry old man so I didn't mind going against the grain, or that I was their distributor of the devil's lettuce; among other things.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.
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)
Gin's a solid choice. I tried this "hard seltzer" fad not too long ago, and good lord was it foul. My first question was, and will remain, "Did you guys not hang around enough little old ladies to teach you about gin and tonic with a twist of lime?". Infinitely better, definitely cheaper, even if you get a decent gin.
