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What sets it apart from say, Me Boston or Rubinoff?
Harsh burn, off taste?

>>13198589
that's not skol

Hawkeye is worse

>>13198589
Homeless Man Kool-Aid, coming through.

mccormick is pretty vile. my old man used to keep a handle of that shit around and he wasn't stingy. RIP

you westerners are adorable

>>13199330
this, only thing worse is skol vodka left out in the FL sun for 3 weeks and being 16yo and stupid enough to try to drink it

>>13198589

>These niggas don't know about Mr. Boston

You kids don't know foul.

>>13199348
eat my ass pawl

>>13199369
Does sunlight break down vodka?

i find it hard to believe it can get any worse than dubra
it was i think $9.99 for a handle back in college

>>13199382
Yeah that Mr Boston is pretty much bottom of the barrel

>>13199435
yes, but more importantly it breaks down the plastic shitty alcohol is stored in so it's a one-two punch of foulness

the horror

>>13199458
A handle of this Georgi is $14.01 after taxes.

>>13199335
found the midwest bitch

>>13199475

>tfw you and the boys get on 8 dollar handles of Mr. Boston from the Persian-owned liquor store just off campus that doesn't ID minors and waking up next to a hot girl in her dorm with amoxicillin bottles next to her bed and getting an "I've had an abortion" text from her two and a half months later

Thanks Mr. Boston. Good times.

This one is the most foul vodka that I've ever had, Devil's Springs vodka from New Jersey of all places, like they distilled it in the pine barrens that filled with dead mobster bodies.

>>13199503
Lmfao

>>13199522
>75%
I can't imagine that being good even if it were of the highest quality

>>13199503
i too had a persian-owned liquor store just off campus that would sell to minors. amazing how they get away with it
you would figure if a cop wants to issue a fine, it would be the first stop. my roommate seriously looked like he was 12 when he was 20, and had no problem

>>13199522
>he drinks vodka for the taste
I don't know what is wrong with you, but let me tell you, nobody sane drinks vodka for the taste.

I'm Polish and our national sport is vodka drinking, and nobody here actually enjoys the taste. The purpose is to get drunk, hence why you should drink it as cold as possible, and have something to wash it down with. I prefer lard sandwiches and pickles, but to each their own.

>>13199538
You can that's it premium top quality, it's four times distilled, it even says so on the label.

>>13199538
You can tell that its premium top quality, it's four times distilled, it even says so on the label.

>>13199555
Four times distilled poison is still poison.

Fuck vodka. Besides, at 75% is sounds more like Pálinka rather than Vodka.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka

Why aren't you people drinking jugs of corn marked XXX?

>>13199538
I prefer a good sausage on a hunk of rye with my hard liquor

>>13199634
Pickles or sausage with vodka sounds delicious. Idk why I've never done this before, I usually just drink water after a shot

>>13199634
That does sound nice. Mustard?

>>13199538
whoah, what's with the brit*sh knife?

I unironically like Smirnoff, it's pretty smooth for how cheap it is, not a fan of the other similarly cheap brands like Svedka and New Amsterdam

anyone tried these? i imagine they taste quite vile

>>13199661
Ones with a bit of heat. Got a bottle of pic related from a mall kiosk and its pretty fine stuff

>>13199707
that sounds fucking terrible, god just eat a regular pickle with your drink

>>13199494
the fuck my last name is zhenka and thats not a good thing

>>13199526
More alcohol doesn’t burn more after 100 proof, it actually gets easier, like the cold.

>>13199690
kek

>>13199704
try sky vodka if you're going to spent $20ish a handle its substantially better for the same price.

this one’s pretty hip with the zoomers

>>13199538
I've had "craft" vodka before and it actually tasted kinda good. Same with tequila, if you actually get GOOD GOOD stuff and not just expensive it can taste good. Yeah I drink to get drunk but having that expeerience was interesting too, drinking for the flavor

Finlandia is $10 for 750ml where I am and it's very nice. Just wanted to tell you all.

>russians do it better

>>13200710
I was drinking this shit back when even I was underage and I'm 28.

>>13200551
that's pretty much my thoughts on them. cheers.

I've been sober for months, but I'm pretty sure this is the worst vodka in the UK.

erm

>>13201502
or even worse

>>13198589
I haven't tasted volsk specifically, but I have great experience in drinking russian and eastern euro vodka. I have never encountered anything nearly as bad as for example absolut. What's your opinion on absolut? So that I can know if your taste is too influenced by marketing and prejudice.

>>13201515
Not op, but the time I drank absolute I found it quite sweet. What's good vodka? I really don't know other than most people want it to taste of as little as possible.

>>13198589
the worst vodka i've ever tasted is mccormicks

>>13199690
criminally underrated post.

Am I missing something? Apart from flavoured vodkas, every vodka I've ever had has tasted the same. Maybe some being slightly more ethanolly than others, but I think that's mainly due to the serving temperature. What are the differences between vodkas? What am I looking for? I've never had bottom shelf vodka, how does it compare to something like Smirnoff, or Absolut, or Russian Standard, or shit like that?

>>13202261
>>13202323
Vodka is supposed to taste as neutral as possible. That's why all producers with respect for vodka distill several times and charcoal filter it. Except absolut, they don't charcoal filter it as some marketing gimmick, claiming they don't need to because their process is so pure or something. They are wrong. Absolut is terrible.

>>13202344
Absolut is probably the best vodka I've had (which is admittedly not a lot) just because it had the most discernable "taste" out of any I've tried. It was a lot better for just drinking straight up. Why is Absolut terrible, apart from some bullshit about not following tradition or whatever?

>>13202372
That discernable taste is the reason it's terrible. It comes from not charchoal filtering. Vodka is not supposed to have this taste, according to everyone except absolut and their fans.

>>13202456
So the appeal of vodka is that it tastes like nothing? Seems pretty pointless. Guess it's reliably nothing, but still.

>>13202456
So, if Tito's is cheap, just go with that?

>>13202480
I can't recommend Tito's as I never had it. Polish vodka tends to be the safest bet in my opinion. Those guys are like italians, but instead of arguing how to make food the correct way, they argue how to make their vodka the best way. It's very common they make their own vodka. And polish vodka tend to be very cheap.

There are subtle differences on vodka based on what they are made of, believe it or not. I don't know about corn. Grain is most common, and most traditional. I like potato a lot but I feel the high is a bit more cloudy, but the hangover isn't bad.

Vodka gives a very clean high, almost like a stimulant. Compare to whisky, which will send your consciousness to wherever the whisky wants to send you.

I welcome a shitstorm about the alcohol molecule solely being responsible for the effect of alcoholic beverages. But if you really want to find out, you need to experiment. Change between drinking vodka and whisky every other day until you realise there's more to the high than just the alcohol molecule.

Worst vodka was a vodka called Leeds vodka.
It came from NJ a handle was 10 bucks and i am pretty sure it was just repackaged rubbing alcohol.
It is so bad i cant even find a picture.

>>13202558
A night of drinking old crow will show anyone the difference in drunks you get off booze. Thanks for the tip on Polish vodka, any brand or price range to play around in? I like experiencing new foods/drinks.

>>13200882
Usually $13 for me and $21 for the handle. It's my go to otherwise I get something new that's on sale for promotion.

>>13202570
The price range of polish vodka is usually cheap to cheap. I don't know what's available to you. General, the most known brands aren't the cheapest, and what are availeble in the cheapest price class differs a lot by geography. Well known brands that are safe are:

Żubrówka isn't the cheapest, but it's very good vodka and still very cheap. You don't need the gimmick one with the bison grass.

Chopin is also not the cheapest, but you can't go wrong.

If you want very cheap, you will be pretty safe with polish vodka. I find all polish vodka I have tried better or equal to everything up to middle price. Still assuming there exist exceptions.

Now the luxury vodkas aren't usually worth it anyway. But I still think Ciroc is worth trying. It's a grape vodka.

>>13198589
>cheap vodka/wine

hehe

>>13202594
Thanks mate. Zubrowka sounds approachable, like the chunky chick who's probably a good fuck and has the good cereal for when you wake up. Appreciate the info, any familiarity with Bulgarian brandy? Got to try done a while back, pretty tasty.

>>13199335
As an iowan, I disagree.
This was my go to when I was sad for about 2 years.
I don't drink anymore, but something about that harsh taste that resembled acetone, gasoline, or whatever made me feel like everything was going to be okay.

That's just me though.

>>13199330
Skol is a top tier plastic handle.

>>13202597
why doesn't she move?

>>13199707
>>13200551
>>13200943
I unironically like it.

>>13202633
kek, it's named after bison though

No mention of Takka yet? That stuff is garbage

>>13198589
stick it in the freezer for a bit or drink it over ice, they all taste the same. bottom or top shelf.

They all taste and smell like nail polisher to me. I'll usually put some in my beer to get drunk faster.

>>13203430
it's very good, maybe the best thing, to drink when you need to be very inebriated very quickly and not have the unfortunate side effects of other alcohol, like bloating from beer, heartburn from whiskey, or calling El Diablo from tequila

>>13198589
Sit down.

>>13203454
my favorite vodka is nikolai because it's cheap as dirt and is relatively palatable for butane

>>13199707
I tried the fruit punch version. It was pretty damn strong

>worst vodka
>it has a name
The worst I've ever tasted is just called vodka.

>>13199538
Really good vodka hardly taste anything, it just burns. And that is a quite comfortable feeling when getting drunk. But it's generally not worth the money as shitty vodka also burns pleasantly.

>>13201515
You must be retarded, Absolut is great.

>>13203495
Dunno I don't get any burn when drinking vodka but when I'm drinking whisky or rum I get the burn followed by a warm rush throughout my body.

My index finger hurts and gets swollen after drinking. Is this normal?

>>13203532
No

>>13198589
fucking ruble or sea ice

>>13203532
Alcohol causes inflammation

>>13203495
Polish vodka is very cheap and good. I don't know why you would get shitty vodka for same price.
>>13203500
Are you swedish? Or susceptible to marketing? Do you like your vodka to not taste clean?

>vodka brands
but it's just ethanol distilled for grains or potato...

my vote goes for polar ice. i remember when i was drinking heavily my body was so hooked on smirnoff that when i tried a different brand I winded up in the hospital from being so sick

thank god for sobriety.

>>13203897
I think maybe your hospital visits were your body responding correctly to the poison you were ingesting.

Smirnoff must have been good at masking that effect, which ultimately makes it far more dangerous.

All of you get on my fucking level

>>13198589
worst i ever had by far, about $9 a 1.75 ltr been a good decade since i drank it

BLEW MY LAST FIVE ON CHEAP FIFTH OF A VODKA!
GONNA KILL SOME SUCKERS AND NOTHINGS GONNA STOP US TONIIIGHT!

>>13202633
Bulgarian brandy is only good if you get the expensive stuff or ironically from a good homebrewer.
>t. Bulgarian and my family has been making the stuff for generations

>>13204765
Groovy.

>>13198589

Back in the mid-80s when I was in high school, a buddy’s dad had two cases of Five O’Clock vodka in the plastic pint bottles in the basement under the bar and we’d sneak one out on Friday’s before the football game to get drunk on and holy fuck it was bad, tasted like paint thiner but we drank it anyways.

>>13201515
>being a snob about something that objectively tastes like ass

tell us about your opinions on poop smells too while you're at it

>>13200710
ah yes the classic
>I gave my older friend $10 and didn't know what I wanted
drink.
Good times.

>>13201510
Those look like cups for piss samples

love the description of Victory Gin in 1984: greasy. can you even imagine? orwell knew stuff.

>>13206754
>confusing alcoholism with snobbery

tell us, do you get your high by inhaling solvents?

>>13204795
Thanks for responding mate. Very limited selection in the states in my experience, but I'll be looking for it whenever I can get to the fatherland. Or technically, mom's father's land.

What's the proper phrase for this?

>>13207071
Ancestral s̶t̶o̶m̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ gulping grounds.

>>13198589
I don’t understand how one brand of water and ethanol can taste better than another brand of water and ethanol

>>13202479
The point of any clear liquor is just to get it down

>>13207336
There's a distillery in my state that makes potato vodka. It tastes nothing like non-potato vodka.

>>13199690
a little too sharp to be British

>>13198589
>he thinks vodkas taste different

>>13207336
Vodka quality is purely about how well it's filtered. More filtration equals higher cost but less offensive taste

>>13199538
I like the taste of vodka but I find that aspect of me subhuman

>>13203532
does the same thing simultaneously happen to your butthole?

>>13207318
I appreciate that, thank you anon. Knowing my family, a wholesome and touching answer to my query.

>>13204765
based acid bath poster.
>Hearts will stop and brain cells pop
Apocalyptic high
She screams bloody murder as they chop off her fingers
So this is how it feels to die

>>13206796
Lol this. Burnett's is nasty. In VA the liquor would cost way more than NV where I moved after graduating college. I nearly fainted when I saw that a handle of plain Three Olives was so inexpensive here in comparison (especially on sale). Now I don't even bother with buying Three Olives, but everything was so expensive in VA that it seemed like liquid gold.

>>13202479
>>13207341
It's nice to make a smooth, subtle vodka drink that doesn't rely on sweeteners and heavy flavors to make shitty vodka good enough to choke down. If I want a cocktail close to a vodka one but with more flavor from the liquor then I'd get gin.

>>13202479
Vodka is absolutely supposed to have a taste. You should be able to discern between different vodkas and especially between vodka made from grain or potato. It's just that most 'vodka' on the market today is clear grain spirit that tastes awful, so they filtered it and then claimed, via advertising, that a good vodka is supposed to be tasteless.

>>13200710
That shit is satan in a bottle. For the low price of $9-11 you'll have a 2 day hangover complete with stomach pain which prevents you from eating to negate some of the vile damage the shit did to you. When you stop being able to taste the hideous synthetic flavorings they put in it, it is too late for you. Beware this heinous, evil shit. I'd rather have drank rubbing alcohol than half a bottle of that swill.

>>13199578
Because my guy in BFE, Kentucky only sells gallons of blackberry moonshine in plastic milk jugs. I don't know how that toothless retard did it, but that shit looks like ichor and tastes like ambrosia.

>>13204765
DYING FELT SO GODDAMN GOOD TODAAAAAAY

>he pays more than $10 per 1.75L of vodka

>>13204544
This right here. I have to believe only late stage alcoholics drink it.