17 vodkas from around the world!
*special thanks to kbean, freshmeat, and orphan for hosting and organizing this!
recently some friends and i came together to do a vodka tasting. everyone brought a bottle to try out. in the end we had 17 vodkas representing 11 countries!
dc sports chick was the official sniffer for the event. i believe the double espresso and the pomegranate were her favorite smells.
there was no real way to go about this tasting...so i started to assign numbers from 1 to 5 based on how much i liked it. deciphering my notes after a few tastings has been a bit tricky...but here it goes...
russia
stoli (peach): peachy peach, more please! 4
russian standard: smells like a potato, 3
smirnoff (passion fruit): yummy, yum! 5
kazakhstan
snow queen: smoother, 4 [i'm not sure what it is smoother than]
ukraine
khortytsa (honey and pepper): oh sweet goodness! have mercy on me! 1
the netherlands
van gogh (double espresso): delicious, 4
sweden
absolut ruby red: tastes just like grapefruit, 3
absolut new orleans (mango and pepper): why is mango and pepper delicious? 4
absolut pears: pear me in the morning! 3
svedka: am i supposed to smell wintermint? 4
iceland
reyka: slightly sweet smell, 4
france
hpnotiq: how do they even pronounce it after a few drinks? 3
england
three olives (pomegranate): smells soooo good! 4
america
square one: so if it's organic then it must be good for me, 4
kbean's tangerine infused home brew: very strong!, 3
israel
peisachovka (kosher): bah! 1
new zealand
42 below (passion): i like the other passion fruit better, 3
favorite flavored vodka: looks like it's a toss up between the three olives pomegranate (bottle was finished), smirnoff passion fruit (a drop was leftover) [runners up are van gogh double espresso and absolute new orleans]
favorite non-flavored vodka: reyka (almost finished the bottle) and snow queen (1/4 bottle is left) [runner up are russian standard and svedka]
favorite mixed drink: smirnoff passion fruit with lemonade (HOLY CRAP! it's the most awesome drink out there! i plan to spend my summer drinking this drink)
favorite question to ask: why does mango and pepper represent new orleans?
favorite thing to say after a tasting: WOOOOO! damn. that was strong. let me try another.
sadly, i was inspired by barney AFTER the tasting to create a bracket and make a sweet 16 for the vodkas. hmmm...there are a lot of vodkas left. maybe an impromptu vodka bracket tasting is in order...
i get the brackets ready.
recently some friends and i came together to do a vodka tasting. everyone brought a bottle to try out. in the end we had 17 vodkas representing 11 countries!
dc sports chick was the official sniffer for the event. i believe the double espresso and the pomegranate were her favorite smells.
there was no real way to go about this tasting...so i started to assign numbers from 1 to 5 based on how much i liked it. deciphering my notes after a few tastings has been a bit tricky...but here it goes...
russia
stoli (peach): peachy peach, more please! 4
russian standard: smells like a potato, 3
smirnoff (passion fruit): yummy, yum! 5
kazakhstan
snow queen: smoother, 4 [i'm not sure what it is smoother than]
ukraine
khortytsa (honey and pepper): oh sweet goodness! have mercy on me! 1
the netherlands
van gogh (double espresso): delicious, 4
sweden
absolut ruby red: tastes just like grapefruit, 3
absolut new orleans (mango and pepper): why is mango and pepper delicious? 4
absolut pears: pear me in the morning! 3
svedka: am i supposed to smell wintermint? 4
iceland
reyka: slightly sweet smell, 4
france
hpnotiq: how do they even pronounce it after a few drinks? 3
england
three olives (pomegranate): smells soooo good! 4
america
square one: so if it's organic then it must be good for me, 4
kbean's tangerine infused home brew: very strong!, 3
israel
peisachovka (kosher): bah! 1
new zealand
42 below (passion): i like the other passion fruit better, 3
favorite flavored vodka: looks like it's a toss up between the three olives pomegranate (bottle was finished), smirnoff passion fruit (a drop was leftover) [runners up are van gogh double espresso and absolute new orleans]
favorite non-flavored vodka: reyka (almost finished the bottle) and snow queen (1/4 bottle is left) [runner up are russian standard and svedka]
favorite mixed drink: smirnoff passion fruit with lemonade (HOLY CRAP! it's the most awesome drink out there! i plan to spend my summer drinking this drink)
favorite question to ask: why does mango and pepper represent new orleans?
favorite thing to say after a tasting: WOOOOO! damn. that was strong. let me try another.
sadly, i was inspired by barney AFTER the tasting to create a bracket and make a sweet 16 for the vodkas. hmmm...there are a lot of vodkas left. maybe an impromptu vodka bracket tasting is in order...
i get the brackets ready.
Labels: i need brackets
posted by vixen @ 7:19 PM
5 Comments:
At April 11, 2008 8:24 PM,
lacochran's evil twin said…
My boss shared his love for Absolut Ruby Red and now I, too, love this wonderful grapefruit elixer of the gods. :)
Thanks for sharing.
At April 11, 2008 10:23 PM,
DCSportsChick said…
please do a followup, sometime in late May or June...
I can't wait to try that double espresso and the fruity vodkas. They smelled wonderful!
At April 13, 2008 10:27 PM,
chanuck said…
How about a tequila tasting?
At April 14, 2008 5:15 PM,
Tara said…
Looks like you should have just headed down to Russia House.:)
At April 15, 2008 2:43 PM,
vixen said…
lacochran: that's one nice boss you got there!
dcsc: i'll definitely be sure to do a followup when you are free! that double espresso is something i could just drink straight from the bottle!
chanuck: i can already feel the vomit coming up.
tara: that's how someone got the idea in the first place. ahhhh...russia house...
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