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Originally posted by: bob4432
they did the first set of test with the vodka at room temp
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You should be able to taste more of the subtle flavours that way, still rather subtle.
Sounds like filler content for the show, nothing else to do so why not do something meaningless with a bunch of drunk people?
 
Originally posted by: Safeway
That is unbelievable. Too bad all vodka sucks anyway.
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Motion to PermaBan!

Vodka > Water. The world would be a much better place if our bodies and our oceans were full of vodka instead of water.
 
A month or so back 20/20 did blind taste tests with bottled water and the cheaper brands were ranked higher as well. Even NYC tap water ranked decently.


In our test of bottled waters, Kmart's American Fare ? the cheapest brand ? won. Big-seller Aquafina came in second.

Iceland Spring tied the ordinary tap water for third place. Fifth place went to Poland Spring, and in last place, by far, with almost half the testers saying it tasted bad, was the most expensive water ? the fancy French stuff, Evian.

"It tasted like toilet water," one man said.

Evian had no comment about that review.

Bottom line, if you buy bottled water because you think it's healthier than tap, test after test shows no evidence of that. And if you buy fancy brands because you think they taste better, you're probably just buying the hype.
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Originally posted by: Aves
A month or so back 20/20 did blind taste tests with bottled water and the cheaper brands were ranked higher as well. Even NYC tap water ranked decently.


In our test of bottled waters, Kmart's American Fare ? the cheapest brand ? won. Big-seller Aquafina came in second.

Iceland Spring tied the ordinary tap water for third place. Fifth place went to Poland Spring, and in last place, by far, with almost half the testers saying it tasted bad, was the most expensive water ? the fancy French stuff, Evian.

"It tasted like toilet water," one man said.

Evian had no comment about that review.

Bottom line, if you buy bottled water because you think it's healthier than tap, test after test shows no evidence of that. And if you buy fancy brands because you think they taste better, you're probably just buying the hype.
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Not surprising. It's a TV show afterall. If the more expensive stuff ranked higher, there's no point to the TV segment.

That being said, NY tap water=:thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: brigden
I saw the piece as well.

All of the drinkers were poseurs. They drank Gray Goose and other premium vodkas for the brand value alone.

They're probably not acclamated to good vodka. Like beer, vodka is an aquired taste. To someone who drinks nothing but domestic kiddie swill, a premium imported lager usually tastes "skunky," or has a "nasty aftertaste."

The reporter touted the savings in buying cheap booze, but he didn't explain that cheap booze (and cheap mixers) leads to a worse hangover.
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They all claimed to avid premium vodka drinkers, that's why they were chosen. Poseurs, yeah they were, but so are 99% of people who drink premium vodka. That was the whole point of the show!!!:disgust: Are you a vodka drinker? If so, what's your brand of choice?
 
I can tell the difference between Grey Goose and lesser vodkas. I can tell if the bartender cleaned the shaker well before he makes my martini. I can also tell if he puts too much vermouth in my drink.

Asking a bunch of nimrods who don't drink vodka which vodka is better is like asking a baboon IMO.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I can tell the difference between Grey Goose and lesser vodkas. I can tell if the bartender cleaned the shaker well before he makes my martini. I can also tell if he puts too much vermouth in my drink.

Asking a bunch of nimrods who don't drink vodka which vodka is better is like asking a baboon IMO.
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While I'll agree with second & third statements, unless you've done a similar blind taste test, then you're just talking out of your arse on the first statement.

And they weren't nimrods, they claimed to be avid premium vodka drinkers!!!
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I can tell the difference between Grey Goose and lesser vodkas. I can tell if the bartender cleaned the shaker well before he makes my martini. I can also tell if he puts too much vermouth in my drink.

Asking a bunch of nimrods who don't drink vodka which vodka is better is like asking a baboon IMO.
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slick... how many years of liver damage b4 you became a zen master... real question.
 
Originally posted by: abc
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I can tell the difference between Grey Goose and lesser vodkas. I can tell if the bartender cleaned the shaker well before he makes my martini. I can also tell if he puts too much vermouth in my drink.

Asking a bunch of nimrods who don't drink vodka which vodka is better is like asking a baboon IMO.
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slick... how many years of liver damage b4 you became a zen master... real question.
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:roll:

 
Grey Goose advertises a LOT, and money spent on advertising is money not spent on making a quality product. It's not surprising they have such a good reputation among the advertising-gullible demographic, nor that they lost badly in a blind taste test. Still a good business model though, TV commercials > substance in today's world.
 
Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I can tell the difference between Grey Goose and lesser vodkas. I can tell if the bartender cleaned the shaker well before he makes my martini. I can also tell if he puts too much vermouth in my drink.

Asking a bunch of nimrods who don't drink vodka which vodka is better is like asking a baboon IMO.
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While I'll agree with second & third statements, unless you've done a similar blind taste test, then you're just talking out of your arse on the first statement.

And they weren't nimrods, they claimed to be avid premium vodka drinkers!!!
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but who knows...unless it is a double blind peer reviewed test it doesn't mean sh!t to me

 
Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: brigden
I saw the piece as well.

All of the drinkers were poseurs. They drank Gray Goose and other premium vodkas for the brand value alone.

They're probably not acclamated to good vodka. Like beer, vodka is an aquired taste. To someone who drinks nothing but domestic kiddie swill, a premium imported lager usually tastes "skunky," or has a "nasty aftertaste."

The reporter touted the savings in buying cheap booze, but he didn't explain that cheap booze (and cheap mixers) leads to a worse hangover.
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They all claimed to avid premium vodka drinkers, that's why they were chosen. Poseurs, yeah they were, but so are 99% of people who drink premium vodka. That was the whole point of the show!!!:disgust: Are you a vodka drinker? If so, what's your brand of choice?
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I don't care if you claim to be an avid vodka drinker - it doesn't mean you know what good vodka is. Anyway, vodka, like all booze, is a preference. We all have different tastes.

I usually buy Level, which is Absolut's premium brand. It's very smooth, but I can't tell a big difference in taste.
 
Originally posted by: venk
Originally posted by: Safeway
That is unbelievable. Too bad all vodka sucks anyway.
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Motion to PermaBan!

Vodka > Water. The world would be a much better place if our bodies and our oceans were full of vodka instead of water.
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Yeah thats great, the next time my pops flings a Marlboro over the side of the boat we will quickly become engulfed in flames.:evil:
 
I'm a vodka fan, but I've been telling people this for years. If you want to impress people, buy one bottle of Belvedere or Zyr or Armadale, drink it, then buy a bottle of Smirnoff and fill the bottle back up. Perfect vodka is tasteless, and cheap vodka has a tiny bit of "rubbing alcohol" taste due to impurities in it. Most people use vodka as a mixer, so they will never taste this.

Unless you're an expert, you will never be able to tell top shelf from economy. You start getting bad though when you get in the $5.00/bottle or less range 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven
In his book, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need, Andrew Tobias says that you can save money buy buying cheap vodka and dumping it into an empty bottle of the more pricey stuff. Says people can't tell the difference, unlike other cheap and expensive alcoholic beverages.
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Ha! Didn't see you posted that 🙂 See, I'm right!
 
Originally posted by: m2kewl
anyone watching?? they did a segment on vodka and how everyone thought Grey Goose was the bomb.

blind taste test and turns out Grey Goose was the $hittest vodka out of the group. beaten by a $12 bottle of Smirkoff. lol.

Grey Goose teh suck for $30/bottle. 😀
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No, those people are clowns.

They got owned like those dickhead art dealers got owned. Because they're doing it to look cool for other people as opposed to doing it because they enjoy it.

Grey Goose is actually very good. They're just tools.
 
Originally posted by: brigden
The reporter touted the savings in buying cheap booze, but he didn't explain that cheap booze (and cheap mixers) leads to a worse hangover.
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Not only that, and a dirtier buzz.

Premium vodkas usually leave me feeling clean, crisp, awake, and still on point.

While others drag me down, make me cloudy and tired.
 
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