food/snacks that complement vodka

[PepePeru]

jello

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: JoPh
i am hosting a small vodka tasting event and i am trying to find some foods that either)


a---complement vodka
b---clean the pallet of taste



i believe i can use crackers to helps clean the pallet. any other suggestions?

I have always been fond of a nice sandwich platter or a cheese platter.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Oyeve

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Obvious answer is caviar but most people dont like it.

Really, anything. Good vodka should have no taste. It can go with anything.

SECRET!:
The way to get really good vodka is buy the cheap stuff (like Ivanabich) and filter it through a Brita system two or three times.
Tastes much better than the expensive brands and overall it costs less.

That's a way to turn a $10 bottle of vodka into a $15-30 bottle of vodka, but I guarantee that will not touch vodkas that cost more than $50/750ml.

Don't consider something like Grey Goose to really be a top-shelf vodka. It's decent, but not worth the cost. So you might get something cheap to rival Grey Goose, but in the end, you didn't accomplish all that much.
Only thing separating most vodkas under $30 is the smoothness and lack of impurities. Filtering a cheap vodka will remove the impurities and make it a little smoother, but you're not changing the fact that it's still a cheap vodka. Making it smoother really isn't accomplishing all that much unless you are going for shots or mixing.

Grey Goose is crap. "French" vodka owned by a Japanese company. I only drink Stoli when I drink vodka, and for gin its Gordons.

I think Grey Goose is owned by Bacardi and they are not a Japanese company.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
orange shebert.

I get to correct the mighty Masquerade......... It's Sherbet.

What's a sheBert? A Bert that was a He and now's a She?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Vodka is a neutral spirit, it shold taste like nothing and be flavorless.


A pointless stupid event but maybe you can get the ladies hammered and get some tail.

People who say it doesn't smell and doesn't taste are SMOKING CRACK.

It tastes and smells like rubbing alcohol.

Which is why we love it :heart:

 

[Kirby]

Borscht?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: moshquerade
orange shebert.

I get to correct the mighty Masquerade......... It's Sherbet.

What's a sheBert? A Bert that was a He and now's a She?

Q*Bert's wife

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: moshquerade
orange shebert.

I get to correct the mighty Masquerade......... It's Sherbet.

What's a sheBert? A Bert that was a He and now's a She?

Q*Bert's wife

Must be one ugly Bert!

 

[DayLaPaul]

I once drank some real Russian vodka that was smuggled into the US by some Russian teenagers. That shit tasted like water but got me sauced up pretty good. I kept the bottle, but somehow it got misplaced over the years. I wish I knew what brand it was.

 

[JoPh]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Vodka is a neutral spirit, it shold taste like nothing and be flavorless.


A pointless stupid event but maybe you can get the ladies hammered and get some tail.

um... obviously you know absolutely nothing about real vodka.
Vodka, as a distilled product of various items, with the end goal of being ethanol and water, is assumed to be flavorless.
However, good vodkas will not be flavorless. There are traces of different flavors, and the different brands will have other varying traits, such as how smooth/harsh.

I like good vodka but rarely go for drinking vodka straight, more of a mixer. But that's because I cannot really afford the vodkas I'd enjoy drinking straight in anything other than a quick shot.

I do have to ask the OP though:
what Vodkas are going to be at the tasting event?

But I'd say yeah, some good crackers or something crunchy and lightly-flavored. Maybe some peanuts too.

Something that might be good to eat while sampling is ham and cheese sandwiches, with nothing on them. So maybe make some sandwiches with good bread and serve them as small little cocktail servings to offer up between tastes?

as vodka is my fav drink. i prefer stoli over everything right now.

not sure it matters but i am going with 100% pure organic vodka or how they taste yet but i find this catagory to be really unique and thought it would be a fun way to start my event.


i will be featuring square one vodka and purus.

i also have on hand stoli, hanger one, hanger one rasberry( they produce it once a year), i also have a unique black vodka called blavod(nothing special when i had it straight). in addition to those i have the two limited edition flavors from absolut.


but overall the night will focus on the organic vodkas. i also just read about a new vodka called snow queen that just won the 2008 san fran spirits comp. so im interesting in finding a bottle of that now. the other stuff will just be on the side for fine.... im still trying to find some more organic vodkas. if the this event is a success i plan on keeping with themes each event. next time i may just focus on a country and show case all of them.


i just notice that another vodka... rain... is a organic vodka that just took a double gold medal to.. if i can find that one i will feature those three as the main vodkas for the night

if you have any recommendations ill look into them too.

 

[sdifox]

Lardo

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: JoPh
not sure it matters but i am going with 100% pure organic vodka or how they taste yet but i find this catagory to be really unique and thought it would be a fun way to start my event.

Isn't EVERY vodka 100% organic?

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: Jules

Originally posted by: Oyeve

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Obvious answer is caviar but most people dont like it.

Really, anything. Good vodka should have no taste. It can go with anything.

SECRET!:
The way to get really good vodka is buy the cheap stuff (like Ivanabich) and filter it through a Brita system two or three times.
Tastes much better than the expensive brands and overall it costs less.

That's a way to turn a $10 bottle of vodka into a $15-30 bottle of vodka, but I guarantee that will not touch vodkas that cost more than $50/750ml.

Don't consider something like Grey Goose to really be a top-shelf vodka. It's decent, but not worth the cost. So you might get something cheap to rival Grey Goose, but in the end, you didn't accomplish all that much.
Only thing separating most vodkas under $30 is the smoothness and lack of impurities. Filtering a cheap vodka will remove the impurities and make it a little smoother, but you're not changing the fact that it's still a cheap vodka. Making it smoother really isn't accomplishing all that much unless you are going for shots or mixing.

Grey Goose is crap. "French" vodka owned by a Japanese company. I only drink Stoli when I drink vodka, and for gin its Gordons.

I think Grey Goose is owned by Bacardi and they are not a Japanese company.

You are correct. Bacardi is indeed the owner. Bought it for 2 billion! :shocked:

It's still overpriced crud tho.

 

[JoPh]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: JoPh
not sure it matters but i am going with 100% pure organic vodka or how they taste yet but i find this catagory to be really unique and thought it would be a fun way to start my event.

Isn't EVERY vodka 100% organic?

i have no idea. does any one know if the plants the company use are rasied organically? to be certified organic, i know from the food industy isnt easy. you are not allowed to claim organic unless you get the proper certication from...... i dont remember the company....

maybe the companes are using chemicals to raise the crops.. got me.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: JoPh

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Vodka is a neutral spirit, it shold taste like nothing and be flavorless.


A pointless stupid event but maybe you can get the ladies hammered and get some tail.

um... obviously you know absolutely nothing about real vodka.
Vodka, as a distilled product of various items, with the end goal of being ethanol and water, is assumed to be flavorless.
However, good vodkas will not be flavorless. There are traces of different flavors, and the different brands will have other varying traits, such as how smooth/harsh.

I like good vodka but rarely go for drinking vodka straight, more of a mixer. But that's because I cannot really afford the vodkas I'd enjoy drinking straight in anything other than a quick shot.

I do have to ask the OP though:
what Vodkas are going to be at the tasting event?

But I'd say yeah, some good crackers or something crunchy and lightly-flavored. Maybe some peanuts too.

Something that might be good to eat while sampling is ham and cheese sandwiches, with nothing on them. So maybe make some sandwiches with good bread and serve them as small little cocktail servings to offer up between tastes?

as vodka is my fav drink. i prefer stoli over everything right now.

not sure it matters but i am going with 100% pure organic vodka or how they taste yet but i find this catagory to be really unique and thought it would be a fun way to start my event.


i will be featuring square one vodka and purus.

i also have on hand stoli, hanger one, hanger one rasberry( they produce it once a year), i also have a unique black vodka called blavod(nothing special when i had it straight). in addition to those i have the two limited edition flavors from absolut.


but overall the night will focus on the organic vodkas. i also just read about a new vodka called snow queen that just won the 2008 san fran spirits comp. so im interesting in finding a bottle of that now. the other stuff will just be on the side for fine.... im still trying to find some more organic vodkas. if the this event is a success i plan on keeping with themes each event. next time i may just focus on a country and show case all of them.


i just notice that another vodka... rain... is a organic vodka that just took a double gold medal to.. if i can find that one i will feature those three as the main vodkas for the night

if you have any recommendations ill look into them too.

I prefer Belvedere Vodka.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: moshquerade
orange shebert.

I get to correct the mighty Masquerade......... It's Sherbet.

What's a sheBert? A Bert that was a He and now's a She?

so i'm "mighty".... that's cool. :evil:

yeh, misplaced an "r" in the frozen orange mixture.