Ahem, vodka is not supposed to be tasteless.
Ahem, vodka is not supposed to be tasteless.
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
I guess I better not argue with someone in the Alco-Hall of Fame, but at the very least it shouldn't taste bad. In the 20/20 tests many people considered Grey Goose to taste bad.
But, seriously, if you want taste why would you drink vodka? It's kind of like arguing over what brand of bottled water you like best.
I don't disagree about GG not being all that but it is also my opinion that selecting for only one temperature isn't a particularily revealing test, for any alcohol really. I think it is particularily unillustrative to test at a temperature that people rarely use in practice. Nobody would test cognacs at 56*s, nor white wines at 93.2*s.
And no, it isn't like arguing about bottled water, the differences in vodkas are much more pronounced. And then, obviously if you want more taste you can go into flavored vodkas, for which the base product is still very important.
To ruffle even more feathers, I have to laugh when whiskey snobs insist that the way to appreciate a fine example is neat, and even worse in a snifter. That limits the beverage's range too severely. The proper answer is with one or two cubes giving you nearly the full range from room temp-cold-slightly cut.![]()
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
bah......
Elvis has left the building
Churchill probably couldn't taste shit due to all those cigars he smoked.
just wait till woodsy sees that, he might blow a blood vessel or something.
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
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Last edited by Odin; 05-31-2007 at 03:42 PM.
not really
i fucking hate when people hand me wisky in a snifter
far too common these days
brown liquor goes in a rocks glass or highball glass depending on wether it is alone, a cocktail or a mixed drink.
or if in a dive bar, turkey goes in a shot glass (Juniors represent yo)
I think high proof bourbon is best with a coupla rocks, but like my scotch with a bit of cool water & naught else.
opens it up.
occasionally on the rocks, time & place ya know.
& Martinis are a cocktail, cocktails haver multiple ingrediants, even if you are just seasoning the glass.
straight liquor is straight liquor, winston & houdini be damned.
Last edited by lemon boy; 05-31-2007 at 03:43 PM.
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
I drank some 18 year old glenlivit straight out of the bottle over memorial day. Quite Neat.
I've been on the Vodka tip lately, but I can drink that stuff like it's going out of style.
I use the in and out technique on the vermouth... which I've been on the sweeter side. Pour it over the ice cubes, dump it out, dump in vodka, strain into chilled glass. I hate olives though, so always a twist or onion.
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A proper drinking establishment will refuse to serve a fine whiskey over ice. They should serve it on the side if requested, but never ever should a single malt or a fine bourbon be treated like Dewars or Turkey.
1) Gin Martini's need to be shaken. It helps release the fruity aromas in the alcohol.
2) Gin Martini's should have Vermouth, but just a drop. My favorite method is to pour a little bit into the glass, swirl it around, then dump it out before pouring the Martini back in.
3) Olive juice or a squeeze from a wedge of lime are better alternatives for Vodka.
4) I'll admit it, I don't like Gin and actually prefer foo foo Martinis like a Pinapple Upsidedown Cake.
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Wow...this thing certainly grew some legs.
If it weren't for serendipity, there'd be no dipity at all
All you cocktail drinking nerds make me laugh. YOu all get waaaayyyy too much into the proper ways to drink liquor. It don't matter what type of glass it's in, it still gets you drunk and tastes good. The flavor isn't going to change because you put your whiskey in a rounded cup.
Like Odin said, I drink 24 year old scotch out of the bottle before and it tasted the same as sipping it out of some fancy schmancy scotch glass.
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