Posted on 01/01/2016 4:47:54 PM PST by Artemis Webb
I keep a sun tea jug (the kind with a spigot) of Stoli Doli in the fridge during the summer. Cut a fresh pineapple (the Dole part of the Stoli Doli) into chunks and put them in the jug. Feel free to leave the core in. Top off the jug with Stolichnya (the Stoli component). This should sit for a week before consuming on the rocks or used as a component to a mixed drink. I find that it is perfectly adequate a day or so into the process ; )
Now I want a cucumber.
YOWZA.............
On the other hand, grain vodka separates the amateurs from the professionals.
You can make great Screwdrivers and for medical purposes, mix with prune juice and you will have a Piledriver.
Tito’s is a great vodka at a reasonable price. However, I have found American Harvest to be an excellent vodka ..slight sweetness makes fantastic gimlets
Uh huh...that’s why Russians are such upbeat cheery people...
That sounds perfect for a hot summer’s evening at the beach or even just lounging outside. Definitely on the rocks. I will find out come summer!
The handy little things I learn on FR.
>>> Tells me all I need to know: “The purity of Grays Peak vodka is only achieved by using premium corn that is distilled five times using water that undergoes a proprietary reverse osmosis process that removes any trace minerals typically found in spring waters that can produce “hot†flavors.†. <<<
Actually, dissolved gasses and organic proteins in the water can have a really deleterious effect on distilled beverages, so running the water through a RO system is a good thing. Even better is using distilled water, but thoroughly boiled water works well too.
I knew somebody who did some home distilling a while back and his comment on the subject of water prep was “Remember what fish do in that stuff and you’ll boil it for sure.”
I have the same allergy
Grey Goose. And that is ALL a friend of mine drinks. Just Grey Goose. Nothing else.
“Let me know if you ever want an opinion on rum.”
Mount Gay!
Shhh, I am about to tell a great big secret and I don’t want anyone else to hear it ... “Different people have different tasters and no two people have the same reaction to what they taste!”
So you start at the bottom cheap stuff and if you are real lucky and it tastes good - you DON’T NEED THE EXPENSIVE STUFF! Buy a bottle or two of the high-priced names to entertain guests and keep silent about your good fortune. If on the other hand it tastes like kerosene, well Bucky, raise up to the next higher shelf and repeat.
If you are really UNLUCKY and you have got those gourmet tasters that can distinguish between expensive Vodkas ... try to get a job with them or become a teetotaler. Unless you are rich, in that case why should you care?
Anyhow drink it or give it - but be happy that someone likes you enough to give it to you!
I’ve had the real Russian vodka, made these small distilleries in the outer Oblasks. Some damned fine hooch. But vodka, is vodka to me and the subtle differences are too sublime for my tastes.
If you were to make vodka martini’s I would say there is a perceptible difference. Otherwise, if you’re mixing it as long as it’s not Old Mr. Boston or some other rot-gut you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm........;)
Mount Gay is very good, but my favorite is Appleton Estate Reserve. Try it sometime if you haven’t. It costs a little more , but not obscenely so.
“Mount Gay!”
One of the best things to like about Barbados (and there are several)
I like infused flavors, a friend had hot peppers sitting in vodka in the freezer for a long time, it was very nice.
I guess a lot of people would roll their eyes at infused flavors in vodka, but I rather have that than a sweet mixed drink.
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