Similer here.
Rare drinker but when I do its always vodka. Any actually it took until this past year until I started to kick it up a notch a drink the good stuff.
Its so much better.
I found that I enjoy the drink so much more, that I think the difference in price is worth it. I also have found that trying some of the higher quality stuff becomes as enjoyable as the drink itself. There is such a choice out there that I was never aware of, and that is part of the fun.