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I was surprised that Smirnoff won the NYT taste test too (and was kind of surprised that they didn't test Stoli.) Maybe I haven't had it in a long time but it sounds like it's surprisingly good. Ketel One + soda + lime has been gaining some traction among some of my friends...

posted by moxy - 2/04/2006 10:09 AM

Vodka sodas are a good candidate for flavored vodkas. That's why I keep a bottle of Stoli Orange in the freezer.

Stoli has come in the top 3 in various tasting contests, when it's part of the running. There seems to be a wide variation in ranking between years, and I can't imagine that there's any significant variation within each batch, so the good vodkas must be pretty close. Which is unsurprising as vodka is by definition without any taste.

posted by dk - 2/04/2006 10:29 AM

Yes, it's true: vodka really doesn't taste like anything. I'd describe the flavor as burning :)

posted by moxy - 2/04/2006 5:24 PM

I had stoli vanilla and coke today. It was pretty sweet, just like vanilla coke...but I also found after several of those, my bowling score dropped about 50%.

posted by joe - 2/04/2006 9:40 PM

oooohhhhh, to much vodka last night. To much tasy tasty vodka.

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