Ok I know that it is not wine, but we are doing another party next weekend to celebrate my sisters 25th wedding anniversary. I plan on getting some flavored vodka, but have only had a few kinds. Pinnacle makes flavored ones. Which of these flavors would you say would be a hit at the party? Keep in mind age will range from 21 to 60+. Thanks,
I plan on getting three or so bottles and then stuff to mix in. What do you recommend for mixing in?
Mix into the wodka some freshly squeezed oranges or pink grapefruits, and slightly stirred not shakened with a bit of some Schweppes Club Soda for fizz.
KoKpuff's probably right. Skip the flavored Wodka and flavor it yourself, with fruit juice . You could use elderberry syrup. But first you have to have elderberries and make the syrup. I like pinnacle vodka. It's French, it's cheap, and it has a certain class above Georgie and Bartons my new standbys.
My go to Vodka is Tito's Hand Made. It's a very pure spirit being distilled six times. It takes flavor very well, it's delicious neat and it won't break the bank. And it's made in Texas.
Tito's is quite good for the money, but I honestly feel it's extremely overrated in general. I don't personally find it anywhere close to as smooth as people insist either, especially neat.
If I want a relatively smooth, very cheap and clean mixer that adds little flavor I'm going Veil. It's like $20 a handle and I think it compares to Goose in that it has almost no real flavor, but is very smooth and clean. Pretty suburban for martinis, on the rocks or neat though.
See I think Goose is over rated - for a great taste, but less pure (distilled three times and less money) I like Luksusawa - real vodka made from potatoes.
I agree with Dave Kinogie. Veil is equal to goose at half the price. Only problem is you can only get at Total Wine & More. Bonus- For month of Sept they have a sale on Veil and it comes in many flavors. I still agree to just buy plain and add flavor though.
First off ... Alex ... this thread is over a year old. The party has come and gone.
Next ... Why can't anyone just answer the question asked?!?
The OP asked: ["I plan on getting some flavored vodka, but have only had a few kinds. ... Which of these flavors would you say would be a hit at the party?"]
My direct answer choice would be "Smirnoff". It's a standard brand-name product that's been around for like forever. You can find it at most any liquor-selling grocery store. And it's probably the most popular brand at regular people bars that don't have to up-sell people with big-named high-priced stuff.
I work in a bunch of these type of bars. These are the biggest selling flavors. A jigger of vodka over ice with a splash of soda water garnished with named fruit. Real simple easy.
It's all good Alex. I'm not sayin', ... I'm just sayin'. I wasn't venting at you. LOL. It's just a standard common thing for posters (new members mostly) to not catch the date of the original post. I've don't it a number of times ... and I still do it still.
My favorite vodkas are Seagrams and two Polish brands that I haven't seen in ages: Zubrovka and Wyborova. I hope that I've spelled the names correctly. The Polish ones have some of the smoothest taste that I've ever experienced in a vodka.
This being an old thread and thought I would update it for those who may care lol.
Being a bartender in my former life (even played on in a movie /img/vbsmilies/smilies/cool.gif ) had an urge to throw in a $$ tip (just mainly agreeing with @chefbuba mentioned so long ago re lots of vodka with a plethora of mixins).
IMO the flavored wodkas were a great thing to find on my back bar ...giving me some extra products to play around with.....made a lotta cocktails based on this or that flavor.
Pour a few fingers booze over a bit of ice in the business end of a shaker...add a few splashes of whatever was in the closest speed pour container....then shake it like I meant it.
Flipped it over and with a swift crack on the palm of my hand..opened..and strained into whatever cocktail glass that had an appropriately prepared rim (sugar, salt, a mix of them or maybe a mix with a pinch of dried, pulverized hot pepper ...maybe ginger... peppermint candy dust always made for a popular rim.....endless possibilities, no?
Then I found this line of products http://www.lorannoils.com/ (very concentrated only need a micro drop per drink or two) and I found it silly to devote so many bottles and so much room when I could create on the fly!
Granted the only time I have cocktail duties these days is either at my own home or maybe that of a friend.
I have 4-5 of the tiny ampules in popular flavors kept airtight by a tiny dropper.....
Don't have to invest in six different liters of booze and can still be popular with all my friends lol.
Mandarin orange kamikaze is a big hit and one of my most favorite on a hot Texas afternoon lol!
Don't have Wyborowa here, but we do have Luksusowa from Poland and it's a delicious potato vodka. Not as purified as Tito's, but very tasty if you like yours neat like I do.
They sell Wyborowa vodka here in Mexico for $5 US a liter. Oso ***** is my go to vodka, also at $5 US a liter. Both are worth three times the money compared to the famous brand names.
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