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You are currently viewing the Vodka category or one of its subcategories. If you are unsure as to what Vodka is and isn't, you can read a definition here. If you would like to read more Vodka reviews, I suggest you start here. If Whisky is God's drink, Vodka is the People's drink. Vodka is simple and clean, made for extreme revelry and sadness. Vodka is not, nor should ever be, like wine: it is our little water, the sweetheart of men. Monday, January 02 2006
This lady is and has been a fixture at parties and in cocktail-mixing bars for many years, and has come to symbolise Russian Vodka to most westerners. It is usually the vodka chosen by people wise enough not to buy the Smirnoffs and Absoluts of this world who nevertheless do not know much about vodka and possibly don't even drink it straight, as it ought to be drunk if one wishes to taste it at all. For this reason, one might be inclined to think of it as a mainstream beverage of little interest, which would be a misjudgement. Stolichnaya Vodka, or Stoli, as it is affectionately called, is light in taste and has remarkably little edge for a wheat vodka; it sports a nice clean smell, overlaid with grain (what a surprise) and a slight pepperiness. The taste is light and non-threatening, as mentioned earlier, but nevertheless leaves the drinker with a pleasantly memorable impression. It is somewhat sweeter than other Vodkas of the same type (such as Finlandia, for instance), which can at times make it seem just a tad heavier. On the whole, Stoli is a pleasant, reliable, and widely available vodka which one should definitely not turn away; on the other hand, its popularity can sometimes cause it to be priced slightly higher than it is truly worth, and it may be that some more obscure brand will be just as good and less expensive. In that category, I strongly recommend Moskovskaya Vodka, which is exported from Russia by the same export group, has similar characteristics, minus the sweetness (which is for me a plus), and is usually a few dollars cheaper. Sadly, it does not seem to be available in Halifax at the moment; but upon my next trip to Montreal, I will certainly review it in greater details here. [/Vodka/Russia] permanent link |
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