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dejus t1_j2u0v8o wrote

This is literally the premise behind grey goose vodka. The way vodka is regulated, there’s not a huge difference in quality between different vodkas. They’re all the same stuff, it just might have a little more tail in there and you’ll get more of a hangover. But not enough to justify a $20 bottle vs a $50 bottle. Or more.

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skoomd1 t1_j2uphcx wrote

Most of the blind taste tests ive seen with vodka, Grey Goose is consistently once of the lowest scoring vodkas out there. So overpriced for what it is.

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dejus t1_j2upvzw wrote

I’m not sure if you’re familiar, but I think it was the podcast Radiolab did an episode on vodka. They talk about how strictly regulated what you can call vodka is. The guy who created grey goose literally made vodka and marketed it as using special water from some spring. He tripled the price and people paid for it.

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flannelheart t1_j2xtelj wrote

This right here. I've done a bit of distilling and the only difference in taste is if you leave more tails in there. If I'm drinking a vodka/soda, I'll use middle shelf but, White Trash Russians (vodka/Yoo Hoo)? Gimme that ground floor 'cause I'll never taste it.

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