Grey Goose vodka..

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Ohhhhhhhhh I'm just into a bottle of Grey Goose vodka bought two hours ago from 'Jus De Vine' offie in Portmarnock, retailing at €45- per bottle.

Guys, buy this sh*t. If you appreciate a fine spirit and an exceptional drinking experience this is the vodka this is the one for you..

Just one review of this marvel;

http://www0.epinions.com/content_7525600900

rubadub

It is nice but I do not think the price can be justified. Think of whiskies in the same price brackets- whiskies undergo long term storage and complex mixing etc, also over time whiskey evaporates so there is a lower return over time. Most vodka making is really just an industrial process. It is over twice the price of a decent vodka like stolichnaya,- BUT when you take the duty into account it is really a lot more- eg say duty is €15, then stoli is 22-15=7 a bottle, GG is 45-15=30 a bottle, I cannot see what they have done in their processing that would justify this huge increase in price.

If vodka is distilled correctly and approriate "cuts" made then no carbon filtering is required. Companies seem to brag/market their filtering methods as being a good thing- when really it is just exposing their poor initial distillation techniques. Most companies will squeeze all they can from their raw materials, home distillers will use maybe only 30% of the spirits they produce, the rest used for cleaning or added back for future "cutting". There are legal requirements for the max amount of cogeners in spirits, e.g. methanol. Instead of throwing out the bad stuff the commerical guys will leave in as much as they can get away with, then filter in charcoal, treat with alkalines, UV and all sorts of stuff to make it palatable.

Home distillers have had their stuff tested in labs compared to "quality commerical vodkas", the home made stuff which was not even made with good cuts had FAR less other substances, i.e. stuff other than ethanol in it.

There are some commercial vodkas no readily available that undergo extreme cuts, usually in potstills.

I would advise only buying in duty frees for stuff like belvedere, GG, skyy, ketel one- shops here are a ripoff for no reason, almost like a cartel/price fixing.

"Premium" ones in shops here- probably smirnoff black, stoli/ stoli gold, wyborowa.

For the best vodka you will ever try you have to make your own! on any distilling forums you will see the real measure is the lack of hangover and lack of need for carbon filtering.

www.homedistiller.org
www.amphora-society.com

Obviously you will need a licence to do this, or move to one of the many enlightened countries where personal distillation is legal.

themole

Had it before and its is nice, but too much like water. Not much of a flavour.

I preffer zubrowka.

happy_acid_face

Goos stuff but i think a little over rated. Stoli all the way for me...
And if you really want to push the boat out try Stoli Elit, the smoothest vodka I have ever tried...

rubadub

themole wrote:

Had it before and its is nice, but too much like water. Not much of a flavour.

I preffer zubrowka.

Many would define vodka as a neutral spirit, with no colour or flavour. Many vodkas add back in some initial distillate for taste- like whiskey blending. Skyy vodka is the most neutral I have tasted, absolut add initial distillate into its blue absolut for flavour, while its flavoured stuff is neutral vodka mixed with essence.

zubrowka is nice but is heavily flavoured so falls into the "flavoured vodka/liquer" category, some people find it disgusting- goes VERY well with apple juice, preferably pressed. In scandinavia apple juice & vodka is very popular- though apple juice does contain natural methanol so dont go blaming the vodka for all of the hangover.

Frankiestylee

The aul goose ain't worth the cash

APM

happy_acid_face wrote:

Goos stuff but i think a little over rated. Stoli all the way for me...
And if you really want to push the boat out try Stoli Elit, the smoothest vodka I have ever tried...

saw this vodka for something like €89 in tesco clearwater. Behind the off licence kiosk counter though

interlocked

I was at a wedding in Mayo during the summer,went up to the hotel bar for a pint and noticed two or three bottles of Grey Goose vodka on the back shelf.

The last time I'd seen this stuff in a bar was in another hotel. months previously, the barmen there quoted me about ten or twelve euros for a shot but told me not to bother because a party of Yanks had drank them out of it the previous week, all that was left was the empty bottle:rolleyes:

So anyway, back at the wedding, I asked the barman. out of curosity,for how much they were selling Grey Goose.

Great deal he said, we got a load of it on some promotion, we're selling it at the same price as .............. SMIRNOFF.

Reaallllly???, I said.

Reaalllly!!!, he replied.

"Hmmm, you know that's supposed to be lovely stuff when it's really chilled," I pondered.

"Tell you what , I'll stick a bottle in the cooler, give me a nod whenever you want a shot"- My nomination for Barman of the Year had just closed:D



Boy, that was a great wedding, I think......

donaghs

Its a bit of a marketing con, for the prices they are charging. Basically a businessman saw a niche in the (American) market for an expensive vodka. There were already lots of overpriced whiskys, brandys and other drinks. There was no famous vodka brand being produced in France, and he believed that this French link would add to the "classy" branding.

Grey Goose may indeed be produced to higher standards than other vodkas, but like other luxury goods like perfumes, the high price in itself creates an image of high quality.

starn

To be fair, its not great French Vodka FFS. When I think of Vodka I dont instanly think of the Vineyards of France strangly enouh

Sidney Frank was also behind Jagermister and Micheal Collins Whiskey. Which is absolute ****e.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Frank

jdivision

Grey goose is $33 in duty free in the states so get somebody to bring you some back if you like it.