Turning cheap vodka into expensive tasting vodka

Wazza_2 · 20 March 2006 at 12:39PM

I just posted this in reply to a cheap Brita water filter in another thread but i realised people might not know about it, appologies if its been posted before.

Anyway with the aid of a Brita Filter Jug you can turn cheap nasty vodka into nice expensive tasting vodka by filtering it 2 or 3 times.
There is a site here showing a group of people trying it and their results.

Have fun

amosworks · 20 March 2006 at 3:56PM

Wazza, you are now one of my gods.

Thank you for this

beachbeth · 20 March 2006 at 7:13PM

I used to only buy Vladivar vodka and never liked any cheap and nasty ones. However, I tried Spar's own vodka and really, really liked it. It hasn't got the tang to it that other vodka's have. Its very smooth and drinkable. I even did a blind taste test with 3 other vodka drinkers I knew and they all preferred the Spar one to the Vladivar. So cheap doesn't always mean nasty.

This is a good tip though, Wazza. I would never have thought of doing that!

Serenity · 20 March 2006 at 7:32PM

Another good tip is to keep it in the freezer :rolleyes: It gets rid of the taste. This was picked up in a student dorm.. I don't drink vodka normally

Ticklemouse · 20 March 2006 at 7:42PM

Here is a previous thread on filtering vodka

Have done this every time now - MIL has never sussed. She just thinks we always buy Smirnoff ( the bottle lives on a shelf in the garage until she visits :rotfl: )

amazon_spice · 20 March 2006 at 7:46PM

Wow! This is all news to me. Must have a go *hic* ;-)

aimeelister · 20 March 2006 at 10:38PM

Fantastic, I know what everyones getting for their pressies this year, now to do a raid on Tescos or Asda to buy their value vodka.
Thank v much for the post!

I wonder if this also works for Gin?????.........

pavlovs_dog · 20 March 2006 at 10:39PM

there was also ideas put forward in a previous thread (i believe it was christmas/gift making thread) about ways of flavouring vodka to make it more interesting (though i suppose it depends on whether you're drinking it straight or as a mixer - i doubt toffee flavoured vodke would go that well with coke. then again :think:

..!

calleyw · 20 March 2006 at 10:54PM

I mentioned this weeks ago when another OS mse on this board asked about the difference between cheap and expensive vodka.

I said yes the more expensive would have been filtered more times and would be made from ingredients.

And told them to try filtering them cheap stuff to make it smoother.

Yours

Calley

amosworks · 20 March 2006 at 10:55PM

[Cross-posted and confused]

In my home town there's a place called Bar Soviet that sells about 30 flavours of vodka, some real weird stuff in there!

Chocolate-mint is definitely my favourite!

alikat_3 · 20 March 2006 at 11:21PM

I'm not a vodka drinker myself but carrying on from Serinity, some years ago my mother had a Russian Student staying in her home, who told her always to keep the Vodka in the freezer which she does & it doesn't freeze either.

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