We Made a Vodka Expert Blind Taste Test Bottom-Shelf Vodka
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- Cheap vodkas are not all created equal. Or at least, that’s what we learned when we made our spirits writer Jason Horn blind taste five different vodkas available for under $12: Smirnoff, Svedka, UV, Popov, and Pinnacle. Watch Jason suffer through each taste test to learn which bottom-shelf vodka came out on top.
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I was a "vodka expert" who specialized in the cheapest stuff for five years. I studied everyday. I got my degree in sleeping on the floor and pissing my pants.
Thank you for your tireless research
Bolskaya University alumni, nice
Really? I slept in my pants and pissed on the floor. Weird
I'm going for my master's in the same field as you.
😂
Him drinking vodka: Herbal, almost a little bit of a savory quality
Me drinking vodka: *Mmmhhmmm hand sanitizer*
😂😂😂😂
Ogeenock legend💪🏻
Hehe
These fuckers just imagine these flavor profiles lol
"I'm getting notes of Germ-x, perhaps even a little hint of Purell on the finish..."
Vodka taste testers:
"Yeah that's the most vile tasting, borderline toxic drink I've ever had the displeasure of sipping on... not bad I'd give it a 9/10"
10/10 didn't burn my mouth (again)
I liked Grey Goose back in the day. The herbal notes and mouth feel when vomiting it back up into a drunk tank toilet were subtle yet sweet.
LOL!
Talking to God on the big porcelain telephone
@@wobblybobengland Stainless steel toilets in the drunk tank.
Yikes
Lies again? Vancouver Deal
"Vodka Expert" is a big word
I just call my uncles by their first name
Aye mike !!
Experts dont get drunk. Thats what seperates the boys from Men.
Fuckologic i call em russians
Fuckologic Same but my dad
That’s funny shit
The Man called himself "professional alcoholic". Absolutely legend.
If you're getting paid to drink alcohol that's kind of the definition
hahahah exactly my thoughts too, legend. He even says it with no smirk on his face.. what a man
half of the UK has said this at some point in their life
Exactly half?
no, the most obvious joke
I remember Mythbusters testing this, and determining that it’s almost impossible for anyone, expert or not, to blind-judge vodka. And Alton Brown later said that the difference between $20 vodka and $60 vodka is… $40 worth of bottle.
Because Vodka is by definition pure ethanol mixed with water. The only difference between brands is the water they use which can have a slightly different taste.
An imperfect distillation process (which would be expected from the cheapest brands) can also leave impurities in the ethanol and alter the taste. If you can still taste the original fruit/plant used to make the alcohol then you are drinking a cheap, low quality vodka.
Lastly, brands could also add artificial flavoring to try to differentiate themselves from the competition but once again, this would typically be something that low quality brands do.
I will disagree. I’m Ukrainian living in Poland and I can approve that there is difference between ukr and pol vodka in smell and taste. Mostly Ukrainian vodka was better but there is one more thing, some vodka brands can taste different through the years or in other countries. I don’t know how to explain this but this could be the reason of water quality or distillation.
@@cedric7751 you clearly don't know anything about alcohol distillation there are a lot of factors involved even with something like vodka a good vodka should minimize the offensive tastes and odors while still retaining a floral and or herbaceous flavor purely from the oils that were distilled into the alcohol from the original Mash. Buffalo Trace Distillery the most award-winning whiskey distillery in the world recently came out with a high-end vodka distilled 179 times personally by their Master distiller Harlan Wheatley and it still had flavor.
Didn't Mythbusters test if filtering vodka makes it taste better and the expert was able to tell exactly how many times each had been filtered?
@@davidmcguire6043 'Flavor' should be in giant flashing quotes, I feel.
Its been 5 years. Im still drinking it 10/10 recommend. The only down side is that I lost my wife and kids and my home and my job, i cut some ties from differences, But On a positive side is that I’m on top of a hill enjoying the view with a gallon of Popov. This guy knows his stuff. Hopefully one day my family knows whats good vodka.
whatt???
Priorities
Legend
Chad
i salute your shorts
Driving while drunk: “Gets pulled over”
Jason: “Shows professional alcoholic card”
Officer: Good day sir.
Lol underrated comment
That gave me a good period of laugh
That's what happens when you have a wisconsin driver's license
@@nootnoot98103rd DUI and you might go to jail here
he got the weed card
"It tastes like water, it's flavourless, odorless, basically nothing."
*A+*
I like my vodka to reflect myself as a human being.
Thats exactly what vodka is supposed to be.
Basically the word is the Russian diminutive of water, so it makes sense that it wouldnt have much of a taste I guess
@@teergeret yeah, vodka is required to be distilled to 190 proof, then it’s proofed down to 80-100 with water to get out as many off flavors as possible
Vodka is a unique drink. How you describe it's quality is completely unintuitive. Generally speaking, a better vodka has *less* pronounced flavors. A basic way to look at it is that it should be as flavorless as possible. Obviously as you get more invested into it it does get a little more complex, but that's the gist.
Which is honestly why I prefer whiskey, like Scotch or Bourbon, because it's way more interesting in my opinion. Even the cheapest whiskeys are more interesting than the most expensive vodkas I've tried. But, to each there own.
You people need help,if vodka has no taste,you have a problem. That shit is gross
I didn't get it why Popov got A- and Smirnoff got C-, while both being described in pretty much the same way.
Не совсем, он заявил о какой левой сладости, что как бы косяк, сивуха там и прочее.
ну нам не понять)
Popov is maybe cheaper little bit idk
I thought the same thing.
Smirnoff: This is what Vodka should be -> C -
Pinnacle: This burns but not in a totally horrible way (meaning only slightly horrible) -> B
He does not look or talk like being drunk but his grading sound too me as if he had way too much Vodka
I could remember several years ago I was addicted to alcohol. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine,alcohol and cigarettes.And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
I have heard alot of good about mushrooms and psychedelics. Really want to try them for Anxiety. Just very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need!
Hey! Yes very sure of Dr.alishrooms. a single dose of shrooms saved me from cigarettes addiction. 6 years clean. no cravings. this doesn't sound weird to me in any way shape or form.
I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice! I went on a microdose treatment for a couple of months and within the first week, every sight of a cigarette got me questioning why I was doing all that to myself. It really works.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
You know, I’m somewhat of a professional alcoholic myself
im just a regular alcoholic
My dad knows all about that
Same, Iam also have two
certificate of apprenticeship as a chef.. So .. yeah.. Life..
Ya but you dont get paid and cry in the walmart bike section every week
@@thelapisapplegaming2064 go play some games, you stupid apple
Him: “vodka shouldn’t burn going down”
Me: what the fuck have I been drinking
@Rude and Not Ginger but that's what makes it great
Smirnoff is the best thing to drink. It's the best for mixing and drinking straight. As a soldier, $7 for a bottle and medium jug of fruit juice was all I spent on alcohol for about two weeks. Cheap, high-quality mellow feeling minus the awful hangovers.
You've been missing out
This is Bob, professional alcoholic, and professional drug addict.
I laughed so hard. Thank you.
"little bit of citrus, little bit of apple"
The only thing I taste when tasting vodka is pain
I don't understand how you could taste anything else besides ethanol when drinking any type of vodka
Honestly he's full of shit
It depends on how u drink it too hes drinking it straight, if u mixed it u shouldn’t taste anything really
@@Nolabray21 anything beyond 75% mixer 25% vodka and the vodka just overpowers everything
The worst vodka I ever had was a local high end micro-distillery. Tasted like melted plastic bags. My friend worked there and was so proud. I didn't have the heart to tell her.
Were you also tiring to sleep with her?
Lol I jest
Its hard to let passionate people down
@@wormboymm1 u were blasted when u typed that.
@@yankees4202he was definitely off shrooms or edibles 💀
@@sweatymcfly3018 are you mentally stunted?
Him- *tastes Smirnoff*
"hmmm doesn't taste like anything"
Me- *tastes Smirnoff and cringes for a minute straight while my esophagus slowly disintegrates*
werewolves are known to have sensitive nostrils.
Savannah S n
give him a break he was probably just super drunk and lonely while reading the comments
aw someone should watch some snuff videos and grow up
internet are full of comments of what people feel , the internet is life to someone people
"No taste. The law of what vodka should be.... I give it a C."
im almost certain he was talking about what the general misguided notion of vodka is, rather than what its actually supposed to be.
I thought smirnoff was gonna get a A smh.
No. Vodka is supposed to have a really mild flavour. That's the reason why it's filtered, after all, after it has been distilled. You don't triple distill, quintuple filter stuff if you want them to have a very conspicuous flavour.
+Tommy "Johny" Wiseau That's funny considering it isn't so.
I think you're missing his point. He basically said Smirnoff had nothing bad about it, but nothing exceptional either. In other words, it's middle of the road. That's more or less the definition of a "C" grade.
This is what you call "bottom-shelf vodka"? my friends you're living the high life!
Exactly 💀
Where are you all from?
its not bottom shelf until youre BLIND
I tried Grey Goose again recently. Second time around after many years of alcoholism. I seriously thought that it tasted about the same quality as Popov. I took about 52 shots and absolutely could not tell the difference.
Im sorry 52?
52???? U alive????
YOU WHAT??
guys he's talking about the equivalent of being shot in the liver 52 times
@@raiisleep lmao
"We Made a Vodka Expert Blind"
Shit, that's some good stuff.
I laughed way too hard at this
It ain't that hard just pour that pinnacle on his eyes.
yeah, that's some good methanol
let him taste test moonshine
A friend of mine from Canada was visiting here in the US and was treated to genuine East Tennessee moonshine.
I laughed so hard at him after he drank some of the moonshine because the next day he asked if we go blind drinking that stuff........ I told him No but he swore he went blind till he wokke up the next day
Literally all vodka tastes like shit.
smirnoff is the easiest to chug though
smells like rubbing alcohol and tastes like shite, idk how people drink ANY sort of vodka.
Agreed. I'll stick with my 99 proof bananas.
not ciroc
BananaCellphone that shit tastes good
Popov reminds me of drinking as a kid. Friends would fill water bottles with it (cause there’s just so much in the bottle) then they’d leave the water bottles around the house. You ever just open a water bottle and take a drink, only to find out it’s pure vodka? Great times
"Tastes like nothing... A-"
"Tastes like nothing... C+"
Notice how regarding Smirnoff he also said that "this is what the law says vodka should be" yet gives it a rating undeserving of such a description. A perfect example of these types of "experts" really just liking to run their mouth. Pure pomposity.
As an "actual" expert on alcohols since my sailing and college days, when it comes to the standard cheap stuff, at least in the US, Smirnoff is hard to beat. When in Europe I'll usually go for Serkova if I had to choose between the two. I find the taste differences between corn vs grain so subtle that it's negligible - motivating me to simply reach for the cheaper option.
you sounded really fucking pomous there
The way he greets the vodka bottles is how I greet my old friends.
Popov!
Long time no see! We havent blacked out together in yearsssss
>don’t have a lot of confidence in this one
Greg! In a plastic giant jug
@@SomeTomahawk my new phrase.. thank you
As an Aussie where a 700ml bottle of Smirnoff costs about $30usd, hearing him say "all cost under $12..." hurt
Yeah I can get a bottle of smirnoff for under 10 bucks...you guys down under getting screwed
Why does it cost so much
Jonathan Perez If it’s for the same reason it does here in Canada, probably some combination of liquor import duty (Smirnoff is made in the US) and liquor and sales taxes
Same in Nz mate, sucks
@LION KING haha yep but all whiskey sucks and I just want cheap vodka to mix with coke to be honest
As a person who sometimes likes Vodka and has drank Smirnoff my whole life I am really wanting to try the Popov now.
Popov is my go to! I was literally drinking it while watching this review.
Same all I drink is smirnoff it’s the best bang for the buck I think
its really strong tasting imo. not a fan.
This man is a champ, I would be dry heaving after the first sip regardless of the quality lmao
''Me? Oh I work at Playboy.''
''Sweet! What do u do over there?''
''Uhh... I drink alcohol.''
Matt sounds like a good fucking job m8
"Jeez, that bad?"
Matt he also isn't all that appealing of a person. This man is very lucky
looks like it fits him too... heh
shit he said he was professional, shit I'd bet 80 percent of us qualify as "professional alcoholics" lmao
plot twist: all he tasted was water and he was bullshitting the whole time.
Nope, look at the church windows (Marangoni effect) on the inner surface of glasses.
thats why u need to stop skipping classes mate
Gray Wolf Cringe
There were legs on the glass.
@Gray Wolf r/giantneckbeardredditorsanonymous
Cheap vodka has her own clarity for me. Most of my life I've been drinking absolute, smirnov, serkova and stuff. After, having some better, higher end, vodka I have to say that cheap vodka is sometimes a better psychological experience
absolut is a cheap vodka? Isn't Absolut like the brand that started luxury vodka in the first place? I remeber reading somewhere that until Grey Goose came along out of nowhere as a marketing gimmick to convince people that they were french and fancy in the 90s (despite France having no vodka producing history to speak of), pretty sure absolut was the most expensive vodka on the market. Maybe I'm just plebian, but I think it tastes pretty good too
@@Muzikman127 absolut costs like 15€ for real, I'm not exactly aware of its history. I do agree though, I really enjoy absolut's taste too
As someone who works at a liquor store, the Popov buyers notice that herbal and savory quality that’s why they buy it.
Does anybody really drink vodka for the flavour?
Mr Lebowski that’s what u tell yourself if u drink too often 😅
Literally no one. Vodka has one use, to get you drunk fast.
vodka isnt even supposed to have flavor lmao
Haha you are right
It can be really good but you need to know how to drink it
"Professional Alcoholic", this guy pulled off the greatest con in human history.
Professional weed tester is the only better con if we're being honest.
@@jayjay86443 not if you prefer alcohol
I’m the 1000th like you’re welcome
@Sheldon Julius But can you get away with that outside of California?
indulgence I had a wonderful time watching this! Amazing work as always! Thank you very much! Have a great day! ❤️
Our taste buds do need more praise than we might observer.
Man i would love watching people identifying legendary stuff just by taste in a competition
you know youre a seasoned alcoholic when you think smirnoff tastes like 'nothing'
Boppa101 dude. He's a "Professional alcoholic"
LadyS I don't know what's worse
mustafa rizvi 😂😂😂😂😂
thank you. I was sacred for myself for a sec
It tastes like nothing but feels like an 1800's brain surgery
Unpopular opinion: all vodkas Taste like different brands of hand sanitizers.
As someone who used to be a 12yr old vodka alcoholic I’d have to agree
Think thats the popular opinion.
Yessir
as much as i've drank vodka, it never grew on me, always need a chaser to drink it
@@svmuscle7677 same, I'm more of a rum guy. It's good to drink by itself and mixes well with just about everything.
A professional alcoholic after 5 baby sips of cheap vodka: I’m not drinking any vodka for at least a month
Me, an Eastern European: Playboy, are you maybe looking for someone more qualified for the job?
I was in Las Vegas about ten yrs ago and they had a big exhibition and taste tests of a range of vodkas, all the big guns were there. When it was over Smirnoff won. I was shocked but over a thousand people voted. I guess taste is in the tongue of the beholder.
I love how he thinks there is a flavor in vodka
All I taste is pure ethanol and death
Yep me too, and bitter as shit
FYI, by federal law all distilled clear spirits must be colorless, odorless, tasteless and 95% pure ethyl alcohol at the end of the distillation process. Any color or flavor is added during the aging and bottling process.
5
Agree.
By federal law, ALL vodkas are required to be odorless, colorless, tasteless, and 95% pure ethyl alcohol at the end of the distillation process. In other words Everclear or pure grain alcohol. The flavorings are added as water is added to make the alcohol save to drink. So you are correct except for the death part.
Same thing with tequila, Patron Silver tastes the same as any bottom shelf tequila to me, harsh.
All those are top shelf high quality stuff in eastern europe. Let's see him chug some proper slavic lamp oil next.
Hello from Latvia
This made me laugh
Nobody drinks those in Europe.
@@hourakenmg9627 you clearly haven't been everywhere in Europe
@@user-yj3ti9rg7n I live in europe. :/
I don't know anybody that drinks vodka for the taste. It avoids the middlemen and takes you quickly to that sweet oblivion we're all chasing.
The problem with being a vodka expert is you're a vodka expert
If I was a professional liquor taster I would have the same response to each one
"This one tastes like ass"
did you ever taste an ass, I never did myself, but I'd expect of a clean anus not to taste any different from a clean hand: skin (why the fuck am I even talking about this, seriously)
nah man a clean anus has got a rich and complex flavor
same bro
@@Remyria The key with Tasting Ass , be it top shelf ass or bottom shelf Ass , is a nice smooth ass on the way down and a burning ass after taste to finnish
Assholes taste better than vodka. They're kind of musky and sweet and a lot less bitter than vodka.
You defeated the purpose of this video by telling him that the vodka was from the bottom shelf? He's already going to be prejudiced simply because it's not a top shelf. That's how you distinguish an expert from an amateur.
You also should blind fold them or at least not show them the brand.
Did we? Seems like people now have better idea what vodka to buy if they're looking for a cheap one...
After they review it is when you should show them the brand. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Ben Montes HE REVIEWED IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE BRAND, GAVE A GRADE, THEN THE BOTTLE WAS REVEALED TO HIM. DID YOU WATCH THE VIDEO?
Why in the beginning of the video did he state 'I'm going to taste test bottom shelf vodka". The audience should know that the vodka is cheap not the person doing the taste testing. Therefore, when he does the taste test he won't have the thought of bottom shelf vodka in his head. No need to get angry, it's just common sense.
I really appreciated this video. Well done!
Pretty pleasantly surprised of his critiques. He wasn't a snob or pompous like i would imagined a professional vodka taster would be.. Thanks algorithm.
*waits for the day Smirnoff tastes like nothing to me*
It doesnt taste like much if its chilled, too bad its $43 aud for 700ml so i barely touch it.
wtf that costs like 10 $ in germany xD
Logurt
holy shit! 1.75L is 18$ usd in florida
Jared Ragan 25$ in Kenya
Logurt wtf 😭 it's cheap here like $20ish
I would of gave him a glass of water.
" Alright, good taste, feels like water in the mouth, possibly made from grain?"
"Very unoffensive. The most neutral of all the Vodkas." :D
would have you idiot not would of
+microage I like that you used no punctuation while calling someone an idiot over grammar.
John B
I don't care about punctuation. I care about using the right words.
Well, Vodka comes from the Russian word Vada (water), so...
I appreciate that he was honest.
The people that sold grey goose had to wait 5 years before making another vodka brand and after the time was expired they made pinnacle
"So... What do you do for a living?"
"I'm a professional alcoholic." 😂
Slay ReX I
Shut up
I’m high af and laughed for like 5 minuets 😂
Im a house painter which is pretty much a professional alcoholic.
*an
this dude looks exactly like he's a professional alcoholic in association with playboy
@83rdox this fucking comment
So a C-?
*Secret Tip:* Filter your Vodka in any legitimate Water Filter. Comes out tasting smooth and easy on the palate.
The problem with filtering is that you can just use the money from buying the filters to just buy a cleaner tasting vodka.
This is exactly what I picture a vodka expert looking like
you shouldn't have told him that its cheap vodka, THEN this would be interesting
still good tho
yeah that would have been a lot more amusing and honestly the title kind of baited me into thinking it was that, not sure if I would have opened the video otherwise
Smirnoff is considered the middle of the road vodka in Ireland. You don't want to taste our bottom shelf shit.
Why would you drink vodka at all if you live in a country that's famous for its whiskey and ale?
As a general rule I'm a lager man. But night clubs don't generally have beer taps and only serve mixed drinks, this is why we all know our shitty vodka here. Double Vodka and Redbull is my preferred club drink. Although I'd prefer a pint.
Gerard Byrne are you kidding? Here in Australia the majority of drinks sold at any given nightclub are on tap. How strange.
I know what you're talking about. Don't drink those pls, you might go blind
It's not exactly bottom shelf here. Popov is though, and that was the best according to this guy
The difference between a $7 bottle of PX discount Smirnoff and Grey Goose is about $60.
"I'm a professional alcoholic" - The Demoman
It all tastes like hand sanitizer to me
If I could like this comment more than once I would
one thing this party could use is more....
Figaro Figaro
As I reminisce never forgot when I was very broke, shot the popov straight couldn't afford to cop the cherry coke
ALL CAPS
They should have thrown in some top shelf vodka that a long time ago he rated as A or A+ as controls in between the bottom-shelf. Otherwise, he already knows all of them are bottom shelf, so he's psychologically expecting all of them to taste like crap and it skews his assessments.
If they did that the world would know they're just full of shit
>he's psychologically expecting all of them to taste like crap
That's the point-- it's an assessment of shit vodka. Therefore an A is an A only for shit vodka. If you compared top shelf to bottom shelf you'd just end up with a bunch of Ds and maybe one C.
no. The thing is they could be tasting great and he woudlnt notice and would still rate them as shit compared to more expensive drinks. This has been proven with wine snob/tasters. What you tell them the wine costs influences theri opinion so mch that many wine tasters even rate theier own previusly good rated wines as bad if they are told its cheap
That's why you DON'T tell them the price...
As OP suggested, they should have thrown in some BLIND taste test pours of top shelf Vodka to truly bring out the most accurate ratings.
We probably have to trust the Playboy on his expertise. If he'd be a connoisseur then I would probably trust this video.
“This Vodka tastes bitter..which makes no sense”
I dont know man makes a lot of sense for my broke ass
Being an alcohol expert for Playboy, sounds like a dream job you could be proud of, and ashamed of, at the same time. Fancy and sophisticated, yet somehow trashy at the same time.
Flavours in Vodka ? I thought people suffered through the pain until they’re pissed
When someone takes a shot straight and doesn't flinch a muscle than they are going through some shit fam
James Beckham that’s sad
@@midnight_bass wow
@@midnight_bass Damn you're the one going through some shit if you drink it even though you don't like it
tom lewis You really shouldn’t drink until you’re at least like 19-20, it shortens your life significantly, you know?
Didn't know Bill Gates was a professional alcoholic
amrdonna 7 thats his cousin bob fence
amrdonna 7 Jeff Bezos became the worlds richest man and bill took it hard...now he's an alcoholic
It's how he made his fortune.
amrdonna 7 .
I'm reminded of a JonTron quote on a vodka video; "the taste is somewhere between antiseptic and poison."
Wow, someone (ahermm: Popov) has paid the mighty algorithm for a place under the sun. This is a 2016 video and people are flocking to it.
My dads a professional alcoholic
Is he still really your dad?
SULLY my dad must be a professional shopper; he's been "buying milk" for 30 years now
Meme Lording 420 upvote
well maybe an amateur unless he's paid.
My dads a professional magician 🎩 , disappeared on me before I even got to see him. I plan to follow the family tradition
Professional alcoholic, huh after my wife left I became quite a professional alcoholic myself
I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings.
Professional means you get paid to do something. This man is being paid to drink alcohol
@@14AspenDrive i don't think that's the definition of professional
@@14AspenDriveman 1 joke and the internet shits itself
@@gangstalicious8006
pro·fes·sion·al
/prəˈfeSH(ə)n(ə)l/
adjective
2.
engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
*sipping smirnoff straight* "hm tastes like nothing"
me: *has a coughing fit*
I had a $10 closeout gallon jug of UV Chocolate Vodka for years and it was always there when I needed it.
If any modeling agencies are watching this, that's my arm in the video and in the wine tasting videos as well.
Hey. You talk when we tell you that you can talk.
HAHA
I have a upcoming movie called Handjobs
You in??
Jeremy Repanich I can't even lie, that is a grade A arm right there. I'd hit.
Dude got more conservative with his grades after giving popov an A- 😂
"This Smirnoff tastes exactly like a vodka should. C+."
@@bradlauk1419 exactly what the law states it should, big difference.
@@bradlauk1419 yeah like wtf I thought it would be at least A ...
Brad Lauk there is no way I can fault it in anyway, it’s basically perfect
@@ryleypalmer it probably gets that mellow flavor of off the plastic jug :D
Great video.luv it !
That was great. Very informative.
Vodka isn‘t supposed to taste like hand desinfectant?
I mean, if you're the kind that buys flavored vodka. I'm not that fancy.
I add my own disinfectant to the plain stuff
Wait... hand sanitizer isnt vodka???
Wait it isn’t?
@@brokenking5044 i thought chlorox is vodka ?
@@hauntologicalwittgensteini2542 I'm pretty sure it's a mixer
*Talking about Smirnoff*
“This is excactly what Vodka should taste like”
“I’ll give this a C+”
what??
he meant that Smirnoff tastes NOTHING, which is a must have with vodkas. He didn't meant "This is the best vodka ever."
He meant there are better nothings than Smirnoff
Black Smirnoff is ok - but red is not.
Finlandia and Absolut very, very good.
Then some smoked flavored vodkas very good.
Bison grass vodka - good.
Luksusowa is potato vodka.
The worst vodkas are those from plastic bottles - bleh.
He was making it clear that it was what people expect from vodka, just because it meets expectations does not make it perfect, clearly he likes one with character.
if you're going to put something in quotes, then at least have the decency to quote it correctly. thats clearly not what he said or what he meant.
To be honest my speech would be slur after the first glass it’s amazing he’s still able to explain with such detail
1:12 POPOV is actually really good for how cheap it is. You can get a bottle that big for around $17 and it's easy to drink.
This isn't expert I do not see his official Adidas tasting jacket nor is he squatting while he drinks
Groovy Panda and he's not Polish or russian
Groovy Panda cheeki breeki cyka blayt rush B
or german
Or from Eastern Europe or Finland
Groovy Panda, ha ! I knew I'd find that one person who hate and say he's not legit or know what he's talking about. Thank you
The only vodka I've ever drunk is Smirnoff. He said the taste was "inoffensive". I wonder what all the other strong vodkas must taste like, since Smirnoff itself makes me want to puke.
Get some Grey Goose. I hate Smirnoff
@Steven 45 who do you refer to?
If you're ballin on a budget, try Tito's vodka
Luksosowa is a really good potato vodka.
It's not that severe. There's calling people lightweights for not enjoying toilet wine mixed with absynth and there's correctly identifying you as a lightweight
Loved this!
I'm a chef,but it still cracks me up about people(foodies,craft beer snobs,vapers,drinkers) who overanalyze everything they consume.All this pretense about nuance,notes and tones about something that either gets pissed out,yacked up,flushed down the toilet,or some combination thereof.
I like this guy he was very unpretentious
Agree. I also really liked that it was completely blind. He seriously didn't seem know what Vodka's they were until they showed them to him based on how surprised he was bout Popov.
I'd like to go drinking with him.
If this is "unpretentious" in America OMG, how fake is everyone over there???
Watching this guy makes me wonder if I should visit the doctor tomorrow and ask him for some serious pain killers and tranquilizers.
The energy this guy puts out is that of a corpse that died 200 years ago.
I love my drinks but keep this guy away from me.
Please.
Monotony is completely unrelated to pretentiousness. He was humble in admitting that he was surprised when it was the case, and stayed open until he tasted the vodka. I don't think you've seen many spirit reviewers if you think this one is pretentious.
He's sitting in a bar reviewing vodka. If he went any farther than yelling "Pinnacle, yes!" it would have been too much.
And corpses don't die. You fucking jag
How much vodka do I have to consume before I start tasting sweetness in Smirnoff?
apparently 3-4 sips...
sweetness should kick in after the second bottle.
damatrix1001 the sweetness was in the svedka vodka.
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I tried to make bloody Mary with smirnoff. It gave it a weird sweetness almost like sweet and low or something
The spirit experts in my area curse a lot more and are partially naked most of the time. I like this guy better.
a taste expert for the most tasteless spirit in existence
lmfao
"A good vodka should be neutral . . . This one's made with 3,000 different herbs - hey that's pretty good"
"This vodka is really neutral which is why it's not good."
Make up your damn mind man
Eh, it is like the Vodka isn't good at being complex or being neutral.
He was saying a good Vodka should be neutral because thats what the general consensus says. That wasn't his real opinion.
Robinson Joe Agreed 100%
Robinson Joe it's a trade off vodka is generally "neutral" but the more neutral it is due to the amount of times it was distilled but with neutral comes that burning alcohol smell ... doesn't always mean quality try grey goose next to belvedere "grey goose smells like rubbing alcohol while belvedere is far less offensive
*Channel that's been dead for three years*
TH-cam: "Yeah now I'm gonna recommend this"
Same.
And here we go again.
2021 and there still at it
I don't even drink
Here I am
Somehow this video always ends up on my recommendations and i always watch it. This is my 4th time and i have no idea why
I usually drink Stoli unless I'm trying something new. But I started with Popov as a young man, and I even still like it-- I have claimed to people for years that Popov is the best cheap vodka by far. It feels good to see an expert of the same opinion.
Him: "There's a little hint of sweetness"
Me: "There's a little hint of death"
There's a little hint of hand sanitizer
@@rubekwanten4596 how do you guys always know how hand sanitizer tastes?
@@JOhnDoe-nl4wj magic
Idk bout you but I like vodka on it’s own it’s like sweet and savoury
Rube Kwanten the handsanitiser joke is over used now
Idk how tf he’s drinking it saying it tastes like nothing. Vodka tastes like regret and comes up just as fast as it goes down
I have yet to drink alcohol. Than again I'm 20
Yet your suppose to take it fast shot.
@@nelzelpher2088 Yeah, unless you just kind of...eh, you may be fine, but I've seen so many people FUCK (and not in the fun way) after they're in college, never had a drink, go crazy.
@@nelzelpher2088 Why are you watching cheap vodka reviews, planning for the future?
@@movessmitt6427 it's fun to watch people drink it.
I had a bartender make a bet with me that I couldn’t taste the difference between vodkas. He said I could drink free all night if I correctly identified 3 vodkas. He didn’t tell me which vodkas he would be using. I correctly identified the first to be stolichnya, the second was absolut, and the last one was grey goose. He was amazed that anyone could identify the flavors of each vodka. It all started when I asked him for a polish potato vodka. He thought I was bs’ing him about vodka flavors. Well, I got to drink free that night.
rip Stolichnaya, now its "Stoli Vodka"
@@pkarrk6893since when?
@@pkarrk6893nope, stoli and Stolichnaya are totally separate brands.
I used to think that taking pictures would be the best job to have at Playboy. It’s still the best job, but now we have a definitive number 2.
Bottom shelf vodka: "This is ethanol filtered through a colander filled with gravel from someone's driveway."
Top shelf vodka: "Exquisite! A smooth body characterized by the cloying scent of peroxide, with subtle notes of hand sanitizer and a finish that reminds me of disinfecting a wound."
I tried the Popov and it smacks with crap hang overs
Idk, Belvedere is definitely a significant improvement over your Popovs I think
Try ciroc. The only vodka I’ve ever had that didn’t have a hand sanitizer taste lol
Luksusowa is best vodka. Not much more expensive than these, and as someone who can't do dark liquor and is in love with all clear, Luksusowa is the vodka I keep around at all times. Best mule vodka on earth.
@@ChunkyWaterisReal Because Luksusowa Export is actually a vodka and not a mix of alcohol with water. It has a Polish Vodka trademark with strict regulations when it comes to products and process of destilation. Only other brands with this trademark are all top shelf like Chopin or Belvedere.
Professional alcoholic 😂💯🍸🍺
Hey, I'm one to! But of the beer-that's-on-sale variety. Currently it's Goose Island IPA BOGO week! Decent stuff
Mario Ramirez
So just because you drink alcohol, that means you're a alcoholic?
that could be my grandpa
@@slayer1112911 no, just because you cant stop drinking alcohol makes you an alcoholic
@BC FOSTER they were a bit wrong on the explanation there... But basically what @Ya Dingus was referring to is when people cant stop drinking alcohol meaning alcohol becomes this addictive thing that turns into something unhealthy because if youre addicted to something you tend to want to consume it as much as you can and we all know its not good for our health if you consume too much alcohol... Drinking alcohol is fine and all but you gotta have a limit... So yeah, the "cant stop drinking alcohol" doesnt always necessarily mean that that person is addictive but in that context they were talking about addiction rather than your lifestyle/habit/hobby
I consider myself a vodka connoisseur and I prefer Popov.
UV does taste peculiar but I still continue to buy sometimes for the low price.
I enjoyed your reviews!
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What’s up with the zebra emoji?
as a "vodka expert" myself, i keep going back to smirov. it just disappears in any drink, it gets buried under any other alcohol if you wanna boost the proof without changing the flavor, it's cheap, it;s walmart available, it gets you drunk, it doesnt taste like plastic. I just keep going back to it. I love a good whiskey and coke but i find that ramping up the proof and drinking less coke is my secret sauce, so do equal parts smirnov and whiskey and it tastes the same, you get that balance of the whiskey flavor and the coke and it gets you twice as drunk, so that's fun.