Funny that you say that. My wife and I did a blind taste test for vodka. Grey Goose Absolut, Skyy, Svedka, Smirnoff, Ciroc, couple of others and both tasting notes for Ciroc mentioned a strong grape flavor... different strokes :)

D’oh! A friend gave you a flavored vodka, and you are not big vodka fans? Anyway, you could just re-gift to someone who is a big distilled spirit fan (if you need it, I can give my mailing address). You can also save it for...

its gotta be a city thing...cuz i go to the berkshires in mass.-ny border..i get all my booze there-its $19.99 a case...-no tax...skyy vodka here is $27 plus tax -i get it there for 19.99-no tax(almost 50% higher )...i dont get...

If you want a fairly good guide for almost anything you could have in a bar, and both top shelf and budget items for all of these thigns, check out: http://www.tastings.com/spirits/best_bar.html I think it’s on with both the...

Sorry if this is a dumb thread to some but I’m newcomer when it comes to tails(and spirits for that matter). Right now, I’m trying to put togeter a inventory so that I can make an array of tails, but I am a little...

Pisco is a white brandy made in Peru and Chile, their national spirit (Bolivians drink a lot of it, too). I mainly use it in the Pisco Sour tail Cachaça is the national spirit of Brazil, a liquor made from fermented cane juice. It...

’t have the exact wording ... but the tone was there is no ‘there there’ in vodka. Fast forward ... a question on the Spirits board about Polish or Russian vodka and I stumble across this list of world-wide vodkas. http

My preference runs to gin too, but you can’t beat One Market’s $2.50 Herb Caen special—Skyy vodka and Vya vermouth—especially if it’s vodka, you gotta taste some vermouth. I don’t know how long...

appreciate everyone’s input in expanding my 'spirited' horizons!

, or Cognac sipping. When I have folks over they know they are in for a treat, or to be overwhelmed. I use cabinets in my kitchen. A high one which is handy because I am tall. This has the basic dozen bottles of spirits, vermouth,...

The same thing happened to me at the airport. They had Mandarin Napoleon so I ordered one. But after the bartender poured it, it was splashing around in the glass way too much to be a cordial. It moved like neutral spirit. It was...