We Made a Vodka Expert Blind Taste Test Bottom-Shelf Vodka

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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[@oggeenock]

Him drinking vodka: Herbal, almost a little bit of a savory quality Me drinking vodka: *Mmmhhmmm hand sanitizer*

[@liojaramillo2837]

😂😂😂😂

[@leongeiseler2885]

Ogeenock legend💪🏻

[@Hello-yx5yv]

Hehe

[@robrowboski3057]

These fuckers just imagine these flavor profiles lol

[@NRB451]

"I'm getting notes of Germ-x, perhaps even a little hint of Purell on the finish..."

[@Consul99]

"It tastes like water, it's flavourless, odorless, basically nothing." *A+*

[@soakingbook]

I like my vodka to reflect myself as a human being.

[@teergeret]

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

[@xx_epicgaymer69_xx41]

@@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

[@royalcat10]

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.

[@sadetwizelve]

You people need help,if vodka has no taste,you have a problem. That shit is gross

[@johnsmithwatson]

The Man called himself "professional alcoholic". Absolutely legend.

[@Hensch69]

If you're getting paid to drink alcohol that's kind of the definition

[@Cornell90]

hahahah exactly my thoughts too, legend. He even says it with no smirk on his face.. what a man

[@reecegg]

half of the UK has said this at some point in their life

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Exactly half?

[@seife41]

no, the most obvious joke

[@MasterBeighter]

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"

[@Beepisz99]

10/10 didn't burn my mouth (again)

[@FreeDiddy-69]

Driving while drunk: “Gets pulled over” Jason: “Shows professional alcoholic card” Officer: Good day sir.

[@SNAPLINKSLLC]

Lol underrated comment

[@bowskee]

That gave me a good period of laugh

[@nootnoot9810]

That's what happens when you have a wisconsin driver's license

[@Schwec021]

@@nootnoot98103rd DUI and you might go to jail here

[@bigjawline9235]

he got the weed card

[@maxfison6991]

You know, I’m somewhat of a professional alcoholic myself

[@eldenboi8354]

im just a regular alcoholic

[@jediael9906]

My dad knows all about that

[@Stian1342]

Same, Iam also have two certificate of apprenticeship as a chef.. So .. yeah.. Life..

[@thelapisapplegaming2064]

Ya but you dont get paid and cry in the walmart bike section every week

[@maxfison6991]

@@thelapisapplegaming2064 go play some games, you stupid apple

[@raghavsagar6362]

The way he greets the vodka bottles is how I greet my old friends.

[@dillansmit5418]

Popov!

[@theItalianshamrock]

Long time no see! We havent blacked out together in yearsssss

[@tyronejmal6345]

>don’t have a lot of confidence in this one

[@SomeTomahawk]

Greg! In a plastic giant jug

[@swozzlesticks3068]

@@SomeTomahawk my new phrase.. thank you

[@ShinyRedGrapple]

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.

[@brocky]

LOL!

[@wobblybobengland]

Talking to God on the big porcelain telephone

[@ShinyRedGrapple]

@@wobblybobengland Stainless steel toilets in the drunk tank.

[@albuquerquenm3543]

Yikes

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Vancouver Deal

[@helpmeiaminpain6806]

As an Aussie where a 700ml bottle of Smirnoff costs about $30usd, hearing him say "all cost under $12..." hurt

[@RikkiSan1]

Yeah I can get a bottle of smirnoff for under 10 bucks...you guys down under getting screwed

[@jamesbunda806]

Why does it cost so much

[@casey6556]

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

[@noahsimon9545]

Same in Nz mate, sucks

[@noahsimon9545]

@LION KING haha yep but all whiskey sucks and I just want cheap vodka to mix with coke to be honest

[@austen9556]

Him: “vodka shouldn’t burn going down” Me: what the fuck have I been drinking

[@totallynotlogic9849]

@Rude and Not Ginger but that's what makes it great

[@MoeinthePhilippines]

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.

[@Alex_Aramayo]

You've been missing out

[@seanleith5312]

This is Bob, professional alcoholic, and professional drug addict.

[@TheJokerZProductions]

I laughed so hard. Thank you.

[@savannahm.4787]

Him- *tastes Smirnoff* "hmmm doesn't taste like anything" Me- *tastes Smirnoff and cringes for a minute straight while my esophagus slowly disintegrates*

[@Cypeq]

werewolves are known to have sensitive nostrils.

[@985bully]

Savannah S n

[@k4ze7]

give him a break he was probably just super drunk and lonely while reading the comments

[@ZaneRogier]

aw someone should watch some snuff videos and grow up

[@ZaneRogier]

internet are full of comments of what people feel , the internet is life to someone people

[@peterbear4413]

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.

[@cedric7751]

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.

[@antonr2-d250]

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.

[@davidmcguire6043]

@@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.

[@mikebolan3068]

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?

[@Deatheater4444]

@@davidmcguire6043 'Flavor' should be in giant flashing quotes, I feel.

[@igrvks]

All those are top shelf high quality stuff in eastern europe. Let's see him chug some proper slavic lamp oil next.

[@ДартКсенос]

Hello from Latvia

[@EstrayOne]

This made me laugh

[@hourakenmg9627]

Nobody drinks those in Europe.

[@ДартКсенос]

@@hourakenmg9627 you clearly haven't been everywhere in Europe

[@hourakenmg9627]

@@ДартКсенос I live in europe. :/

[@jamesbubu]

"Professional Alcoholic", this guy pulled off the greatest con in human history.

[@jayjay86443]

Professional weed tester is the only better con if we're being honest.

[@Shadow-oq2th]

@@jayjay86443 not if you prefer alcohol

[@slamx45]

I’m the 1000th like you’re welcome

[@heyokaikaggen6288]

@Sheldon Julius But can you get away with that outside of California?

[@danielhall6888]

"We Made a Vodka Expert Blind" Shit, that's some good stuff.

[@AureliusR]

I laughed way too hard at this

[@maosama3695]

It ain't that hard just pour that pinnacle on his eyes.

[@rere4202]

yeah, that's some good methanol

[@artemisxo6734]

let him taste test moonshine

[@nazfan01]

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

[@tavv2775]

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.

[@vishalsameejason]

whatt???

[@morrow49]

Priorities

[@derp195]

Legend

[@marcelluswallace4598]

Chad

[@obi-wanadoobie9917]

i salute your shorts

[@scottyrotty]

I love how he thinks there is a flavor in vodka All I taste is pure ethanol and death

[@juno3287]

Yep me too, and bitter as shit

[@RCSTILE]

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

[@goral705]

Agree.

[@RCSTILE]

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.

[@williammerkel1410]

Same thing with tequila, Patron Silver tastes the same as any bottom shelf tequila to me, harsh.

[@StringaBell17]

Does anybody really drink vodka for the flavour?

[@funkypol4817]

Mr Lebowski that’s what u tell yourself if u drink too often 😅

[@CheeseyMilkshakes]

Literally no one. Vodka has one use, to get you drunk fast.

[@powderedwater4742]

vodka isnt even supposed to have flavor lmao

[@JJ-pb5ub]

Haha you are right

[@suckingybalssy]

It can be really good but you need to know how to drink it

[@Stevefrench644]

I enjoyed this way more than Buzzfeed's videos of expert reviews. This guy doesn't come off smug and doesn't talk shit about the stuff he claims to enjoy so much.

[@areuswhite9670]

Is buzzfeed still a fucking thing?

[@HadesHades]

Yeah surprisingly they are still huge

[@midnightvegeta]

Steve French I hate the last coffee expert taste test on buzzfeed. The so-called "expert" is so annoying, 10/10 would punch his face.

[@cdc71792]

love that profile lmao

[@flipwannet]

steve french you should go back to the trailer park and hangout with bubbles and maybe maul randy and lahey

[@EgorKlenov]

I didn't get it why Popov got A- and Smirnoff got C-, while both being described in pretty much the same way.

[@evgenyreshetnikov3483]

Не совсем, он заявил о какой левой сладости, что как бы косяк, сивуха там и прочее.

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

ну нам не понять)

[@Sphyn0x]

Popov is maybe cheaper little bit idk

[@CptWhit3y]

I thought the same thing.

[@KiHToG]

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

[@dimitrosg]

If I was a professional liquor taster I would have the same response to each one "This one tastes like ass"

[@Remyria]

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)

[@zoranhacker]

nah man a clean anus has got a rich and complex flavor

[@FE4RALMIGHTY]

same bro

[@causetheplumstasteyum7848]

@@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

[@francisdec1615]

Assholes taste better than vodka. They're kind of musky and sweet and a lot less bitter than vodka.

[@dxlm6242]

plot twist: all he tasted was water and he was bullshitting the whole time.

[@szabolcsmurath]

Nope, look at the church windows (Marangoni effect) on the inner surface of glasses.

[@hanifmckagan4448]

thats why u need to stop skipping classes mate

[@paddybarber477]

Gray Wolf Cringe

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

There were legs on the glass.

[@romulus7739]

@ r/giantneckbeardredditorsanonymous

[@MuddaFugga6969]

you know youre a seasoned alcoholic when you think smirnoff tastes like 'nothing'

[@LLLadySSS]

Boppa101 dude. He's a "Professional alcoholic"

[@whatsup6787]

LadyS I don't know what's worse

[@LLLadySSS]

mustafa rizvi 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ELB1337]

thank you. I was sacred for myself for a sec

[@personalaccount4360]

It tastes like nothing but feels like an 1800's brain surgery

[@bobbybobwellington]

"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

[@ClarenceClaymore69]

Honestly he's full of shit

[@Nolabray21]

It depends on how u drink it too hes drinking it straight, if u mixed it u shouldn’t taste anything really

[@bobbybobwellington]

@@Nolabray21 anything beyond 75% mixer 25% vodka and the vodka just overpowers everything

[@slayrex3039]

"So... What do you do for a living?" "I'm a professional alcoholic." 😂

[@simociri94]

Slay ReX I

[@edgydedosur8485]

Shut up

[@kabreiedwards4465]

I’m high af and laughed for like 5 minuets 😂

[@tednugent8501]

Im a house painter which is pretty much a professional alcoholic.

[@123mcgarrigle]

*an

[@falx94]

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."

[@TheThegortega]

I tried the Popov and it smacks with crap hang overs

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Idk, Belvedere is definitely a significant improvement over your Popovs I think

[@davaday4786]

Try ciroc. The only vodka I’ve ever had that didn’t have a hand sanitizer taste lol

[@ChunkyWaterisReal]

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.

[@jakubolbrys6914]

@@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.

[@malcolmabram2957]

I do not lie, I once went to a wine tasting evening led by an expert who explained all the metrics we had to assess a wine by. We then had a series of wines to try, and judge by the metrics. We did not know what the wines were and such was revealed at the end of the evening. The most expensive scored bottom, the cheapest (some supermarket cheap plonk) came top. I remember that the most expensive tasted like vinegar and was almost undrinkable.

[@manticore4952]

That's why the French weren't too happy when cheap supermarket wine arrived.

[@theoriginaldylangreene]

Sounds like the expensive bottle was corked. Something that only happens with real wooden corks in bottles. No wine should ever taste of vinegar, it is the sign of a bacterial infection.

[@samuelwoods164]

@@theoriginaldylangreene yeah they probably knew at the tasting too, they probably had a crate or maybe more of corked expensive stuff they knew they couldn't sell to clients and got rid of it at tastings with people who didn't know wine.

[@Leperealuke]

Comme si on allait prendre en compte l"avis de mec qui mettent le vin au frigo ..

[@TC-ou8so]

I did a blind tasting of a bunch of cabs from the same vitner, different ages and price points with a group of people who allege to know their wines. At the end of the night, the $20 bottle was the winner; the $200 bottle was the bottom. Several folks were pretty upset that they got their ranking wrong. I was stoked to find out a $20 wine is all you need to impress some houseguests.

[@selkiemaine]

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.

[@wormboymm1]

Were you also tiring to sleep with her? Lol I jest Its hard to let passionate people down

[@yankees4202]

@@wormboymm1 u were blasted when u typed that.

[@sweatymcfly3018]

@@yankees4202he was definitely off shrooms or edibles 💀

[@yossarian00]

@@sweatymcfly3018 are you mentally stunted?

[@arthurmorgan4501]

Flavours in Vodka ? I thought people suffered through the pain until they’re pissed

[@midnight_bass]

When someone takes a shot straight and doesn't flinch a muscle than they are going through some shit fam

[@hisoka-san3473]

James Beckham that’s sad

[@Kaigozen]

@@midnight_bass wow

[@thatoneguy9028]

@@midnight_bass Damn you're the one going through some shit if you drink it even though you don't like it

[@taylor1999gamer]

tom lewis You really shouldn’t drink until you’re at least like 19-20, it shortens your life significantly, you know?

[@jeremyrepanich956]

If any modeling agencies are watching this, that's my arm in the video and in the wine tasting videos as well.

[@pbindulgence]

Hey. You talk when we tell you that you can talk.

[@HoangNhatDukyDuc]

HAHA

[@Aarminmusic]

I have a upcoming movie called Handjobs You in??

[@meatl0ad]

Jeremy Repanich I can't even lie, that is a grade A arm right there. I'd hit.

[@CAPDude44]

*Channel that's been dead for three years* KZbin: "Yeah now I'm gonna recommend this"

[@diamondflaw]

Same.

[@dangermouse9348]

And here we go again.

[@MrIkon83]

2021 and there still at it

[@AllCanadiaReject]

I don't even drink

[@kennyng5866]

Here I am

[@burnindownthehouse]

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.

[@yungplague1835]

Im sorry 52?

[@unapochi]

52???? U alive????

[@MozambiqueEnjoyer6097]

YOU WHAT??

[@raiisleep]

guys he's talking about the equivalent of being shot in the liver 52 times

[@triplexx]

@@raiisleep lmao

[@frailty7280]

this dude looks exactly like he's a professional alcoholic in association with playboy

[@sahiblindberg]

@83rdox this fucking comment

[@DevashishGulati]

So a C-?

[@Arkardu]

Him: "There's a little hint of sweetness" Me: "There's a little hint of death"

[@rubekwanten4596]

There's a little hint of hand sanitizer

[@JOhnDoe-nl4wj]

@@rubekwanten4596 how do you guys always know how hand sanitizer tastes?

[@rubekwanten4596]

@@JOhnDoe-nl4wj magic

[@Alexander-vm2ox]

Idk bout you but I like vodka on it’s own it’s like sweet and savoury

[@Alexander-vm2ox]

Rube Kwanten the handsanitiser joke is over used now

[@jmfm-r2q]

Professional alcoholic, huh after my wife left I became quite a professional alcoholic myself

[@freddieh5539]

I'm not an alcoholic, I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings.

[@14AspenDrive]

Professional means you get paid to do something. This man is being paid to drink alcohol

[@gangstalicious8006]

@@14AspenDrive i don't think that's the definition of professional

[@jmfm-r2q]

@@14AspenDriveman 1 joke and the internet shits itself

[@ezrasalstrom]

​@@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.

[@ARandomName9]

As someone who works at a liquor store, the Popov buyers notice that herbal and savory quality that’s why they buy it.

[@razzi0718]

*Talking about Smirnoff* “This is excactly what Vodka should taste like” “I’ll give this a C+” what??

[@barsdogukankarakoyun8798]

he meant that Smirnoff tastes NOTHING, which is a must have with vodkas. He didn't meant "This is the best vodka ever."

[@danielkamenov132]

He meant there are better nothings than Smirnoff

[@wino0000006]

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.

[@abonynge]

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.

[@ikejones5640]

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.

[@adityabose7985]

Dude got more conservative with his grades after giving popov an A- 😂

[@bradlauk1419]

"This Smirnoff tastes exactly like a vodka should. C+."

[@curtmacquarrie]

@@bradlauk1419 exactly what the law states it should, big difference.

[@ΝικόλαοςΣεργεβίδης]

@@bradlauk1419 yeah like wtf I thought it would be at least A ...

[@ryleypalmer]

Brad Lauk there is no way I can fault it in anyway, it’s basically perfect

[@ΝικόλαοςΣεργεβίδης]

@@ryleypalmer it probably gets that mellow flavor of off the plastic jug :D

[@Martensinner]

Vodka isn‘t supposed to taste like hand desinfectant?

[@eusebiusthunked5259]

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

[@brokenking5044]

Wait... hand sanitizer isnt vodka???

[@lilfytwilfy]

Wait it isn’t?

[@hauntologicalwittgensteini2542]

@@brokenking5044 i thought chlorox is vodka ?

[@eusebiusthunked5259]

@@hauntologicalwittgensteini2542 I'm pretty sure it's a mixer

[@colingoodwin2996]

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

[@nicklasveva]

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.

[@Charles_Anthony]

Get some Grey Goose. I hate Smirnoff

[@simonhersberger682]

@Steven 45 who do you refer to?

[@er84-k1x]

If you're ballin on a budget, try Tito's vodka

[@datguy9408]

Luksosowa is a really good potato vodka.

[@ngtvdlctcs4961]

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

[@jacobmacock]

So I tried Popov because of this video and I can easy say that this is a Popov advertisement because that was 90% acetone.

[@ItsJoshN]

Jacob Macock thanks for saving me the time. I’ve wanted to try it since I’ve watched this

[@FawleyJude]

It's strange that he said Popov tasted like nothing so he gave it an A, then he said Smirnoff tasted like nothing and gave it a C+.

[@thomasdrakes5963]

@@FawleyJude To me smirnoff is one of the best tasting ones

[@edmasterson4588]

@@FawleyJude smirnoff is crap too, so... he did get the worst right though, when i drank uv i thought i was going to go blind

[@stude7716]

Ukraine wheat vodka like Khlibnyi Dar is well worth trying if you like your vodka straight en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khlibnyi_Dar

[@Lipanderson]

Unpopular opinion: all vodkas Taste like different brands of hand sanitizers.

[@jamesray9829]

As someone who used to be a 12yr old vodka alcoholic I’d have to agree

[@jensclarberg6419]

Think thats the popular opinion.

[@Michael-xy8zd]

Yessir

[@svmuscle7677]

as much as i've drank vodka, it never grew on me, always need a chaser to drink it

[@Beanpolr]

@@svmuscle7677 same, I'm more of a rum guy. It's good to drink by itself and mixes well with just about everything.

[@eddymetal]

"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.

[@wtfryley]

you sounded really fucking pomous there

[@Matt-ot2bn]

''Me? Oh I work at Playboy.'' ''Sweet! What do u do over there?'' ''Uhh... I drink alcohol.''

[@macbookawesome17]

Matt sounds like a good fucking job m8

[@Stuurminator]

"Jeez, that bad?"

[@lurkkker]

Matt he also isn't all that appealing of a person. This man is very lucky

[@LucasMillerMTB]

looks like it fits him too... heh

[@imFurbs]

shit he said he was professional, shit I'd bet 80 percent of us qualify as "professional alcoholics" lmao

[@kidzruleschool]

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

[@nelzelpher2088]

I have yet to drink alcohol. Than again I'm 20

[@mollies13]

Yet your suppose to take it fast shot.

[@movessmitt6427]

@@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.

[@movessmitt6427]

@@nelzelpher2088 Why are you watching cheap vodka reviews, planning for the future?

[@nelzelpher2088]

@@movessmitt6427 it's fun to watch people drink it.

[@Jambiswag]

Hope he had a ride home

[@singhatar0912]

Hahaha dude he’s a playboy editor I’m sure he just ordered an Uber Black both ways

[@randomdeas]

He took the equivalent quantity of half a shot with those sips I think he will be fine🤣🤣🤣

[@creamythroat]

bro in total that was MAYBE a full shot, he will be fine my guy. are you new to alcohol?

[@Dead25m]

@@randomdeas Except if you just recently drank alcohol and the police stops you it can easily show up as more than you actually drank.

[@Dead25m]

@@creamythroat Are you? It's not about actually being able to drive, read my other reply. (Besides, that was def more than a full shot)

[@carloscosta7758]

This is what you call "bottom-shelf vodka"? my friends you're living the high life!

[@KristenZianourry2015]

Exactly 💀

[@newdaysjackson6161]

Where are you all from?

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

its not bottom shelf until youre BLIND

[@sirgeorgioalastrata4104]

Out on a date* Her: What do you do? Me: I'm a professional alcoholic

[@Max-ur2mo]

My dads a professional alcoholic

[@goldenduck7294]

Is he still really your dad?

[@memelording4206]

SULLY my dad must be a professional shopper; he's been "buying milk" for 30 years now

[@kk3737]

Meme Lording 420 upvote

[@expressrobkill]

well maybe an amateur unless he's paid.

[@jessejackson8356]

My dads a professional magician 🎩 , disappeared on me before I even got to see him. I plan to follow the family tradition

[@skillage18]

I would of gave him a glass of water. " Alright, good taste, feels like water in the mouth, possibly made from grain?"

[@nickn9040]

"Very unoffensive. The most neutral of all the Vodkas." :D

[@MicroageHD]

would have you idiot not would of

[@DrekavacScream]

+microage I like that you used no punctuation while calling someone an idiot over grammar.

[@MicroageHD]

John B I don't care about punctuation. I care about using the right words.

[@novantha1]

Well, Vodka comes from the Russian word Vada (water), so...

[@Jay-ate-a-bug]

As a person who sometimes likes Vodka and has drank Smirnoff my whole life I am really wanting to try the Popov now.

[@CharlieColeslaw]

Popov is my go to! I was literally drinking it while watching this review.

[@tu1469]

Same all I drink is smirnoff it’s the best bang for the buck I think

[@goldiefatale]

its really strong tasting imo. not a fan.

[@kurrizzle]

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.

[@kevooo1250]

If they did that the world would know they're just full of shit

[@deranger]

>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.

[@kevinkevin5973]

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

[@friedenstone4739]

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.

[@E.Mulchi]

We probably have to trust the Playboy on his expertise. If he'd be a connoisseur then I would probably trust this video.

[@itskmillz]

Took me 4 minutes to realize the original reason I clicked the video was a misinterpretation of the title. Just read "We Made a Vodka Expert Blind" and stopped there before clicking

[@dfhellraiser4td]

I like your style!

[@Mullehus]

I'm with you on that one, was just mindlessly soaring through youtube, until I read something that sounded ballsy and interesting "we made a vodka expert blind" and I was like SOLD. let's see what you did

[@casey6556]

Methanol can and does do that

[@damatrix1001]

How much vodka do I have to consume before I start tasting sweetness in Smirnoff?

[@kerryorwat2498]

apparently 3-4 sips...

[@shayson1357]

sweetness should kick in after the second bottle.

[@Rooroothompson]

damatrix1001 the sweetness was in the svedka vodka.

[@Zarrax2]

.

[@JamesBongo]

I tried to make bloody Mary with smirnoff. It gave it a weird sweetness almost like sweet and low or something

[@AVLZOfficial]

indulgence I had a wonderful time watching this! Amazing work as always! Thank you very much! Have a great day! ❤️

[@amrdonna7]

Didn't know Bill Gates was a professional alcoholic

[@yaboiismokey3016]

amrdonna 7 thats his cousin bob fence

[@aaaa-mk6kh]

amrdonna 7 Jeff Bezos became the worlds richest man and bill took it hard...now he's an alcoholic

[@dcm8028]

It's how he made his fortune.

[@michaeldrunkhighjordan1716]

amrdonna 7 .

[@DuoDynamo]

"It's a solid vodka". Uhh, it's liquid actually.

[@peterbach9276]

Unless you freeze it

[@pewnice92]

@@peterbach9276 bruh

[@feak8050]

pistikepowa87 bro...

[@Mario-ev9nc]

@@peterbach9276 ummmmm

[@brady.widlake]

Comedy gold

[@eemeli224]

At first I just read "We Made a Vodka Expert Blind" thinking they made him drink bootleg vodka that has methanol in it

[@StarKnight619]

Smirnoff is my go to for damn near everything. Drinking, disinfecting (if i need to), starting a fire, etc

[@Gabriella-eq9qv]

*waits for the day Smirnoff tastes like nothing to me*

[@YesCh3f]

It doesnt taste like much if its chilled, too bad its $43 aud for 700ml so i barely touch it.

[@polle420]

wtf that costs like 10 $ in germany xD

[@jaredragan1128]

Logurt holy shit! 1.75L is 18$ usd in florida

[@freewifi9292]

Jared Ragan 25$ in Kenya

[@Gabriella-eq9qv]

Logurt wtf 😭 it's cheap here like $20ish

[@jessel9481]

I'm having hangover flashbacks just from watching this.

[@tiffany3784]

That Svedka I almost vomitted!

[@CanalPanendithas]

After my first vodka experiences I couldn't even smell alcohol gel without almost throwing up

[@yeetedfetusstudios4872]

Jesse L i feel for you... I mean i can drink my brains out and wake up feeling nothing... I say it was drank out of my genes. But what I've heard it must be bad

[@tuxedomask1323]

Weaklings all of you. Lmao

[@Crunch_Buttsteak]

CHEESE ADDICT you're lucky but people like you that don't get hangovers are annoying.

[@aleksiesko885]

you shouldn't have told him that its cheap vodka, THEN this would be interesting

[@aleksiesko885]

still good tho

[@Gabriel64468]

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

[@armp1287]

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

[@Muzikman127]

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

[@armp1287]

@@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

[@Malibus_Most_Wanted]

This isn't expert I do not see his official Adidas tasting jacket nor is he squatting while he drinks

[@doxrion6914]

Groovy Panda and he's not Polish or russian

[@yourguyforham4216]

Groovy Panda cheeki breeki cyka blayt rush B

[@Hamaswife]

or german

[@jovita9323]

Or from Eastern Europe or Finland

[@cirotorres9666]

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

[@shikharshah4075]

"I'm a Professional Alcoholic" I finally know what I'm doing with my life

[@anandadaquino3604]

me too

[@DISEASEOFNORM]

Awesome reviewer. Very fair and open to anything

[@DISEASEOFNORM]

Fredrik Wahlgren I meant that he didn't change his opinion after seeing the bottle

[@MrTaylork1]

but he knew they were cheap. He could have said they were all terrible to defend the higher priced ones.

[@jamesdahl1900]

defending higher priced vodka as you put it would make a SNOB not a professional.

[@DissectingThoughts]

MrTaylork1, I don't think he would have. If you listened to the end of the review he actually straight out says that vodka pricing is based on image and marketing and not on quality.

[@tonytrudeau5232]

That's why he's the pro.

[@RaptureSniping]

This man is a champ, I would be dry heaving after the first sip regardless of the quality lmao

[@jacobboyle2556]

*Vodka Expert* Vodka tastes exactly like vodka is supposed to. C+

[@Aminangela]

according to law, but that doesn't make it good. It needs uniqueness and flavor to be excellent.

[@Darksiege357]

Well C is passing/Average so that makes sense actually. It tasted like it was supposed to and didn't try anything interesting so it couldn't rise above any of the others.

[@roreinu2239]

Cause the word Vodka came from the word Voda which means water in russian

[@KushMcDee]

Yeah it's all bullshit.

[@vectrom21]

little/small water*

[@leparadx5705]

*Two shots of vodka*

[@hendizzle444]

*glug glug glug*

[@albertoescobedo7951]

**puts half of the bottle**

[@hyperion808gaming7]

*kermit slamming into dishwasher*

[@samk7717]

Lmfao these comments are awesome

[@uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

*man slamming into truck*

[@BenMontes1]

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.

[@BenMontes1]

You also should blind fold them or at least not show them the brand.

[@pbindulgence]

Did we? Seems like people now have better idea what vodka to buy if they're looking for a cheap one...

[@BenMontes1]

After they review it is when you should show them the brand. Why is this so difficult to understand?

[@pbindulgence]

Ben Montes HE REVIEWED IT WITHOUT KNOWING THE BRAND, GAVE A GRADE, THEN THE BOTTLE WAS REVEALED TO HIM. DID YOU WATCH THE VIDEO?

[@BenMontes1]

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.

[@beaster88]

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.

[@JeeBeeOfficial]

It is a shame you told him it was bottom-shelf Vodka. Would have been great if you hadn't told him and he would have said it was top quality.

[@richardsantanna5398]

Idk, the guy seems to know his shit.

[@YcleptCrazy]

Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it has to be shit.

[@JeeBeeOfficial]

@@YcleptCrazy That's what I mean. When you know it's cheap, you have a biased opinion (if you know it or not).

[@gavin-1237]

he literally said it was top quality knowing full well it was bottom shelf

[@memelord1940]

JeeBeeJee I think that’s what most hoped for.

[@TDig.]

I once tasted the sweetness of a bottle of smirnoff, and then my floor and toilet tasted it aswell, very sweet yes ☠️

[@kevinvolkov4252]

AHAHAHAHAAAHA

[@aboynamedsue2485]

Nice

[@tegridyfarms3166]

Did you dookie on the floor?

[@XxETKxJesseexX]

If you can genuinely put a vodka in your mouth and say it tastes and smells like nothing as if it's water or something then you're very very broken.

[@XxETKxJesseexX]

I find that very hard to believe unless you've really fucked up your taste buds and other important parts of your senses.

[@cmzy729]

I don’t think they literally mean it tastes like nothing, I just think you get desensitised to the harshness of the taste. Tequila shots used to make me gag and want to curl up and die, now I can throw them back pretty easy and actually kinda like the taste, it’s just something you acquire. Also I think the guy in the vid when he’s saying it tastes like nothing he means there’s no flavour rather than no sensation or anything

[@juanreyes6955]

@@TerryTheChunin loser incel

[@Sisyphusforreal]

@@TerryTheChunin This comment seems totally out of the blue. Is it because she's a woman? I don't understand people who just go into a comments section to call someone names based on their sex. I guess that's for the better.

[@TerryTheChunin]

Denis Baru well i keep getting censored so I suppose i’ll just tell you that it was supposed to be an out of the blue, vulgar and stupid comment. I like when people like you venture into the youtube comment section only to find that your panties have been wadded up by the likes of some ignorant egg. It makes me laugh. I’m laughing at you. Understand now? ✌️🖕

[@threegreencharms]

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.

[@firebirdude2]

"No taste. The law of what vodka should be.... I give it a C."

[@superpoluha1]

im almost certain he was talking about what the general misguided notion of vodka is, rather than what its actually supposed to be.

[@immortaljatt05]

I thought smirnoff was gonna get a A smh.

[@RaspK]

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.

[@LosBerkos]

+Tommy "Johny" Wiseau That's funny considering it isn't so.

[@Celestial_Souljah]

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.

[@BigRazzmatazz]

“It tastes almost burnt” *HE BURNT MY SHAKE*

[@joel46n24]

Lmaoooo

[@akaDragon]

GravityFallout they took our jerbs

[@drhoneybadger]

akaDragon wait, that's an unrelated reference tho

[@matthewchow4991]

Spongebob?

[@zaney3728]

he burnt my fries! ; . ;

[@calleblunck]

"professional alcoholic" That's what my father said.

[@2222ben]

I’m an alcoholic in training not quite professional yet

[@rojovz]

"Professional Alcoholic". That's what I used to say to my son..........

[@joruss443]

@@2222ben Good luck

[@williammullen7504]

My old boss used to say " I'm not an alcoholic. I don't go to meetings". 🍸

[@Slayr.]

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.

[@eks9225]

I wish they did high end vs cheap. That would’ve been way more interesting

[@zoutig.4725]

Budget tho

[@alexandrefonseca5857]

It all depends how much each brand is paying

[@Belzughast]

It's quite scary how vodka brands change over time. Belvedere used to be a great vodka, now last year when I and a friend of mine compared it to Absolwent which is the cheaper national version of Belvedere, Absolwent was better.

[@MrNuthed]

Yeah but the problem is lots (most) people think some crap like Titos is high end. Let them try Stolichnya or Finlandier and see what they say. I tried that with a bunch of my wife's friends who swear by Titos, even though they can't name another brand they tried let alone liked. Well anyway I made believers about Stoli out of them. Now a couple of them show up with it and leave that grape leaf fermented Titos crap at home

[@MrNuthed]

@@Belzughast See? This is how people get so full of shit. Belvidere is a Polish made vodka while Absolute is from Sweden so it is doubtful that what you posted is truthful.

[@Mastashakenbake]

It all tastes like hand sanitizer to me

[@kirkendauhl6990]

If I could like this comment more than once I would

[@Michael-Rosen]

one thing this party could use is more....

[@Hachiae]

Figaro Figaro

[@MrLeGeNdArY23]

As I reminisce never forgot when I was very broke, shot the popov straight couldn't afford to cop the cherry coke

[@dominicpryor8444]

ALL CAPS

[@marioramirez5047]

Professional alcoholic 😂💯🍸🍺

[@Drunkledore]

Hey, I'm one to! But of the beer-that's-on-sale variety. Currently it's Goose Island IPA BOGO week! Decent stuff

[@slayer1112911]

Mario Ramirez So just because you drink alcohol, that means you're a alcoholic?

[@borisv.6503]

that could be my grandpa

[@yadingus2029]

@@slayer1112911 no, just because you cant stop drinking alcohol makes you an alcoholic

[@MyViolador]

Im a professional masturbator

[@ursirius4878]

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.

[@warezbb100]

I like this guy he was very unpretentious

[@doomrider7]

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.

[@hungbulldaddy]

I'd like to go drinking with him.

[@sasho888prm]

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.

[@davidg1396]

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.

[@themop7437]

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

[@oliviervis6105]

How much vodka do I have to drink before it starts tasting sweet?

[@lehotbananfrommicrowavesta8975]

depends on what vodka you drink, I guess the west has a limited range of vodka-making formulas, the east seems to have a wider range or tastes

[@DNice5865]

Olivier Vis more than you want to. E&J VSOP started to have a chocolatey taste and I knew I had to quit drinking so much.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

About 20 years of your total lifespan worth in vodka.

[@powderedwater4742]

5

[@VitoCorleone66]

depends on a vodka really. For example a "Khortytsa Premium" from Ukraine has a tiny, sweet aftertaste, that you can catch only once you've swallowed it already

[@naitsirk32]

Smirnoff: hits all the marks for a good vodka: mark: C - WHAT?!

[@Virgo_Moon_77]

lol I love smirnoff it's my favorite

[@naitsirk32]

@@Virgo_Moon_77 me too :)

[@ReDragon12]

He said that smirnoff have no taste, basically it's drinks like water. That isn't good for vodka by the way.

[@Virgo_Moon_77]

@@ReDragon12 What's better than Smirnoff?

[@naitsirk32]

@@ReDragon12 that exactly what you want from a quality vodka.

[@blahblahsen1142]

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.

[@9217ari]

“Vodka Expert” xD in Poland we have this kind of experts on every corner and alley…

[@rp_rp_rp_rp]

Bo wódka ma poniewierać, a nie smakować :)

[@mathiasbrusveen8592]

9 year old me: i wanna be a fireman when i grow up me now: "professional alcoholic"

[@hiddenone333]

I do this exact same thing every night yet IM THE *ALCOHOLIC*

[@kyrinky]

Do you make a video out of it? if not, you have an answer.

[@genericjesus8803]

I’m trying to think of some a quasi-normal advice (without calling the kettle black). I guess I’m lucky I get BAD hang-overs which limits my alcohol intake. I hit a point where I say to myself ‘this NEXT drink WILL give me a hangover”. I get HORRIFIC hangovers. So at a point I might stop drinking, I’ll say to myself, ‘is it worth it?’ Because my hangovers totally ruin the next day. What’s that saying “everything in moderation”. I won’t bring up cannabis. ALSO, you mention “I’m the alcoholic”, WE ALL drink some are in denial some think 3 drinks a night is normal….where do you draw the line. EVERYBODY draws a different line!! So who is right/wrong? It’s a matter of objective/subjective perception

[@dereksheffield7412]

But he said in the video that hes a "professional alcoholic"😂

[@Beanpolr]

@@genericjesus8803 if you get horrible hangovers you're probably drinking cheap stuff. Obviously not everyone can afford high end drinks, but I've found that sometimes higher quality stuff gives me less bad hangovers.

[@zone4garlicfarm]

15 years ago I met Paul Coloumbe, the owner of the company that imports and bottles Pinnacle vodka. He said Pinnacle and Grey Goose come from the same distillery and the only difference is the stuff they bottle in France is called Grey Goose and gets a higher price tag than what is exported to America in giant barrels and bottled over here.

[@minifridge337]

You could have just gotten a random russian guy

[@demonjmh]

Minifridge he would have taken bigger sips than this dude

[@D8W2P4]

And_two_shots_of_vodka.mp4

[@xhall0910]

That would be a great review. "Да, great. Next. Oh, dis great aswell. Next. Да, gud. Next. Very much gud.

[@blackphoenix640]

LOL

[@martnieuwhof1083]

You made me laugh! thanks bro

[@erichkaufmann5284]

Something in my blood attracted me to this video🤔

[@borismcgillicutty3042]

What's the best vodka according to most Russians????? I like Smirnoff if I wanna get bozoed

[@svmuscle7677]

@@borismcgillicutty3042 I've heard stolichnaya is pretty popular

[@borismcgillicutty3042]

@@svmuscle7677 never had it, I heard it was good, Smirnoff gets you wasted....it's different than the ones I've had. Svedka isn't bad....grey goose is trash......popov is actually ok. But if I want to get blind??? I go with Smirnoff

[@svmuscle7677]

@@borismcgillicutty3042 my family likes three olive vodka, and titos isn't bad either... not a huge fan of smirnoff, and generally I don't drink vodka to enjoy the taste but rather get drunk, as a wise man once said "Vodka is only good for mixing" and I agree with that

[@byoonable]

@@borismcgillicutty3042 luksusowa

[@Epic0city]

You dont TELL him they are all cheap. You have him guess the price of each bottle to show how dumb spirit rating is.

[@kirkendauhl6990]

He had already said that price is based off of marketing and not really on quality, if a vodka expert agreed to guess the price of a bottle based on taste then it'd kind of go against what he just said. As for spirit rating it's entirely up to opinion, I guess one thing you could use spirit ratings for is finding a taster you watch frequently and see how well you agree with their ratings and preferences, if you don't like what they're saying then you can find a taster who better matches your own tastes.

[@user-xi4gd9ki6h]

No need... He said at the end of the video the price doesn't correlate to the taste.

[@tambourineman6653]

+Nathaniel L That would also drive that point home depending on how you look at it.

[@XykuJoxa]

That's not the point. Having him judge prices is an interesting twist to the content. Shrug.

[@XykuJoxa]

Some time ago yeah, but that was comedic unlike this one.

[@dtklamf7457]

Bar owners: Put Popov in your empty top shelf bottles. Nobody knows nothin' ;)

[@BojackKage]

This guys plays it cool but you know his ass ubered home

[@nosecomosellama]

Bojack & Kage at least on an Uber and not the bus

[@mrz5219]

Maybe cuz he's just drank like 8 glasses of vodka ? Deadass

[@adam100a8]

Bojack & Kage doesn't uber cost like 50$?

[@SamSveistrup]

Uber is cheap as shit, almost half the price of a taxi in my city

[@otalaedwin]

he took sips, if he took 8 glasses the last one would've had a A++

[@bebop4141]

no memes, no bullshit. great reviewer! more please!

[@fleecejohnson245]

H

[@MrWhiskey1]

I love how he isn't faking this whole thing like some food review would be, where "flavor x is just POPPING! and oh man the X sauce goes really well with the mushroom", he's pretty straight up about this.

[@vid30critic]

Right? And he even admits that bottom shelf is just as good as top shelf. I like this reviewer a lot. Not sure what all these BuzzFeed ones are that people are mentioning, I've literally blocked them on every social outlet but they still show up. Hate. Hate. Hate.

[@fiddysplayground]

he could be a meme with that face though

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Seeing all these vodka brands just gives me bad memories of high school and college.

[@gigawariatrotterdam]

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?