On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:45:00 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
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>On Oct 26, 11:54*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:42:22 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>> >"Bryan" > wrote in message
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>> >On Oct 25, 8:52 pm, "Cheri" > wrote:
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>> >> > Pricier than Sheldon's Crystal Palace, the stuff is called Boru, and
>> >> > it was on sale for $8.97/750ml. I'm certainly no conno-sewer of
>> >> > vodka, but <$12 vodkas always have an off taste. This was more along
>> >> > the lines of Svedka, SKYY, Absolut, or 3 Olives, but at a far cheaper
>> >> > price. It's on sale for a few more days, so I'm going to get some
>> >> > more. Eleven days until no more beer, and I'm using up odds and
>> >> > ends right now, not planning on buying more, except for one box of
>> >> > good beer to say goodbye to my favorite carby adult beverage.
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>> >> > --Bryan
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>> >> Finlandia is my favorite vodka.
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>> >I left Finlandia out of my list of comparable, mid-priced brands, but
>> >it belonged there. *I never drink any vodka neat, nor do I take cold
>> >shots. *Mixed, this Boru stuff was as clean as Finlandia. *Sheldon
>> >maintains that really cheap vodka is just as good as the mid-priced
>> >brands when mixed, but I disagree. *The mid-priced brands really are
>> >pretty interchangeable in cocktails because they really are neutral.
>> >$9 was a real bargain for a *fifth* *of decent vodka.
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>> >I will have to try that.
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>> >Cheri
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>> There is no way anyone can tell which vodka is in a mixed drink...
>> waste your money, see if I care. *People who use top shelf booze for
>> mixed drinks are idiots. *Order a bloody mary or a screwdriver with
>> top shelf vodka and the bar tenders are laughing at you.
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>I agree, but one can tell the difference between a mid-priced and an
>el cheapo.

Not in a mixed drink and straight not after the second drink.