So one time I knew this girl whose dad was the trade minister of Kyrgyzstan, and for her birthday, her dad got her Russian vodka directly from the Russian trade delegation to the Worlds Fair. And we drank a bottle while we roasted a chicken in my apartment, and that vodka tasted so damn good. It was so smooth you would never think it was 80 proof. It tasted like mineral water.
We got tore the fuck back, it was terrific. Cant read Cyrillic so I have no idea what it was called -- ol girl told me but it just sounded like Calskssilaksjdfsrl Vodka.
Anyways, now I know what great vodka tastes like, but I'm really not trying to spend stupid amounts of money on tippity-top shelf alcohol, except maybe once or twice to see what its like. Even if you are rich, its still almost like throwing your money away. what's posted above is just fine for drinking.