Potato Vodka

[JayFramer]

Some here know I'm a vodka hound and love to try them. I do not drink "flavored" nasty fruity hipster vodka, but unflavored clear TRUE vodka.

The brand of potato vodka I am drinking now is known as Karlsson's Gold. It is unique in that they use a special variety of Swedish potato to make it and it is only distilled one time and is not filtered so it has a very rich potato flavor to it, made specifically to have as much potato flavor as possible.

It's the bomb, one of the best vodka's I've ever had. I am actually sipping it, I usually take shots of it with some pickles and rye bread how it is supposed to be done but this is just too good!

I thought about posting a picture of it next to my Model 64 but I know some of you don't like posting booze next to guns.

If you like traditional REAL vodka like me I recommend you get ahold of some. Good stuff!!

 

[chief38]

I've tried a slew of Vodka's over the years and prefer to drink it straight over rocks with Olives. I have tried Potato Vodka and it's OK, but my preference these days is Tito's!

In my house at this moment I have Grey Goose, Russian Standard, Absolute, Smirnoff's high end Vodka, Belvedere, Stoli, and a few others but my favorite right now is Tito's! Love it!! I discovered it by accident when the Restaurant I was at ran out of Belvedere and offered me Tito's. I tried it and immediately fell in love with it. the next day I went to the Liquor Store and was blown away when I found out it is made in the USA (Texas) and was less expensive than all my others. A win-win!!

If yo have not tried Tito's Vodka - TRY IT!

 

[JayFramer]

I've tried a slew of Vodka's over the years and prefer to drink it straight over rocks with Olives. I have tried Potato Vodka and it's OK, but my preference these days is Tito's!

In my house at this moment I have Grey Goose, Russian Standard, Absolute, Smirnoff's high end Vodka, Belvedere, Stoli, and a few others but my favorite right now is Tito's! Love it!! I discovered it by accident when the Restaurant I was at ran out of Belvedere and offered me Tito's. I tried it and immediately fell in love with it. the next day I went to the Liquor Store and was blown away when I found out it is made in the USA (Texas) and was less expensive than all my others. A win-win!!

If yo have not tried Tito's Vodka - TRY IT!

Tito's is one I hear good things about and I really need to try it. My favorite in general is Sobieski which is my go to. 1.75 liters for $18 at my local liquor store. It is made in Poland from pure rye and is remarkably smooth and drinkable for the price.

 

[rburg]

None of that stuff, but I do have a bottle of "Five Wives" from Ogden, Utah. I have no clue if they all drove him to drink or what.

 

[RSBH44]

Sobieski is pretty good for the money but lately I've been enjoying New Amsterdam on the rocks.

 

[JohnRippert]

Short shot of Grey Goose and a beer is my answer to a pan fried brain kind of day at work.

 

[Arik]

Tito's is one I hear good things about and I really need to try it. My favorite in general is Sobieski which is my go to. 1.75 liters for $18 at my local liquor store. It is made in Poland from pure rye and is remarkably smooth and drinkable for the price.

I tried Tito and to me it's not vodka. It's corn liquor. Very well done but not vodka. But I'm always up for trying something new

I used to be into vodka but never got past trying the typical swill. Later I got into Scotch and Whiskey (still am a little) but certain ones give me major headaches even after one drink. For the last decade maybe I've been into Tequilas. Amazing stuff.....real tequilas.

Just got these 3 and have Don Julio Real. I want to have a nice collection​of liquor but I have a hard time leaving them untouched for any length of time and sometimes buying 2 or 3 extra is cost prohibited.

What would Karlsson's Gold be close to?

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[DWalt]

"The brand of potato vodka I am drinking now is known as Karlsson's Gold. It is unique in that they use a special variety of Swedish potato to make it and it is only distilled one time and is not filtered so it has a very rich potato flavor to it, made specifically to have as much potato flavor as possible. "

Vodka (ethanol) distilled one time (in a single pass simple pot still) would be very low in alcohol content. Multiple distillations (usually at least three) are required to increase the alcohol content to get it anywhere near 80 proof. Or else the use of a continuous distillation column with reflux called fractionation.

 

[JayFramer]

"The brand of potato vodka I am drinking now is known as Karlsson's Gold. It is unique in that they use a special variety of Swedish potato to make it and it is only distilled one time and is not filtered so it has a very rich potato flavor to it, made specifically to have as much potato flavor as possible. "

Vodka (ethanol) distilled one time (in a single pass simple pot still) would be very low in alcohol content. Multiple distillations (usually at least three) are required to increase the alcohol content to get it anywhere near 80 proof. Or else the use of a continuous distillation column with reflux called fractionation.

That's what it says on the side of the bottle anyway, and it's 40%. They probably mean a continuous still or something.

Regardless, it's very good. I have never had such a flavorful "real" vodka. They recommend serving it neat with a bit of black pepper in it, trying that now and it is quite nice indeed.

 

[JohnRippert]

I tried Tito and to me it's not vodka. It's corn liquor. Very well done but not vodka. But I'm always up for trying something new

I used to be into vodka but never got past trying the typical swill. Later I got into Scotch and Whiskey (still am a little) but certain ones give me major headaches even after one drink. For the last decade maybe I've been into Tequilas. Amazing stuff.....real tequilas.

Just got these 3 and have Don Julio Real. I want to have a nice collection​of liquor but I have a hard time leaving them untouched for any length of time and sometimes buying 2 or 3 extra is cost prohibited.

What would Karlsson's Gold be close to?

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Real 100% blue agave anejo tequila is very good stuff. If you can get over the sticker shock, or if you can find it at a bar/restaurant, try some Don Julio 1942. It is by far my favorite sipping spirit. SMOOOTH.

 

[JayFramer]

I have been meaning to try a really good tequila or mezcal, something made for sippin'.

 

[rwsmith]

What is Russain Vodka made from......

I suppose that like Tequila in Mexico, the best vodka is produced in Russia. I see that they make it out of starch grains or potatoes. Most vodkas I have tasted are like alcohol and not much flavor. I'm not talking about 'hip' flavored vodkas but what do you notice in the better stuff flavor wise?

Wlki says this:

Vodka may be distilled from any starch- or sugar-rich plant matter; most vodka today is produced from grains such as sorghum, corn, rye or wheat. Among grain vodkas, rye and wheat vodkas are generally considered superior. Some vodkas are made from potatoes, molasses, soybeans, grapes, rice, sugar beets and sometimes even byproducts of oil refining[30] or wood pulp processing. In some Central European countries, such as Poland, some vodka is produced by just fermenting a solution of crystal sugar and yeast. In the European Union there are talks about the standardization of vodka, and the Vodka Belt countries insist that only spirits produced from grains, potato and sugar beet molasses be allowed to be branded as "vodka", following the traditional methods of production.

I also understand that vodka has been made differently in the past according to changes in government regulations and the like.

It sounds to me that vodka can be distilled from anything.

 

[Arik]

Real 100% blue agave anejo tequila is very good stuff. If you can get over the sticker shock, or if you can find it at a bar/restaurant, try some Don Julio 1942. It is by far my favorite sipping spirit. SMOOOTH.

It is. Have had several bottles over the last few years.

I can typically find something good for everyday type for around $35 - $40

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[soFlaNative]

I've found where whiskey gets me drunk, vodka makes me stupid...

 

[Wishbone]

Im not a big fan of Tito's. It has a funky after taste to me. I actually prefer McCormicks for an American vodka.

 

[Absalom]

I suppose that like Tequila in Mexico, the best vodka is produced in Russia......

It sounds to me that vodka can be distilled from anything.

Your second sentence is the key. In fact, cynics claim that's why it's so popular in the poor countries of Eastern Europe: You can distill it yourself out of anything you can somehow get to ferment. According to US law, vodka is not supposed to have any distinct smell or flavor in order to be rightfully called vodka.

That's why vodka is generally the basis for all the flavored spirits, and why the best-tasting, most flavorful vodka, like apparently the Karlsson's Gold described by the OP, is the least authentic vodka. Real vodka is distilled out multiple times to above 95% alcohol by volume and then filtered until all you taste is the ethanol.

Since it's generally diluted down to 40%, the only other important factor impacting quality is the water; that's why I stay away from vodka bottled in Russia .

 

[DWalt]

Legally, at least in the USA, Vodka is simply diluted ethanol from any source. About any carbohydrate can be fermented to produce ethanol and distilled, and the un-aged end product can be called Vodka. Really no different from Moonshine/White Lightning/Everclear, or what they put into gasoline.

 

[chaparrito]

A very good case can be made that grain neutral spirits is grain neutral spirits, no matter what they come from.
I can see where a single distillation might leave a bit of flavor behind, but these 10X distilled vodkas can't possible retain even a smidgin of the base material's flavor. The water used to cut them to bottling proof probably gives them more flavor nuance that the rye or corn or potatoes or whatever.
I like Tito's as it's small batch and not a giant corporate product, but it only gets used for the once in a while bloody mary. I doubt I could tell the difference in a mixed drink between it and some bottom shelf swill.

 

[Absalom]

If you're curious, here is the actual law applicable in the US.

27 C.F.R. (Code of Federal Regulations):

§ 5.22 The standards of identity.
Standards of identity for the several classes and types of distilled spirits set forth in this section shall be as follows (see also § 5.35, class and type):

(a)Class 1; neutral spirits or alcohol. “Neutral spirits” or “alcohol” are distilled spirits produced from any material at or above 190° proof, and, if bottled, bottled at not less than 80° proof.

(1) “Vodka” is neutral spirits so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.

 

[dirty & hairy]

Grain alcohol rips me up. Someone recommended potato vodka and now it's all I drink. What a difference it's made, I can actually enjoy it without side effects. I live in a small town in Oregon, only one liquor store (state run) in the area with limited choices. I've been drinking Luksusowa and like it a lot. I'll ask about Karlsson's Gold, would love to try it. Thanks for the tip.