Fascinating stuff. I'd love to try it if I could find a bottle. I'm not sure if I'd be more curious to see the difference between a tulip vodka, and the grain or potato vodkas I'm more familiar...
Fascinating stuff. I'd love to try it if I could find a bottle.
I'm not sure if I'd be more curious to see the difference between a tulip vodka, and the grain or potato vodkas I'm more familiar with, or to see the difference between their 40 bulb/€48 & 350 bulb/€295 bottles.
Given that by the time vodka is triple-distilled there's functionally nothing left but ethanol and water and then he adds some previously distilled material back in to get the flavor I'm betting...
Given that by the time vodka is triple-distilled there's functionally nothing left but ethanol and water and then he adds some previously distilled material back in to get the flavor I'm betting that there's minimal difference in experience between the two bottles. On the other hand, I'm sure that selling the experience of an authentic family-made tulip-only vodka is great for their bottom line.
While in theory that's correct, there are noticeable differences between vodkas. Even those which have been distilled a few times. I'm no vodka snob by any means, but I could easily tell Luksusowa...
While in theory that's correct, there are noticeable differences between vodkas. Even those which have been distilled a few times.
I'm no vodka snob by any means, but I could easily tell Luksusowa from Smirnoff in a blind test. Both are triple-distilled, both are very affordable, but one is a potato vodka and the other is a grain vodka. While they both taste very neutral, within the context of vodka they are very different in terms of both flavor and mouthfeel. I have enjoyed Luk neat on a few occasions, but the only time I've enjoyed Smirnoff was buried within a cocktail.
I'm certainly not about to spend a cumulative $400 USD to find out for sure, but I'm willing to believe there's a noticeable difference between their Pure and Premium bottles—at least served neat or on the rocks. Probably not so much a difference in something even as simple as a vodka tonic or a martini, though.
Fascinating stuff. I'd love to try it if I could find a bottle.
I'm not sure if I'd be more curious to see the difference between a tulip vodka, and the grain or potato vodkas I'm more familiar with, or to see the difference between their 40 bulb/€48 & 350 bulb/€295 bottles.
Given that by the time vodka is triple-distilled there's functionally nothing left but ethanol and water and then he adds some previously distilled material back in to get the flavor I'm betting that there's minimal difference in experience between the two bottles. On the other hand, I'm sure that selling the experience of an authentic family-made tulip-only vodka is great for their bottom line.
While in theory that's correct, there are noticeable differences between vodkas. Even those which have been distilled a few times.
I'm no vodka snob by any means, but I could easily tell Luksusowa from Smirnoff in a blind test. Both are triple-distilled, both are very affordable, but one is a potato vodka and the other is a grain vodka. While they both taste very neutral, within the context of vodka they are very different in terms of both flavor and mouthfeel. I have enjoyed Luk neat on a few occasions, but the only time I've enjoyed Smirnoff was buried within a cocktail.
I'm certainly not about to spend a cumulative $400 USD to find out for sure, but I'm willing to believe there's a noticeable difference between their Pure and Premium bottles—at least served neat or on the rocks. Probably not so much a difference in something even as simple as a vodka tonic or a martini, though.
Ok, I'm open to the idea that there's some variation, but I'm with you that it's a bit pricey to go a-tasting.