The next time I get to a more liberal place with Costcos, I’ll definitely check it out. We do have Costco around here, but I feel pretty confident that they won’t be allowed to carry liquor in Alabama. If you have any Costcos in your area, their Kirkland Signature brand is reportedly the equivalent of Grey Goose, distilled in the same place, same country, same water, ingredients, etc. The buzz I get from goose is better than many other vodkas, regardless if you think they taste better…. If you want some great vodka try Sobieski or Svedka. People buy it because they fall for that old “if it cost more it must be better” scam. I’ve have it several times and it is bitter and overrated. Where it stands, it’s simply an overstatement. It’d be a wonderful vodka in a lower price range with different expectations. I don’t expect to pull Grey Goose from its laurels in the eyes of the populous, but I do hope a few people have open eyes. OpinionsĮrin said, “It takes a lot of mixer to cover that up.” She mixed with passion fruit juice, which is usually a pretty good mixer. Normally, I enjoy the high pulp, but this brew isn’t very satisfying with pulp.
The sweet flavors of the juice are diluted significantly. It’s not horrible, but the bitters are definitely there. I gave Grey Goose to the tried-and-true Simply Orange screwdriver. A chaser wasn’t necessary, but I wouldn’t mind one. It doesn’t burn, but I’ve tasted better vodkas that are a lot cheaper and a lot less pretentious.
After it goes down, the aftertaste is even more bitter. I won’t protest that Grey Goose is a smooth vodka. The reason Grey Goose bugs me is that Frank successfully duped the American public into believing that this vodka is something special when it really isn’t. I know a lot of vodkas get made just to score some cash. He created a brand that made him a ton of money and is arguably thought of as the best vodka on the market by the general public. That said, he did an excellent job with his trickery. Let me say it again for those hard of reading: Grey Goose is a sham. He even jacked the price up so that people would believe it is of higher quality. Frank planted the distillery in France to take advantage of the perceived elegance of the country. It doesn’t even have a heart warming story. It has no historical recipe or special, modern processes to improve quality. There is nothing inherently special about it. What I mean is that Grey Goose is the boy band of the vodka world and Sidney Frank is Lou Perlman. It was created by an American guy, Sidney Frank, as cash grab. Let me first make it clear that Grey Goose is a sham.
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