I’ve finally gotten back to vodka. Aside from a few martinis while dining out, I’ve been drinking mostly wine or dark beer lately. But this past weekend I stopped in to Friar Tuck’s to grab some wine and picked up a bottle of Grey Goose vodka. Grey Goose is French vodka distilled from wheat and filtered through limestone. They claim it’s the “World’s Best Tasting Vodka,” but that’s a pretty arrogant claim considering all the excellent choices out there. And as I sit here now with an ice cold martini, made in the Richard Nixon style (vermouth shaken with ice then dumped before adding vodka), I’m thinking I don’t like it nearly as much as Ketel One or Level. It’s got a strong, biting after taste. Maybe it’d be better straight up, but I’m glad I didn’t buy the 1.75l bottle.

Update: I ended up dumping the remainder of my martini. Something was definitely not right. I’ll give Grey Goose the benefit of the doubt for the time being until I try it straight up. Maybe it was the vermouth. Further updates to follow.

Update – 2/22/07: I tried Grey Goose ice cold and straight up. Still got a nasty after taste. I ended up using the rest to make a few vodka tonics. Yet even with the lime and tonic water, I was still getting an unpleasant after taste. I could chalk it up to a poorly stored bottle. Or it could be that Grey Goose is just not my type of vodka. Either way, I won’t be buying another bottle. Too many other brands to try. :v: