Posted: 1/3/2007 7:41:24 PM EDT
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Went to the lickher store tonight to pick up some gin to go with my tonic. While I was there I also picked up some different kinds of vodka. The first is FRiS Vodka from Denmark. It's pronounced 'Freeze'. They state it's made with the 'Freeze Distilling Method'. What is the freeze distilling method? I'm thinking it's where they freeze the solution and the alcohol stays liquid and is then taken out. I also got a bottle of Absolut (my typical vodka purchase) and a bottle of SVEDKA. Does anyone have experience with FRiS or Svedka? How do they rate? And am I right on the 'Freeze Method'? What your favorite Vodkas? -K |
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It is hard to find, but try a vodka made from potatoes. Chopin is one brand. Most vodka is made from grain. It is basically ethanol. Chopin and a very few others are made from potatoes. They are hard to find. Try it straight, and compare it with straight grain vodka. EDITED TO CORRECT STUPID MISTAKE! Ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, mildly toxic chemical compound with a distinctive perfume-like odor, and is the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. Alcohol for human consumption is the same as ethyl alcohol (ethanol), usually distilled from grain, potatoes or fruit (see warning below). Pure alcohol is about 190 proof, but alcohol bought in stores is usually diluted with distilled water (Vodka is pure alcohol diluted to 80 proof). Warning: Never drink anything else than ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Methyl alcohol (wood alcohol/methanol) and isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol is toxic to the human body and may be lethal or cause serious brain damage. |
I thought Methanol was poisonous as compared to Ethanol. They had potato vodka there from Poland. I guess I'll have to try some of that then. So how different are the potato vs grain vodka? Also, if Vodka is really straight alcohol then is it much different from moonshine that is basically the same thing? Obviously I'm a Noob with spirits.  -K |
Frïs (pronounced “freeze”) Vodka is distilled and bottled in Denmark at one of the oldest distilleries in Scandinavia. It is made by means of a unique method called Freeze Distillation™. This patented process involves a six time distillation and the application of extremely low temperatures to freeze out any remaining impurities from the spirit. It is based on the premise that vodka does not freeze but the impurities do. from here: www.67wine.com |
PLEASE SEE CORRECTION IN MY ORIGINAL POST. It is late and I am tired! Sorry! I can't describe it... the potato vodka just tastes better to me. |
It wasn't really busted because it did greatly improve the quality of the Vodak....but it didn't turn the generic vodka into a top shelf vodka. |
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I tell you guys what. Compare any two non flavored, non 'potato', regular grain alcohol vodkas in a blind taste test. I'll be surprised if you can actually tell the difference consistently. Exclude grey goose since It does have a slightly oily texture, possibly from the addition of a slight amount of glycerin. Prove me wrong by trying it before posting how wrong I am. |