Robert's Most Recent Comments

1. At the Sobieski Review on Aug 26, 2010 at 8:08 am...

   @Mitchell Don't give them any ideas! After the taste, the price is my favorite thing about this vodka ;)

2. At the Russian Standard Original Review on Aug 12, 2010 at 8:37 pm...

   @Alex thanks, dude. We appreciate the kindness. If I ever get to Russia (really wouldn't mind going!), I'll look that up.
   
   For the record, we're not fans of your "just to add" vodkas either

3. At the Military Special Review on Aug 12, 2010 at 4:22 pm...

   @James The guy who commented before you picked up the bottle at the PX at Fort Benning, GA.

4. At the Vikingfjord Review on Jul 27, 2010 at 9:00 pm...

   @Chuck How do you drink your vodka?

5. At the Sobieski Review on Jul 09, 2010 at 7:25 am...

   @maro What's your favorite Polish vodka? Bonus points if we can actually get it here in the US ;)

6. At the Crystal Head Review on Jul 08, 2010 at 8:04 am...

   Now if they'd just come down on the price...

7. At the Belvedere Review on Jul 03, 2010 at 11:53 pm...

   @Austin it seems like, in my experience, all three you sampled were great vodkas. Depending on what you're after, each one could be the best. I know I pick based on a ton of variables. I'm not a fan of Belv in general, but I wouldn't turn it down with a friend. 360 and Sobieski are personal favs of mine, though.

8. At the Crystal Head Review on Jun 23, 2010 at 4:20 pm...

   @Jason, that IS worth mentioning. I never occurred to me to look on eBay to see what they fetch. I'll have to note that in the review.

9. At the Ciroc Review on Jun 16, 2010 at 11:22 am...

   I'm not going to let this turn into a flame war on my own site. So, this is the last I'm saying as far as this conversation about mixers goes unless it takes a turn for the better, though feel free to finish your thoughts should this strike any. Hopefully it reads with the mellow tone I want to convey.
   
   1. I wasn't countering your argument. I'm not even sure you made an argument so much as came on my site to say you think I was wrong about Ciroc (which is great because we get to read other opinions) and make fun of me for being someone of the same ilk as you: a person who prefers straight, chilled vodka. That latter bit is what I was addressing in my reply. I don't have a problem with anything else you said, and I agree with you 100% that the best way to drink vodka is straight and chilled. And, ultimately, I don't even have a problem if you'd mix with something different. I just don't get why I have to be under attack for someone to make a point that I myself would make.
   
   2. The three or four people that make fun of me for the mixers I use, then go on to insist that they only drink vodka straight, are much fewer than the other 10,000 people every month that don't complain about the mixers I use (a decent number of them even leave comments), and are still fewer than the 100s that have written in to say that they like the site over the past few years. That's a little bit of info about my readers.
   
   In the end, I think we'd say the same things about drinking vodka. I know my choice of mixers are far from sophisticated, and I don't care. I'll unashamedly continue to use them in reviews because normal people drinking at home, myself included, aren't mixologists with endless supplies of ingredients and when I go out to drink, I don't want to spend a fortune on sugary froufrou well vodka cocktails when I can get a cheap mixer with a better vodka. To boot, I see more people out drinking vodka and Red Bull, vodka and OJ, vodka and cranberry, and other simple cocktails than people drinking anything else (except maybe beer depending on where you are in the country).
   
   As for me, I'll still be drinking my vodka straight unless it's not an option at the time.

10. At the Ciroc Review on Jun 14, 2010 at 5:38 pm...

    Alright, Ryan. You are the final straw. I'm not in a frat ("frat" is short for "fraternity" and is spelled with an "f", not a "ph", unless you are trying to play on the spelling, though I don't know why you would). I'm probably the antithesis of frat. I don't know why the hell people fixate on what I mix with for reviews. I try to be pragmatic and talk about things people ACTUALLY mix with. Truth be told, I hate mixing. I prefer my vodka straight out of the chilled bottle. I don't even like chilling vodka in a shaker with ice because it tastes watered down. I've kept my mouth shut and tried not to take offense when people make accusations, but it looks like it's time for a blog post. I'm sorry to come off rude, as I really do appreciate you taking time to read at least some small portion of what I write, but I really needed to express myself a bit.