Russian Standard is considered to be one of the lower quality vodkas in Russia. It's also considered to be a fake brand, like Putinka, Zherenovka and other fake stuff. If you ever go to Russia, try Kauffman, it's quite expensive but very worth it. But if you really like to taste some vodkas, you should go for house moonshine (russian: "samogonka"). It's not the same moonshine that the portugese make, so it's not from grapes. Every good restaurant or steak house will have several moonshine brands that are generally SPECTACULAR! They are much better than top shelf vodkas and are actually not very expensive.
Just to add Grey Goose, Smirnoff, Absolut, Finlandia, Belvedere are all considered sub-standard vodkas in Russia.
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At the Russian Standard Original Review on Jul 28, 2010 at 1:26 pm...
Russian Standard is considered to be one of the lower quality vodkas in Russia. It's also considered to be a fake brand, like Putinka, Zherenovka and other fake stuff. If you ever go to Russia, try Kauffman, it's quite expensive but very worth it. But if you really like to taste some vodkas, you should go for house moonshine (russian: "samogonka"). It's not the same moonshine that the portugese make, so it's not from grapes. Every good restaurant or steak house will have several moonshine brands that are generally SPECTACULAR! They are much better than top shelf vodkas and are actually not very expensive.
Just to add Grey Goose, Smirnoff, Absolut, Finlandia, Belvedere are all considered sub-standard vodkas in Russia.
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