I like Skol… For the price tag of $8, where I live, it’s down right amazing. It goes down smooth and mixes very well.

I could almost compare it to Sobieski.. except Sobieski has a MUCH more pronounced after bite.

Skol is easily my 2nd choice of Vodka’s, right after Tito’s.

Worst vodka ever, didn’t even get me a drunk feeling. I bought a half gallon of this stuff, and everytime I’de drink it I wouldn’t feel the alcohol except for a headache. It just makes you feel sleepy and gives you a headache. Was a complete waste of money.

I’m not a big drinker – I usually buy a fifth every two weeks. Ive taken to buying Svedka after reading the review here. Most times it can be found for $9.25 – at that price it is a steal. Recently, probably because of gas prices, it has went up to almost $14. In not really wanting to blow $15 after taxes on my after dinner drink or two, I went with Skol for $7.50, and I’m so damned sorry I did. It is hard to be shocked considering I knew what I was getting into, but I am.

Back in my early drinking career, I grabbed a large plastic bottle of Skol vodka off the bottom shelf. The price was unmatched. I immediately commenced my drinking session and well, long story short, that stuff ain’t vodka. I was drinking it straight out of the bottle and halfway through i still retained high quality brain function. It was the most disappointing purchase I’ve ever made that includes the copy of a John Corabi-era Motely Crue album I bought. Buyer beware.

Mix with lemon juice in a shot the bitter lemon goes well

this stuff is the best man!! the cheap price makes up for the taste, just mix it with some mtn dew and you’re set for the night!! I <3 SKOL!!!

My assesment is totally opposite of above. Skol rates better than even top shelf vodka’s, any vodka in fact. I’v been a SKOL fan since first it surfaced in my area.

Man, the best of the cheap shit. A staple for the minimum-wage alcoholic. Best vodka 12 bucks can buy.

I haven’t been able to quantify hangover potential. A lot of that does have to do with the impurities that don’t get filtered out, but it has a lot more to do with whether you re-hydrate (since alcohol causes dehydration, which has all kinds of nasty effects associated with hangovers), whether you ate food during / after drinking (as I’ve found eating a good meal after reduces the stomach nausea), and how well your metabolism works (as I found in my younger years that I rarely had hangovers and now I have them more often as my metabolism slows with age).

So, I could say whether I got one, but I don’t think it’d be indicative of other people’s experience and it may unjustly show poorly for a vodka if I didn’t take care of myself before bed. That said, for the Imperia review (currently rated #4), I did mention the hangover (or lack of one). I did this because their site specifically pointed out the lower impurities would result in less of a hang over.

As far as reviews, I am the only reviewer at this point. I usually post my opinions, then post those of the people I drank with at the end of the review. So, not only did I review Rain, I reviewed every vodka on the site. Rain is a really great vodka for the dollar. You may be interested in Sobieski as well. It’s priced around Smirnoff, but is better than Stoli. In fact, it’s better than a lot of vodkas I’ve had. It’s currently rated #6.

Actually, I prefer straight vodka to mixed drinks. Until recently, that was the only way I drank vodka. For reviews, I don’t simply knock back shots. I try to take in the flavor and experience the vodka, rather than throw it down. I’m sure one could get by on Skol if they shot and chased it so fast that they didn’t “savor” it. However, while trying to enjoy the vodka, I just don’t see how anyone could prefer the taste of Skol, even ignoring the obvious bottom-shelf-ness of the vodka. It seems to me Skol isn’t and doesn’t pretend to be a good vodka.

That said, everyone is entitled to his own opinion. If you want to drink Skol, I certainly won’t stop you.