I had a limited choice of vodkas for a martini at a restaurant for dinner last night, so I figured that I would try Skyy. I had my usual Vodka martini straight up with olives. The drink smelled neutral, and the initial flavor was, as well. It started out pretty smooth, with only a fairly mild burn during the swallow, but there was a moderate bitterness that lingered well after the swallow. The bitter aftertaste seemed to get a little stronger after the first few sips, and ultimately developed into a mild peppery bite. It wasn’t bad, perhaps a bit like a much more neutral tasting and much less peppery Absolut. I suppose that it was more similar to Belvedere; no sweetness with a bitter slant (though less than Belvedere’s), and it burned a little less but added the mildly distasteful peppery aftertaste. In the end, I would opt for the Skyy over Belvedere, and am rating it just ahead it on my vodka rating list. Here is my updated list to date:

1) Crystal Head 2) Tito’s Handmade 3) Ketel One 4) Sobieski 5) Stolichnaya 6) Skyy 7) Belvedere 8) Grey Goose 9) Absolut

I would never drink this straight, however when I have guests over and they require some sweet mixed concoction I pull out the Skyy. Its a great mixing vodka, in orange juice or some other type of juice its virtually tasteless. On occasion I will mix myself something differing from my usual martini. For the price its almost unbeatable, I would put it around the Three Olives if I owned a liquor store…

My 2nd favorite American vodka to American Harvest, I haven’t drank this straight but it makes a hell of a Moscow Mule, it is dry and slightly medicinal and mixes great with Ginger Ale, prefer to Belvedere which I am drinking now and wish I had went with Skyy instead.

I love it… Great value and taste great in my vodka and tonic (I am drinking right now).

Aight, so as a college student i’m not gonna say i’m a vodka connoisseur, however skyy isn’t a bad vodka. Last week i picked up a bottle of the citrus infused stuff, and it provided with a slightly ethanoly initial taste, but then the lemon flavor came and made it pleasant. Overall i would give the shot 3 stars, it wasn’t as good as svedka but it was still pretty good. I’m going to try mixing it and making a moscow mule, maybe then i’ll write another review.

I tried this vodka after years of buying Burnetts. It mixed so well with the Crystal Light Mojito mix that I couldn’t taste it and man.. I got so bombed!

Very clean with barely detectable alcohol on the nose, also a hint of pepper. The taste is fairly sweet, with a round & creamy texture. Alcohol heat on the back end with a mineral character. I like it.

I find Skyy Vodka to be very bitter and burns on the way down. Not a very smooth drink. Best used as a mixer rather than a shooter.

Skyy is very neutral in flavor. The development of this vodka is well documented in books, and the chemist behind it used deionized water and very finely filtered industrial ethanol to make this brew, unlike other vodkas that use natural water sources with dissolved minerals. This is more of a vodka for mixing than for cosmos or martinis. We drank a ton of this stuff in college, and although I feel like it is a high quality product, I prefer Russian-style vodka like Stoli for strong mixed drinks.

If you were to choose from either Skyy og Smirnoff (red) what would you choose? (the cost is the same)

I love skyy vodka – especially the natural infusions raspberry – its phenomenal. The regular version of skyy is OK – but this raspberry infusion is a great vodka choice for cosmopolitans or a cranberry/raspberry juice mixed drink. The fruit flavor is natural and real tasting-not fake or artificial in any way. Like my other favorite vodkas: ketel one & svedka – this does not leave you with a nasty hangover in the morning. =)

To me its authentic and I love it!!!!!!

Personally I don´t like this Vodka at all, sure is cheap and for sure if you asked between Absolut or Skyy I would say Skyy however I think there are better alternatives.

Skyy is a hard one to rate, cause it is only good in very specific situations, but in the right situation it does the job pretty well. I would not drink Skyy for shots. I would not drink Skyy in a martini. However, chilled Skyy in a sweet mix drink is pretty decent. It disappears in orange juice, and it is cheap, so it was the vodka of choice for parties when I was younger and less discriminating. Nowadays there are better cheap vodkas, like Sobieski and Titos, so no real reason to buy Skyy anymore.

Skyy tastes like straight ass. Horrible taste and aftertaste. Might as well go with Smirnoff or Grey Goose for the extra buck.