Vodka Review: Stolichnaya Elit (Stoli Elit)
Stats
- Rating ?
- 70%
- Bang For The Buck ?
- 0%
- User Rating
- Average
- Percent Alcohol
- 40%
- Distilled From
- Grain
- Charcoal Filtered
- Yes
- Produced By
- S.P.I. Group
- Imported By
- Allied Domecq Spirits
- Website
- Stolichnaya Elit (Stoli Elit)
- UPC
- 089540453774
- Cap Type
- Plastic Screw On
Identifying Features
The tall, thin bottle is clear glass, except for the top quarter, which is covered in black starting from the bottom left of the quadrant angling up to the middle right. The cap is silver and angled out out of the bottle. Stolichnaya is written in script above an embossed triangle with a flame in the middle. Below is "elit" followed by Russian characters that translate to "elite vodka".
On The Bottle
Stolichnaya Elit ЭЛИТ ВОДКА Ultra Luxury Russian Vodka.
Review
I've stared at Stoli Elit for months. The only thing that kept me away was the $69.00 price tag here at the local ABC Store. It's safe to say that this is the most expensive bottle of alcohol I've purchased. Since I was celebrating a special occasion and I had to review it eventually, I picked up the bottle.
For the record, I couldn't post the price of this vodka in my database because it augmented the averages too much. It caused the more expensive vodkas to register as average price, which mis-represents the playing field.
The Shot
Unsurprisingly, Stoli Elite tastes just like Stoli. Stoli Elite is much smoother than Stoli, but that's about the only difference.
The Mixed Drink
Stoli Elite is a great mixing vodka. It was completely undetectable in my Simply Orange Juice and Red Bull.
Opinions
Erin wanted me to note that this is the first vodka she's been able to breathe after shooting before taking a shot without gagging. She said she couldn't taste the vodka in her Simply Orange Juice and Red Bull.
Stolichnaya Elit is a good vodka. It takes all the good characteristics of Stoli and refines away all the bad. That said, I can find no reason Solti Elit should cost as much as it does. It would fit perfectly in the same price bracket as the ultra premium brands like 360, Chopin, Grey Goose, X Rated, and the rest. Instead, it gets slotted into some ultra-super-mega premium league with no other competitors that I'm aware of (which is probably for the best for S.P.I., because it drinks only as well as other ultra premiums).
If you have more money than you know what to do with, Stoli Elit is a great vodka. If you're like me, don't bother. There are better vodkas for about half the price.
Publish Dates
- Published on Jul 07, 2008
- Updated on Jul 07, 2008
jusdit (Registered) said on Nov 21, 2008 at 1:49 PM…
it wasn't worth the $63.00. Standard Sobieski a lot better. I hadn't had Tito's! cbs