Why the hell would you pay $60 for vodka when you are going to mix with some ghetto ass shit like orange juice and some frat boy drink like red bull? What, are you 18? Real men, like myself, slightly chill vodka and then drink it straight. You WANT to taste the vodka.

Best vodka I’ve tasted and the 50 euros (Netherlands) and two weeks waiting for the import were all worth it to the last drop. Serving it straight from the freezer and on rocks (combined even) this was the perfect way to spend a night pondering life and writing lyrics for my band and playing some smooth bass. Even my girlfriend (who can’t even handle 20% tequilla) found this vodka easy to drink.

Too bad the bottle is empty now… Winner of best spirits in new york truly lives up to the title and the name.

Hi, I’m Andrea from Italy, I’m a bartender.
I think Elit is a great vodka. Well, I love Grey Gose and Beluga for their fantastic flavour, but elit has more personality.
I think grey goose is the best vodka to make a great Vodka Martini or Vodka Tonic but Elit is great with caviar and pickled gherkins.
In the end, in Europe, Elit costs under 40 € (Grey Goose 22 €).

I had another Stoli Elit last night at a popular Manhattan restaurant. Not surprisingly, the bar was stocked with high priced vodkas, such as Chopin and Belvedere, but when I saw another opportunity to try Elit, I went for it. I watched the bartender mix the martini, and noticed that he simply poured Elit over ice, shook, then strained it into a martini glass garnished with olives. Perhaps due to the complete absence of dry vermouth, the cocktail was tasty but a little less smooth than I had recalled. Regardless, it was quite enjoyable, but not in the league of my favorite 6 star Crystal Head vodka martinis. However, Stoli Elit, along with Zyr, rank up at the top of my Russian style vodka list.

now I hve come fullcircle from CYR

An outstanding Vodka, one of the best. Smooth and clean with a subtle spark of flavor. Great for martinis or mixers, but often expensive. The purity and refinement helps to reduce hangovers, according to a few of my friends. Unique bottle, great Vodka. 5/5.

Possibly the best vodka I’ve had. There’s a tiny bit of room for improvement, if you consider the faintest of bitter flavours when drunk straight an issue. On a fine-grained scale, I’d probably give this a 4.8, but unless you’re being picky, it’s a 5.

The vodka is incredibly smooth, with just the slightest burn. It shares some flavour with regular Stoli, but very much toned-down. I’m not sure if they intended for it to have flavour (some other top-shelf vodkas are much more neutral), but I actually enjoy it. It gives some character to what would otherwise be alcohol-water.

One of the two vodkas I’m happy to drink straight (Crystal Head being the other). If you find a bar that serves it (in downtown Minneapolis, the two I’ve had it at so far were Prohibition and Ruth’s Chris), on the rocks with a twist of lemon or lime is plain delicious. I honestly haven’t felt the need to mix it much, although I did try a hair of Pinnacle Whipped, but a hint of any flavouring covers the vodka entirely.

My favorite joke about Stolichnaya is that you can only pronounce the full name after you’ve been drunk on it once. That said, I LOVE Stoli Elit. It is the only vodka I buy. I try to keep two bottles, one for show and one to drink, if at all possible; but invariably I end up giving it away as a gift. Unusually rare in bars, I’ve only seen it four times out and about: the Aria in Las Vegas; Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan; and my (now) favorite bar, the Bird in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. I will only go there now, since they serve Elit. I had it at a hotel in DC when I went for the inauguration, at $17.50 a shot; it was the first time I had seen it available to pour and had to have it. At the Bird however, it’s 8.25; a dollar more expensive than Gag Goose. It’s worth it to me. If there is an aftertaste after a drink mixed with Elit, your mixologist didn’t know what he was doing.

Stolichnaya Elit is extremely expensive but if u have the money its worth it. If your looking to spend a bit less imperia and zyr are also at the top of any list. All 3 go great mixed or straight.

Top drawer vodka, worth every cent. Goes down real smooth. No need to mix it as it tastes refined straight up and cold.

Stoli Elit is intended to be a non mixing vodka. It should be taken straight up, after the bottle and the shot glasses have been in the freezer for a long period.

If you are mixing it with OJ or red bull, I agree with you. You are better off with Grey Goose or Absolut and save yourself 50% of the price.

I was given a bottle Elit as a Christmas gift by my very well-traveled son. It is extraordinary! I don’t know what he paid for it but that doesn’t matter. I now have a super-premium vodka that I am very proud of and can very easily taste the difference. Last year, my other son gave me a bottle of Patron which in it’s own right an extraordinary drink.

I will without a doubt continue to use my Absolute as my “normal everyday” vodka, but I sure will enjoy “my good stuff” after a tough day or with friends in my home. It is really, really good !

I just bought a bottle of elit… i find it tastes like crap… It tastes like the smirnoff bottles…. Then again i’m looking for the leased flavoured vodka possible. Which so far comes down to MSAV Signature vodka. Not so high priced, and you can practically drink it like water.

This is based on me trying the following vodkas: Smirnof 40% vodka, troika vodka, Skull, Grey Goose, Belvedre, Elit, Ciroc, Pravda

I’d rather be drinking: MSAV Signature or Grey Goose.

I enjoy all of my vodkas mixed and with that said Stolichnaya Elit is an excellent mixer however impera comes pretty close and is cheaper.

It doesn’t matter how nice the establishment that you are frequenting, if you are having ANY vodka combined with a mixer, your trusty bartender is pooring you the well. The reason is because you won’t know the difference, and if you disagree with this, then you deserve to drink skol. Hopefully, the place where you are going has a premium well with either sobieski or wodka

it wasn’t worth the $63.00. Standard Sobieski a lot better. I hadn’t had Tito’s! cbs

I normally go for Stoli Gold. It’s an excellent served on the rocks, straight out of the freezer. Its super smooth and has a really clean taste. This will be my first time trying Elit. I have heard that it is so much smoother than Stoli Gold. If it’s true, then I am in for as real treat. I have it in the freezer and I am looking forward to the weekend. Elite on ice along with a Royal Punch Cigar. After which, I’ll return and give you my thoughts. The price here was $50, Washington, DC.