60th Birthday = Vodka suggestions

[Too Late]

Hi all

Its my dads 60th in 2 weeks. He had asked for a Google Home so i have bought him that with a ChromeCast but i would also like to get him a nice bottle of Vodka since he like a glass or 3 in the evenings. He has it straight of course.

Can anyone recommend a good vodka?
I am after something a bit different. Happy to spend £40-£50.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Nick

[TartanPaint]

Arbikie potato vodka.

[Too Late]

TartanPaint said:

Arbikie potato vodka.

Awesome
Thanks

Product Total
Arbikie Vodka with Gift Box × 1 £39.00
Subtotal: £39.00
Shipping: standard delivery

[SVX]

Stolichnaya Elit - hard to go wrong with that - just make sure its ice cold before serving. If drinking neat, I tend to freeze the glasses, not the vodka.

[TartanPaint]

Too Late said:

TartanPaint said:

Arbikie potato vodka.

Awesome
Thanks

Product Total
Arbikie Vodka with Gift Box × 1 £39.00
Subtotal: £39.00
Shipping: standard delivery

If you want to give him the full story, it's a "single estate" vodka, made in East Scotland from the potatoes grown on their own land. From field to bottle, they do it all. Plus, it's potato based, while 99% of vodka you get is made from grains, so something a bit different.

Sláinte!

[Too Late]

TartanPaint said:

If you want to give him the full story, it's a "single estate" vodka, made in East Scotland from the potatoes grown on their own land. From field to bottle, they do it all. Plus, it's potato based, while 99% of vodka you get is made from grains, so something a bit different.

Sláinte!

Brilliant. Thanks!

[jesusbuiltmycar]

How about Black Cow - made from milk instead of potatoes and very smooth

http://www.blackcow.co.uk/

[BJG1]

Chase is the nuts IMO.

[Uppercut]

Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is terrific.

Won loads of awards and the bottle is worth keeping afterwards!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Head_Vodka

[Hosenbugler]

Best I have tried is Snow Leopard, and coincidentally Snow Queen . Perhaps the first has just the edge.

[21TonyK]

BJG1 said:

Chase is the nuts IMO.

Another vote for Chase (supposed to be the best in the world). Don't drink freezing cold though, I keep mine and a could of glasses in the fridge and serve without ice.

[Mykap]

Nemirof Chilli vodka - that'll make him stand up... good for colds too.

[Mr Roper]

Uppercut said:

Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is terrific.

Won loads of awards and the bottle is worth keeping afterwards!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Head_Vodka

I have this...Well, i did then I drank it then filled it with some cheap ste because it looks good.

[Uppercut]

Mr Roper said:

Uppercut said:

Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is terrific.

Won loads of awards and the bottle is worth keeping afterwards!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Head_Vodka

I have this...Well, i did then I drank it then filled it with some cheap ste because it looks good.

I bought the 3 litre bottle. It's huge. Not finished it yet. But I will probably do the same. I think most people do. Apparently even the empty bottles make decent money on eBay. Or people turn them into lamps.

[sinbaddio]

+1 for Chase - it's a great vodka.

And also a very interesting story, set up from the proceeds from the sale of Tyrell's crisps and distilled in the UK (Herefordshire).

You can also have a distillery tour for only a few quid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Vodka

[Mobile Chicane]

I think Chase is rank.

Rough and utterly overhyped.

If feeling spendy, I'd go for Russian Standard 'Platinum' and serve it fridge chilled as they do in Eastern Europe - never from the freezer.

[andy_s]

Purity Vodka is my favourite; small batch, all natural, distilled 30 odd times, unfiltered and multi-award winning - smooth as butter.

Yeah - have a few crystal heads floating about the place as well!

[wattsm666]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

How about Black Cow - made from milk instead of potatoes and very smooth

http://www.blackcow.co.uk/

+1

[overunder12g]

I think Brewdog are about to launch something special. Wait a while.

[steviegunn]

If you want a traditional Russian Vodka, I'd recommend Youri Dolgoruki Vodka - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youri_Dolgoruki_Vodk...

One of the best grain vodkas I have ever tasted, silky smooth.

Reviews - http://vodkaphiles.com/reviews/custrevsing/?Vodka=...

Can be a pain to find though.