9 Mar 2021
STOLI AND ELIT AT THE HEART OF COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINES’ MUST-HAVE VODKA’S!
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/food-cocktails/g27407461/best-vodka-brands/
Put a finger down if your first experience with vodka was a plastic handle of your locally branded generic dancing juice you hid in your college mini fridge. Put another finger down if your mixers included Crystal Light, OJ, or any vending machine soda. Put another down if this experience has destroyed your ability to drink vodka without gagging just a little.
If you feel seen, know that the world’s vodka game has improved a lot since your college days with more brands experimenting with how they’re making it, infusing and distilling it with unique flavors. Give these 16 vodkas a shot (or two).
So if you’re ready to upgrade your bar cart, right this way.
IF YOU LIKE BLOODY MARY’S
Koval Rye Vodka
KOVAL drizly.com
$29.99
Made from 100 percent rye from Illinois farmers who mill it on site and filter it three damn times. FYI, rye vodka tastes slightly spice forward, making it bomb for a bloody Mary or citrus mixer.
2 IF YOU’VE NEVER TRIED VODKA MADE FROM GRAPES
CIROC Vodka
CIROC drizly.com
$32.99
A brand from The Diddy himself: It’s slightly pricey, but that’s because it’s made in the origin of fancy things everywhere: France. And! It’s made from grapes, which is kind of amazing. Expect some slightly fruity notes.
3 IF YOU ONLY DRINK BOTTLED WATER
Broken Shed Vodka
BROKEN SHED drizly.com
$26.99
This gluten-free vodka is apparently made with mineral water from a 15,000-year-old aquifer in the New Zealand’s Southern Alps and pure spring water from the North Island. So, yeah, it’s pretty freaking refreshing.
4 IF YOU APPRECIATE SIMPLICITY
RAVO Vodka
IF YOU LIKE TO KEEP IT FRESH
Pearl Cucumber Vodka
6 IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A CLASSIQUE
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
COURTESY TITO’S HANDMADE
TITO’Sdrizly.com
$21.96
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This bartender’s favorite is easy to find, easy to drink, and won’t make you go broke.
7 IF YOU’RE JUST REALLY INTO SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Kalak Single Malt Vodka
COURTESY KALAK SINGLE MALT
KALAKbinnys.com
$29.99
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Made with malted barley, this unique Irish vodka has a smooth, creamy taste.
8 IF YOU’VE BEEN SMIRNOFF ICE-D BUT ARE WILLING TO TRY AGAIN
Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
COURTESY SMIRNOFF
SMIRNOFFdrizly.com
$14.99
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This affordable classic is great in cocktails, from Moscow Mules to Bloody Mary’s.
9 IF YOU’RE WATCHING YOUR ABV
Ketel One Botanical Cucumber and Mint
10 IF YOU’RE MAKING FROSÉ ANYW
Hangar 1 Rosé Vodka
COURTESY HANGAR 1
HANGAR 1bevmo.com
$21.00
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Admit it, you like the sound of rosé-flavored vodka—if it’s done right. Ask, and you shall receive.
11 IF YOU’RE WILLING TO DROP $50
Barr Hill Vodka
COURTESY BARR HILL VODKA
BARR HILLdrizly.com
$33.00
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This award-winning vodka is distilled from raw honey, giving it a subtle hint of sweetness.
12 IF YOU LIKE VODKA INFUSIONS
Zubrowka Zu Bison Grass Flavored Vodka
COURTESY ZUBROWKA
ZUBROWKAdrizly.com
$25.99
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This Polish brand hit the U.S. less than 10 years ago. There’s a blade of buffalo grass in the bottle, which gives the spirit a delightfully herbaceous flavor.
13 IF YOU HAVE HOLLYWOOD VIBES
Mulholland Vodka
JOHN CIZMAS
MULHOLLANDtotalwine.com
$18.99
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Founded by actor Walter Goggins (from Justified) and his cinematographer buddy Matt Alper, Mulholland is one of the first spirits made in Los Angeles since Prohibition.
14 IF YOU’RE GLUTEN-FREE AND CARE ABOUT FIGHTING HUNGER
Simple Vodka
COURTESY SIMPLE VODKA
SIMPLEbottlerocket.com
$27.00
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You’ll feel so, so good about drinking this smooth, potato-based vodka: For every bottle sold, the company funds 20 meals through partnerships with hunger relief programs.
15 IF YOU APPRECIATE A BARGAIN
Stoli Vodka
FOTOGRAF CHRISTIAN B // YELLOWS
STOLIdrizly.com
$30.79
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Yes, dahling, this Soviet classic is absolutely fabulous.
IF YOU’RE SO MONEY
IF YOU’RE VODKA SODA NEEDS AN UPGRADE
JASON TINACCI
IF YOU LOVE CLUBS WITH BOTTLE SERVICE
COURTESY BELVEDERE
19 IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A MULTIPURPOSE BOTTLE
Crystal Head Vodka
IF YOU LIKE MEZCAL
IF YOU AREN’T LOOKING TO BUY IN BULK
