Seven Outrageous Luxury Vodkas: Strictly for Connoisseurs

Now the question is: How will these vodkas taste with Redbull?

is the gold flakes edible or can we sieve it and collect the gold??

i think the gold is edible. like teh ones teh yput on the cakes.

gun vodka with trigger can be quite fun if u think abt it : )

While interesting, those are hardly super-premiums

It would not be worth your time to sieve the gold out of it.

The gold is ment to be drank with the vodka, it is suppose to have the same effect goldschlager does. It is suppose to cut your throat in very tiny areas so that the vodka in this case can enter into the bloodstream quicker for a faster drunk. You do NOT feel the cuts, it doesn't hurt, they heal over with in an hour. Just be careful because once u drink this anything u drink after it for an hour goes right to the bloodstream.

this is funny:

"crystal clear underground spring water"
i am sure that spring water is not spring water until it springs on the surface.... that is just normal old groundwater.... like Dasanni.

Also:
i would not spend 3700 dollars on a diamond filtered water vodka when sand does the exact same thing. and if i wanted a gem i would either, go and find one or buy one from a gem store, not peeling it off my vodka bottle, puking in the toilet after i drank the entire thing to get said stone.

ooo yeah love the Goldschlager!!
Would love to try that Vodka!!

Only the 2nd one, DIVA, is out of the price range of the average person. It's the only "Outrageous Luxury Vodka" listed here.

I enjoyed this article, but you really shouldn't embellish so much.

The gold flakes DO NOT cut your throat; that is an urban legend. The gold flakes are edible, but can apparently cause allergies in some people.
For more info about gold flakes in spirits you can read Wikipedia's article on Goldschläger:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschlager

These are not "better" vodkas than Smirnoff of Polar. They are just gimmicky and strange. The vodka itself is not premium, just the packaging and marketing. I would never serve any of these in my bar (except for the gold flake, which we use to make one particular drink for women who want to pay too much for something that tastes like sugar). Bottom line: there is very little difference between vodkas, because the end goal when distilling a vodka is to remove all taste from the drink. Thus, the only way to judge any difference is in the "mouth feel" of the drink. It is a rare day when I meet anyone who can differentiate the mouth feel between brands. If you are looking for a premium brand, just grab Stolichnaya and be happy.

The title is a bit misleading.

the Dive looks like it should be worn and not drunk

If Go Wodka Extreme is only sold in Austria and Germany, why's it being consumed in Hong Kong?

author apparently has never heard of goldschlager

The first picture is of "Danziger Goldwasser", a (or an) herbal liqueur with gold flakes in it. You can get it in grocery stores in Germany for around $10 per bottle (the kind in the picture).

Another bit of trivia, the gold flakes in the vodka are properly called "gold leaf", and are only 2 atoms thick. The actual amount of gold in each bottle is mind-bogglingly minuscule; Wiki Avogadro's number to truly appreciate.

absolutely, i also bought once a bottle of goldwasser (#1 pic) for not more than 10$. wrong info in the article!

Thank you for your support and comments. I will try to improve my articles in future.

Most probably the pic was provided by the publisher for illustration purpose. The writer mentioned “Gold Flakes Supreme” vodka and NOT "Danziger Goldwasser". However, I agree that the title is a lil misleasding as only 2 or 3 products mentioned here are in fact "strictly for connoisseurs". Perhaps publisher or the writer can change the title. Thank you.

you forgot hemp vodka, a mate of mine brought it back from poland

I think photo 4 has been taken in hong kong ....

http://my.tdctrade.com/photolib/hk/0300009L.jpg

well i hope someone will make a choc cream vodka..yummy..entertaining article btw..write on!

You can buy tubed vodka at least in Estonia as well.

I've drunk the gold vodka - the gold flakes are edible! Didn't remember to check if my poo glittered afterwards. Or if my golden shower was more golden than usual. Har har.

Ive had the prickly pear many times and have been to the pub that makes it. It is one of my favorite vodka's, with tonic it is great. If your ever in Flagstaff, az stop in mogollon brewing co. their beers are also outstanding.

another company makes cactus vodka in mexico, i've had it, tastes weird

the best of the bunch.
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any adult should at least know what vodkas are considered premium. if you walk into any liquer store just look on the top shelf. there you will see stoli, level, absolut, etc. and my personal favorite grey goose. these are not rediculouly priced but are commonly recognized as the best vodkas.

ps: there is currently less than a tenth of a gram (0.1 g) of gold flakes in a 750 ml bottle of Goldschläger, which, as of February 5, 2007, amounts to about 2.10 USD on the international gold market.

This is so funny. It just goes to show you how stupid the average consumer is. Lets take cheap crap vodka and put it in a fancy package and see what moron buys it.

-GetSomeRealTaste is right. Spend your money on a more straight forward product rather than one with some stupid gimmick. My day to day vodka is Stolichnaya or Kettle One and if I can splurge I buy Chopin potato vodka. Grey Goose, Level, Hangar 1 and Triple 8 are also great vodkas. My God please don't buy Smirnoff! IMHO its rot-gut vodka!

Ah....but in fairness the flavored vodkas by Vodochnaya Artel and Arizona High-Spirit's Prickly Pear vodka may be good products. I have never tried them. But please, vodka in a Tommy Gun shaped bottle?

the only price tag for the bottle of the DIVA one should be in this article.

there are much better vodkas, than the ones mentioned here. there is no luxury in vodka - because it's a somewhat simple process to make and you shouldn't be paying more than $60-90 per 750ml bottle (unless you actually buying a bottle or some stuff that they put in).

Umm, 2 for 1's anywhere? :)

tehre's nothing like garlic vodka

hindi: mujhe tere barey mein pata chal gaya hai, murkh!

Grey goose and belvedere anyone?

Fantastic post. I covered Diva Premium Vodka in my podcast Universe of Luxury. You can find it here: http://universeofluxury.com/podcasts/episode-9-universe-of-luxury/

The AZ Prickly Pear vodka is really good. It makes a great Cosmo, or on the rocks is excellent. Arizona High Spirits Distillery also makes an unflavored vodka. Haven\'t had it. I love Belvedere as well, but this High Spirits holds its own. Having had this, I think it might be the least \"gimmicky\" of any of these.

Whoops, let me try posting that link again:

Universe of Luxury Episode 9

I have never heard of most of these brands, great information. I love learning new things.

Nice article!

Check out my website, VodkaRanking; that attempts to list all the existing/known vodkas and rank them according to their taste hopefully becoming an official top vodka ranking list.

http://vodkaranking.com