Grey Goose Vodka
Take a gander
by Thor Iverson
According to the Beverage Tasting Institute, this is the best-tasting vodka in
the world. It's certainly the best-looking vodka in the world, with a beautiful
frosted-glass bottle adorned with -- what else? -- geese. All it needs is a
bumper sticker: HONK IF YOU LIKE VODKA. But what sets Grey Goose apart isn't
the taste (ultra-clean, with hints of anise and lime rind) or the bottle, but
the incredibly sensuous texture. It's like silk sliding across your tongue and
down your throat, and it makes this one of the very few vodkas that's a
pleasure to drink by itself, or on the rocks. And, interestingly, it comes not
from Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, or one of the former Soviet republics, but
from France. A 750-milliliter bottle is $26.99, and it can be found at liquor
stores everywhere.
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