I do enjoy drinking vodka straight and I can tell a difference. I usually buy Smirnoff for drinking straight. I'll only buy Skyy for mixed drinks. Stolichnaya is good, but in my opinion doesn't justify the extra cost. Grey Goose is overpriced.
The best vodka I ever had was in Russia. I don't know what it was called because I just left it up to the Russians I was with to pick what they drink (I only recommend that if you trust the Russians you are with), but damn was that stuff smooth. Then I matched them for somewhere between 8 to 11 shots (I lost count somewhere), and then walked unassisted on frozen ice covered sidewalks. As an American on his first trip in Russia, I think I earned the respect of a few Russians that night.
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