This was my first ever non-rail vodka I drank. I was more than impressed. It has been years since I have had it, so I will embellish once I have it again. I just remember thinking that I did not know vodka could be that smooth! Stay tuned for more….
This is among my favorites. A product of finland, this vodka is what I would think of as a solid mix between belvedere and grey goose. Grey Goose is emmensely smooth, but gives the upper hand to belvedere for flavor. Finlandia comes in with a firm grasp of both.
It comes off with a nice flavor, and then gives you a slight bite as it starts down the throat. It also came with a great glass a few christmases ago!
Its a hard mix between Finlandia, Armadale, and Belvedere currently for who ranks where underneath the goose. It really depends on what I have in my freezer at the time 
“The Goose” happens to currently be my favorite vodka. They shot on the scene and did some massive marketing, and it just all paid off. Huge name, and it rides right along with an amazing smoothness that no other vodka to date has offered me. It has a nice aroma, and taste. I think it is as close to perfect as I could ever hope to drink. Armadale is giving it a run for its money, but I think it is going to be hard to top.
My friend one time asked me what went best with grey goose because he was thinking of trying some… Thats the end of that story
I have to say, Armadale could possibly rival Grey Goose as a favorite of mine. It has for sure slid into the number two spot. I was at an obscure liquor store, and noticed the bottle ( very classy ). I also noticed it was distilled from grain, as ‘the goose’, and decided to give it a whirl. It is a phenomenal vodka. It starts out as smooth as the goose, but I almost want to say it has a smidge more flavor. It leaves a nice little tingle on the lips and hits the stomach about as smooth as it hits the mouth. After three or four sips, it gets a slight edge, sort of like Finlandia ( my previous second favorite ) does for me, but its just for a few.
All in all I have to say this is a very impressive vodka. I will have to drink it side by side with the goose one day to see if it could possibly nudge it out of first. Of course, I have never seen it in a bar, so at least I still know what I am ordering in my martini!