I was shopping and saw a simple yet attractive bottle, which turned out to be Pinnacle Vodka.  Very reasonably priced, under $20.  There was nothing surprising about this vodka, it was a nice, clean drinking vodka.  Very little after taste, which was nice.  It had a little bit of a bite to it right away, which most of the non-premium vodkas do, until they get a little watered down.

I would compare this to Fris as far as where I rank my vodkas.  It is a very good vodka for the price, and I will not hesitate to purchase this vodka again.  It would be a perfect bottle, just like Fris, to take to a friends house, where I wouldn’t mind someone mixing it, but I can still drink it straight.

I was very excited to try this bottle; I actually purchased it a number of months ago, and was waiting to get the last bottle out of my freezer before opening it!

It was a very pleasant surprise.  Right off the bat from its nose I could tell it was going to be a great grape distilled vodka.  Very smooth, and a very pleasant taste.  With Idol and Ciroc, I noted they had a little more flavor than the grain distilled vodkas, but DiVine has an actual pronounced grape flavor.  Not grape as in the purple popsicles of our youth, but grape as in, I could tell it was made from grapes, not just that it had a sweeter flavor to it.

The only downside is that it may actually have a hair too much flavor for me.  After leaving it sit so some of the ice could melt, it became much more enjoyable for me.

All said and done, I see no reason to buy a different grape distilled vodka again.  I will absolutely purchase this bottle again, not only am I buying a superb bottle of vodka, I am supporting Michigan business, all the better!

For what it’s worth, I was extremely excited to try out this bottle of vodka.  I got to my local liquor store and asked if they had something new, and I was given this bottle of vodka they said was distilled from sugar cane.  Interesting? I thought so!

For the first time since starting this site, I have to regrettably give my first actual bad review.  I opened this bottle up, and smelled it, as I always do, and quickly noticed a rather prevalent, strong aroma.

I poured a glass and took my first sip, and that was all I really wanted.  I have drank about half of my glass so far because I keep taking sips, and thinking of what I can compare it to; I keep coming up blank.  It has way more flavor than any other vodka I have tried.

Either way, I am not satisfied with this product, though to be fair, I will have a friend try this right away, before they have a chance to look at my site, and I will report what they thought as well.

On the plus side, this product has another agenda, protecting the environment, which I am all for, as should everyone.  For that reason only, I suggest buying this vodka!  You just will have to be mixing it with something :-/

Thanks for reading, I will obviously have the next bottle faster as I do not plan on drinking this one, and waiting until I have a friends house I can take it to :-p

After trying Idol, I figured I might as well try another grape distilled vodka to compare to Idol. My choice was Ciroc for this vodka taste test. As far as I remember, Ciroc was the first popular vodka distilled from grapes, feel free to leave a comment if it was another one.

Ciroc, on its own, is a great vodka. Hands down, it has the most flavor of any vodka of comparable smoothness. It has a nice mouth feel, and does not really grab my throat much at all on the way down like a lot of others. If we are going to compare it to Idol however, it is not the victor.

When it comes down to it, I would absolutely purchase another bottle of Ciroc. It was a very enjoyable vodka. It’s amount of flavor is currently unmatched compared to any other vodka to date, yet its smoothness and sophistication does not compare to the taste I had with Idol.

Stay tuned for the next bottle. I bought a vodka distilled from something completely new, so it should be good!

So what happened the last time I walked in and asked for a vodka I have not tried? I was offered Boru Vodka. I had not heard of it, I liked the bottle, it was distilled from grain, why not!

I popped open this bottle tonight and was pleasantly surprised with the aroma. If it tasted as good as it smelled, I figured I was in for a treat. While it did not quite go that far, it was still a very nice vodka. Reminded me of Finlandia the most, I think. It has a little more flavor than Grey Goose or Armadale, but was still very smooth. Where it compared to Finlandia was more in the throat feel. It goes down easy, but has a little bite of warmth on the way that hangs on for a little while.

They say on the website that this vodka is named for an Irish king from about 1000 years ago. Sounds like a good story to me! All in all, if someone was to bring this bottle over to my house before we sat down to a game of cards, I would be a pretty happy guy.

Good work Ireland

When it comes down to it, this is a nice bottle of vodka, though there is little about it to make it stand out from the crowd.  Would I drink it again, yes.  Would I buy it again, no.  For the price of this bottle ( $35) I can get a much more enjoyable experience in another bottle

I have to say, I am dually impressed with this bottle of vodka. It has the smoothness of an armadale or grey goose, but I would have to venture to say it does it with a little more flavor. I have been leery of any vodka distilled from anything other than grain, and have been especially leery of the grape distilled vodkas of the past few years. I saw Ciroc come onto the scene a few years ago and make a big buzz, and thought it was more hype than anything. Even though my favorite vodka is possibly the most marketed and hyped of all time, so that is a bit hyprocritical of me.

All in all, I was very surprised at what I got from this bottle. It is a great vodka that I would recommend to anyone, and I am going to have to think very hard about my next bottle. One good thing though, the next bottle should be rather quick since this one is getting drank pretty fast

Yes, I bought YET another grain vodka, but I can’t help it. I promise my next vodka will distilled from something other than grain. It is just so easy to ask the person behind the counter if they have any new grain vodkas .

All in all, this new vodka is pretty impressive. Way better than my last vodka from Effen for sure, and at a reasonable price. Really nice flavor for no real substantial bite. I would definitely buy this bottle again. Nothing stands out about it to put it over the favorites ( armadale, grey goose), but it is a quality product I would purchase again.

To what I have had so far, without drinking them side by side, I would probably compare it most to Finlandia.

I will try to start drinking these bottles faster!