Stoli Premium Vodka — The Quadruple-Distilled Classic
Wheat 40% ABV ABV Latvijas Balzams
31 January 2026
My new favourite vodka
Third bottle in and it just gets better. The nose opens with dried herbs — I also picked up delicate notes that the review mentions. On the palate, soft cereal notes is spot on, and there's a Smooth and velvety with a gentle sweetness that makes this incredibly smooth. The finish closes with clean with a gentle peppery warmth that fades gracefully. This has become my go-to. Makes an incredible Martini too.
29 January 2026
Exceptional smoothness
As someone who's been appreciating quality vodka for years, this is among the finest I've encountered at this price point. On the nose I get faint citrus peel — let it warm slightly in the glass and the aromas open up. The palate is where it really shines: soft cereal notes with Well-mannered and approachable. Latvijas Balzams has clearly mastered their craft.
20 January 2026
Worth every penny
I was reading the tasting notes in the review and thought they sounded too good to be true for a vodka, but they're accurate. The dried herbs is genuinely there, the soft cereal notes delivers, and the clean with a gentle peppery warmth that fades gracefully is exactly as described. Served this at a tasting with friends last weekend — everyone was surprised how much character it has. We did a blind comparison against two other brands and this won hands down.
15 December 2025
Expected more
Not terrible but not worth the premium. The nose promised Clean grain with subtle white pepper and faint citrus peel, but the palate is flat and the clean with a gentle peppery warmth that fades gracefully disappears too quickly. I've had better vodkas at half the price. The a delicate mineral quality the review describes wasn't apparent to me. Perhaps I got a bad bottle.