We’ve previously had their ‘estate’ vodka, but how about the original? Well if their special version wasn’t a great showing it’d be odd if the original was better – thankfully that’s not the case really. This really only scores higher overall because it is (thank god) cheaper.
That being said – fuck Sobieski.
What they Say: “’My name stands for one of the most recognized kings of Poland of all time’ Sobieski”
Taste: 1.5 – One could believe there is some cream and rye flavor here, but one also would be gagging and revolting. It’s not good.
Aftertaste: 1.0 – If the taste wasn’t good at all, how’s the aftertaste? Even worse! It couples with the burn, but fucken hell is this, not good vodka.
Burn/Smooth: 0.5 – It burns worse than the estate version. Dear god.
Aroma: 2.0 – So here’s the way to describe this. It is not apocalyptically bad; however, there isn’t a single redeeming quality here. It is in fact just all bad.
Honesty: 5.0 – Okay well that’s what your name stands for, hey we’ve got the past on the phone here, and this king has said ‘suck shit’ we think it’s for you. Listen the look and text don’t detract points here, they’ve done nothing wrong, and a little bit right so despite the dishonor to a king, this is a wash.
Mixability: 4.5
Russian: 4.5 – It’s subpar but okay.
Vodka Tonic: 4.5 – If you have a good enough ratio for tonic this is passable.
Screwdriver: 4.5 – As with the tonic as long as you try and hide more of the vodka that you usually would – it’s not the worst.
Value: 5.5 – Now we come to the point where this truly differs from the estate version – this at least mercifully knows it’s placed and how much it should cost, which is as close to nothing as possible. That being said are you really getting value for your money? Are you?
Google Shop Average: $10
Website: http://sobieskivodka.com/us-en/
Reviewer Scores:
BuffaloJern: 1.5
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Metric Score: 20/70 |+| Metric Average: 2.86 |+| Reviewer Average: 1.5
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Final Thoughts: Our policy is often to buy something and try and see if a different version might spell out a path for us, or a contradiction. For example, Jack Daniels can eat it, but that single barrel, or even Gentleman? Well, it shows that the Jack you buy matters. However, sometimes we get different versions from the same place and they are both terrible and we see there is, in fact, a trend. A trend like Sobieski for being – the worst.
