
Taster’s Club Best Vodka Brands in 2023

Written by Emma C | Updated May 2023
Vodka is widely underrated. With more to it than you might realize, there are truly some amazing brands and bottles out there. Known for its mild, neutral profile, this underdog of the spirit world is incredibly smooth, clean, and versatile, wonderfully balancing stronger flavors in cocktails yet holding its own as a sipping spirit. If you’re wondering where to get started, a good place is with Taster's Club's recommendations for the best vodka brands in 2023. We’ve tasted many expressions – from Russian and Polish vodkas to American and French vodkas – and picked out the best to help you decide. There’s something for every taste, mood, and budget, all available in our bottle shop. Take a look, and consider one of these gems for your next vodka martini or Bloody Mary.

Taster’s Club Best Vodka Brands Available in Our Bottle Shop

1. Grey Goose Vodka
Grey Goose’s extraordinary vodka is made from the best ingredients from France, soft winter wheat, and Gensac spring water. You’ll notice its high-quality shine through in the spirit’s texture, and its neutral profile and clean, smooth finish.
Region: France | Tasting Notes: Almond, Apple, Citrus, Pepper, Anise | ABV: 40%

2. Belvedere Vodka
Made from Polish rye, purified water, and a distillation process by fire, Belvedere contains zero additives, is certified kosher, and is produced under the legal regulations of Polish vodka that dictate nothing can be added. Produced in one of the world’s longest-operating Polish distilleries that has been making vodka since 1910, Belvedere’s Master Rye Distillers draw from a 600-year vodka-making history to artfully craft Polish rye into an extraordinary vodka of distinct taste and character.
Region: Poland | Tasting Notes: Spice, Sweetness, Grass | ABV: 40%

3. Beluga Noble
The first batch of Beluga Noble Vodka was produced in 2002 as the result of the meticulous hard work of the brand’s Master Distillers. The refined, rich taste of Beluga Noble Vodka results from its unique composition, mainly due to the malt spirit and the purest water. This helps to smoothen the taste of the vodka.
Region: Russia | Tasting Notes: Vanilla, Oatmeal, Honey, Spice | ABV: 40%

4. Ciroc Ultra-Premium Vodka
Named one of the World’s Best-Selling Vodkas at the 2020 Drinks International awards, CIROC’s Ultra-Premium Vodka is a rich-tasting vodka distilled five times from fine French grapes and finished in a tailor-made copper pot still in Southern France. Smooth and lightly sweet, this ultra-premium vodka provides a taste experience that is lusciously different and elegantly smooth.
Region: France | Tasting Notes: Grape, Lemon, Pepper, Honey | ABV: 40%

5. Hangar One Vodka
Hangar 1 straight American vodka is distilled from grains and grapes. Fine grapes are blended with midwestern US grains to make a perfectly balanced straight vodka with a slightly fruity aroma and a light perfume on the finish. An exquisitely smooth vodka, Hangar 1® Straight has floral notes along with hints of honeysuckle and Asian pear.
Region: US | Tasting Notes: Floral, Honeysuckle, Pear | ABV: 40%

6. Ketel One Vodka
Ketel One’s family-made vodka is 80 proof and carefully crafted using exclusively 100% non-GMO European wheat for smoothness and neutrality. Distilled in copper pot stills, filtered over loose charcoal, and stored in lined tanks, the vodka offers a crisp, unique flavor and strong finish. Recognized as the top-trending vodka at the 2020 Drinks International awards, it’s perfect on its own or added to your favorite cocktail.
Region: Netherlands | Tasting Notes: Floral, Honeysuckle, Pear | ABV: 40%

7. Chopin Family Reserve
Chopin’s 2016 growing season led to some of the finest vodkas ever made by its distillery. Harvested at the peak of summer, when still young and their skins still tender, the potatoes produced a remarkable vodka. After being carefully distilled to retain as much of its sweet earthiness as possible, the potato spirit was rested in 50-year-old oak barrels for two years, giving it time to mellow before being bottled by hand.
Region: Poland | Tasting Notes: Earth, Licorice, Clove | ABV: 40%

8. Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, America’s original craft vodka, began in 1995 when Bert “Tito” Beveridge obtained the first legal permit to distill in Texas. The brand batch-distills its corn-based vodka using old-fashioned pot stills. Naturally gluten-free, Tito’s is distilled and bottled by Fifth Generation Inc. in Austin, Texas on the very same land where the whole venture started.
Region: US | Tasting Notes: Sweet Cream, Grain, Corn | ABV: 40%
Now that you’ve got this 2023 Taster’s Club guide to the best vodka brands in hand, you’re well-equipped to pick up a bottle or two – which is so easy since everything is available, anytime, in our bottle shop. You can’t go wrong with any of these the next time company stops by, you’re planning a party, or you simply want to let the day go. If you prefer a more curated experience, though, no worries, our Vodka Club is the perfect solution. Simply sign up, sit back, and enjoy a new top-quality vodka each month.
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