best filter - for alcohol

[tk421]

Did you ever see those filters you put on a bottle of alcohol? Several passes through is supposed to make bottom shelf vodka taste like Grey Goose. Do they really work and how long does one last? I was wondering if they work the same as those Brita pitchers for water and if you could use that instead.

[Jeremy_NSL]

There was an experiment posted on Slashdot awhile back about this. They used Brita filters and really, really cheap vodka. Then did blind taste testing against hi-end stuff. After 2-3 passes I think they were indistinguishable.

I've been meaning to try this for a really long time, actually. Anyway, try searching the slashdot archives and you'll find the article. It was pretty informative.

[Hink]

after a few it all tastes the same anyhow..

really though I have never heard of this, I am quite partial to fris vodka myself...which I keep in the freezer of course...

[tk421]

after a few it all tastes the same anyhow..

really though I have never heard of this, I am quite partial to fris vodka myself...which I keep in the freezer of course...

Finally! I keep telling everyone Fris might even taste smoother than some that cost twice as much. No one has ever heard of it. I bought it because the bottle was kind of neat, but I think it is one of the best.

[Kriminal]

Doesnt the liver filter alcohol?

[Jeremy_NSL]

The cheapest vodka you can buy around here is called Russian Prince. Its in a grey plastic(!) bottle with a goofy picture of a prince on it. It tastes pretty awful.

I've been thinking of running it though a few Brita filter runs for awhile now.

edit: I found the slashdot article on brita filtering vodka
http://www.ohmygoditburns.com/

[fake]

Doesnt the liver filter alcohol?

Yep, but the trouble is it turns it into formaldehyde!
Hence "a pickled liver".

fake