Florida Cane Premium Vodka

I just made a couple of vodka Collins' is out of this vodka. Fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1:1 simple syrup, soda water as a topper, garnished with a lemon wheel. It was a perfect drink but it tasted like ass. I tasted every ingredient separately because I couldn't believe the vodka could do this. I have kept this full bottle of vodka in the freezer next to a bottle of Sobieski. That bottle tastes fine- no musty funk. It was only opened for a previous taste. Full to the neck. There is nothing else in the freezer besides ice and some bottles of liquor. The cocktails were undrinkable. The rest of the bottle was a drain pour. I'm adjusting my review accordingly. This is not a liquor I would ever recommend purchasing.

I compared Florida Cane premium handcrafted vodka with Tito's and with Sobieski. All were tasted neat. The nose of this vodka has traces of sweet sugar, compared to the Sobieski which had a more antiseptic smell. The Tito's nose was even less pronounced. On the taste there is a bit of a chemical overtone, a note of artificial sweetener, and almost a tart finish. In comparison the Sobieski had a much rounder and creamier mouthfeel, and a more integrated flavor that seemed more neutral. The Tito's has a slightly sharper note that brings in traces of citrus on the back end. In the order of the way I like them, the Sobieski is the best of this round, followed closely by the Tito's. The Tito's works really well in anything that wants a citrus bias, where as the Sobieski is better in an alcohol forward concoction such as a vodka martini. Unfortunately I can't really recommend the vodka under review here for anything other than a sweet mixed drink. Not a chance I'm buying another bottle. I am sorry to say, but at its price it is just not competitive.