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Stolichnaya is pretty swanky, isn't it?

Aw, tommy, I'm sorry.

And thanks, juliana! I forgot about Ketel One. Shows you how often I drink anything other than a cold beer.

Aw, Tommy, that's sad. I'm sorry.

AmyLiz, are you just looking for swanky overall, or can you be more specific? Like, I think a rich middle-aged person would possibly pick something different than a trying-to-impress person in their 20s.

Stolichnaya is pretty swanky, isn't it?

Not really, not any more.

I don't even think I've had it. It's one of those names stuck in my head. I think I've probably only ever had Smirnoff's and Absolut.

Stolichnaya is pretty swanky, isn't it?

Stoli and Absolut are both swank, but they've been so popular and around so long that they're mentally considered mid-range instead of premium. It's a strange mindset, but I've been watching it happen. It's not like there's much of a price difference, but the differentiation is there.

Personally, I like Skyy.

SKYY has a swanky website, but it's got too much flash, and I couldn't be arsed to look at the actual pages on the actual vodka. It supposedly has the fewest impurities.

That Ciroc looks interesting. I've never heard of vodka made from grapes, which I guess is the selling point.

AmyLiz, are you just looking for swanky overall, or can you be more specific?

It's just for a scene in the book I'm working on. The bar is a bit rundown (and in a kind of weary, no-longer-fashionable hotel), and I wanted someone to remark that there wasn't ________. Except then I couldn't think of a hip, trendy vodka, because my brain hurts this afternoon. Any of these will work. It's just a passing comment.

I wanted someone to remark that there wasn't ________.

Grey Goose or Belvedere, then. Or Ciroc, if the person in question is hip and trendy. But Grey Goose is popular enough and enough of a staple at most bars that its omission would be odd, especially in a hotel bar.