The best vodkas
The top 3 according to 19 votes from people: Tito's Handmade · Reyka · Grey Goose. (Updated Oct 3, 2026.)
Vodkas that win blind tastings and rankings at Wirecutter, Bon Appétit, 12x75 and Travel Distilled. Belvedere tops most of them; Ketel One and Tito's are the bartenders' value picks.
Top 10
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1
Tito's Handmade
Texas corn vodka, gluten-free and good value.
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2
Reyka
Icelandic vodka filtered through lava rock.
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3
Grey Goose
French wheat vodka, the super-premium classic.
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4
Absolut Elyx
Single-estate Swedish wheat vodka distilled in copper.
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5
Belvedere
Polish rye vodka, first at 12x75 and Bon Appétit's tasting favourite.
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6
Ketel One
Dutch wheat vodka, a bartender favourite for martinis.
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7
Chopin Potato
Polish potato vodka with a creamy texture.
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8
Absolut
The Swedish best-seller from Åhus.
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9
Crystal Head
Canadian vodka in the famous skull bottle.
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10
Cîroc
French vodka distilled from grapes.
Candidates
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11
Smirnoff No. 21
The world's best-selling vodka, cheap and clean.
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12
Żubrówka
Polish bison grass vodka, each bottle with a blade of grass from the Białowieża Forest.
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13
Russian Standard
Russian vodka launched in 1998, one of the best-selling premium vodkas in Russia.
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14
Stoli Elit
Freeze-filtered premium version of Stolichnaya.
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