Smirnoff Vodka Prices Guide 2022

We won’t say that you can’t get a better deal anywhere else, because Smirnoff is several percentage points higher than the budget-class vodkas. Brands such as Taaka, Gilbey’s, and below all, Burnett’s, can offer you the the biggest bang for your buck at a price of around $13.00 per 1.75 liter-bottle for the 80-proof spirit. Some may say the taste of the cheapest brands is not as pleasant as the more expensive stuff, but like moonshine, it gets the job done.

Instead, Smirnoff competes on the same level as the likes of Skyy and Svedka. The latter is perhaps the most similar comparison, as it offers medium pricing on the basic vodka while offering a slew of flavored choices.

As for the prices of flavored vodkas, Smirnoff’s offerings also tend to be somewhere in the middle. Take what may be the classic flavored hard liquor, strawberry vodka, for instance. Smirnoff’s tends to sell at around $12.00 for the standard 750 ml bottle, whereas Pinnacle, Burnett, and even Svedka usually go for less than $10.00 for their equivalents.

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Plain vodkas all tend to have a similar amount of calories, with different sources claiming a quantity of somewhere between 60 and 80 calories per ounce. Note that all of these calories come from the alcohol itself, so this assumes that we’re dealing with the standard 80-proof variant, which is  40% alcohol. With more alcohol at higher proof levels come more calories - about 7 per gram, to be exact.

Flavored Smirnoff vodka isn’t too different in terms of nutritional value, contrary to what you might expect. This is due to the fact that actual sugar or fruit isn’t being added to the drink in order to flavor it. Rather, much like any flavored soft drink, it’s usually artificial flavors that are infused into plain vodka to give it the fruity taste.

While some naturalists might take issue with the idea that no strawberries were harmed in the making of strawberry vodka, this is actually good news for those of us counting calories. One ounce will only set you back around 70 calories, which is only a few percentage points higher than flavorless vodka. Or, in statistical jargon, not significant.

It is said that John Martin, president of the company that first turned Smirnoff into a household name in the US, went around bars in the country promoting the drink by photographing bartenders making the “Moscow Mule.” Today this classic is just one of the many popular drinks made with vodka. Here are a few of our favorite recipes using the spirit, with which you can delight your guests: