Always but super cheap vodka because, well, it’s vodka. Surely the difference can’t be significant. Anyway I bought some Beluga and wow, I’m not repulsed by this. It’s actually pretty smooth and the flavor isn’t like splashing acetone in my face. What a revalation.
It’s actually kind of pleasant
Same! I have a friend from mexico who brought me some very nice tequila and homemade pulque. Both of them were outstanding. Sort of frustrated by it though because I will never enjoy the tequila available to me as much as I did before.
I have been chasing that dragon to no avail in the states.
My only advice is learn a limited amount of spanish, live close to the border, and be social tbh. I got lucky in that I met my friend as a teenager.
If you live in the north it is what it is