While most bartenders and booze professionals I know won’t openly speak about vodka, or offer an opinion, I have no problem with it.

I love vodka. I drink a lot of it. Mostly with ginger beer, but sometimes as a 50/50 Vesper Martini as well.

I also like ice cold vodka with caviar. If I’m drinking it that way, I’m very picky. I want Eastern European vodka made with winter wheat, no alternatives. Sometimes I do Belvedere. Sometimes I do Stoli Elit. Sometimes I do Jewel of Russia.

But for the time being, I’m switching to Double Cross because we just got a HOT deal, offering a $30 vodka for $13.95.

If you’re new to Double Cross vodka, let me quickly catch you up:

• Double Gold Medal Winner - Best Vodka: SF Spirits Competition.

• Double Gold Medal Winner - Best Packaging: SF Spirits Competition.

• Packaged in an elegant and award-winning rectangular glass bottle that makes for a show-stopping gift.

• AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: Made with 100% winter wheat from Slovakia and filtered with Tatra mountain spring water.

Like I said, most retailers are at $30. Our big box friends down the street are raving about their discounted price of $23.99.

But I’m taking it a step further because that’s what I am: a habitual line-stepper, to quote Charlie Murphy’s description of Rick James.

I’ve got plenty in stock, so grab what you need. Like the Lagavulin 9 year, I’d recommend buying this one by the case.

-David Driscoll