Effen Vodka. Distiller: The Hooghoudt Distillery. Bottler: The Hooghoudt Distillery. ABV: 40%. Age: NAS. Price: $1 to $29.99 ; Effen Vodka is produced by the Hooghoudt Distillery, a fourth-generation family distillery located in the Netherlands. The distillery specializes in vodka made from a century-old Dutch recipe that incorporates wheat grain.. Effen has a sweet flavor in the mouth but it has a very prominent burn on the swallow. It's very harsh and rather unpleasant. The vodka itself has the mouth feel of a good vodka, but the burn doesn't do it any favors. If this were an Eastern European vodka instead of a Dutch vodka, I'd write it off as an intentional choice.
Import from Holland. Effen Vodka." (Experts they are not.) Taste: 6 - Honestly the taste was one of the most appealing parts of this vodka, which doesn't say much cause the taste was only slightly above average. It can be pretty much summed up with: "Found the vodka, which was good and then the ethanol came.". Effen Vodka . Holland. Rating. 90-95 . Price. $30. Good Suitable for everyday consumption, often good value . 80-82. Acceptable Can be employed in casual, less-critical circumstances . More Beer/Spirits From Effen. View All. 90 Points. Effen Yuzu Citrus.