Really? Marshmallow flavored vodka??!! What's next? Crap Flavored Vodka

[LynneSin]

I think it's getting a bit ridiculous with this flavored vodka stuff. Is nothing sacred?

[gratuitous]

1. Well, they're not marketing to people not of legal age to drink

So stop saying that!

[HappyMe]

2. Smirnoff is also making Whipped Cream flavored vodka.

Absolut-ly nothing is sacred.

[GoCubsGo]

16. I can kinda see that one.

That way, the lactose-intolerant can have White Russians and other drinks that normally have cream in them.

[OriginalGeek]

3. I was the liquor store last night

to find something for our office gift exchange (I picked out a nice Polish potato vodka that came with two cool shot glasses)

It was almost impossible to find regular liquor among all the flavored everything bullshit.

I wanted to ask them if they could just put adult drinks in a room by themselves so I wouldn't have to wade through the kid's section.

[LynneSin]

4. Oh wow and to think I got you this for Xmas

I heard 2011 was a good year for the grape flavoring.

[Liberal Veteran]

7. A couple of years back someone gave me a bottle of this for x-mas.

I still haven't opened it.

[hifiguy]

15. Ah, a cousin of slivovitz,

which is plum brandy. Never actually tasted the stuff or had the desire to given its reputation as death in a bottle.

I did drink some maotai once which the Chinese call "wine" and sensible people call hazmat. The stuff as bottled at 106 proof (53% alcohol), tasted like lighter fluid and had enough kick to stop a bull moose dead in its tracks. I've also heard tell of a Vietnamese rice whisky I can't remember the name of that is supposedly even more terrifying.

[geardaddy]

31. Ahhh maotai.

brother to gaoliang. Made from sorghum. I drank that many a time in China and Taiwan. One of my friends likened the taste to "unwashed crotch"

I not only burns going down, it burns coming up, too.

[hifiguy]

32. That bottle looks exactly like that of the stuff I drank.

Just thinking of it reminds me of that episode of Metalocalypse where the boys decide that the best way of getting the booze and drugs out of their system is to drink bleach. Of course they made Murderface try it first.

I cannot even imagine what the hangover must be like after a night of consuming this poison. I stand by description of it as tasting like lighter fluid, with a smoky - not in a good way - kerosene-y finish.

On a related note, a few years ago I worked with a guy who had lived in Korea for more than ten years. He advised me to never, under ANY circumstances, drink with Koreans. He said they drink like Russians (when the cork comes out, the entire bottle must be consumed as fast as possible) and that people who aren't used to soju (Korean rice vodka) wind up zonked out of their skulls and face down in the street. He said that his rather petite wife could drink him (5'11", 180#) under the table two or three times over. But then she grew up drinking soju with her three brothers, who could supposedly drink her under the table.

[geardaddy]

33. I would rather drink soju

It actually tastes good.

[OriginalGeek]

10. I was 17

and that was my first real, puke inducing drunk. It was downright awful lol.

I got over it though.

When I turned 18 (And 18 was legal in Texas at that time) a girl started dating me so I would buy her Boones Farm Strawberry Hill. I hope there's a statute of limitations on that kind of thing...that girl broke my heart when the liquor ran out.

[LynneSin]

24. I remember a foreigner that started to work where I worked.

This was about 10 years ago and the kid was really nice but not accustomed to American ways yet. He was dating an American Girl and he wanted to buy a bottle of wine to take as a gift to meet his girlfriends parents. Having not bought alcohol in this country he ended up with a bottle of Boones Farm Strawberry Hill wine thinking this was a nice flavor the parents would like.

We were nice enough to explain to him that was the kind of wine you bought to get drunk (or get a girlfriend drunk) and probably not a good choice for the parents. So I took him out over lunch break and picked out a nice california red for him to take.

[Kali]

29. oh god that is cute

great story

[suninvited]

17. well, that made me spew my drink on my keyboard

oh, high school memories!

[Liberal Veteran]

5. Next up will be Breast Milk Flavored vodka.

But they'll only serve it at the Olive Garden.

[HappyMe]

8. !!

[geardaddy]

6. I'd like to see them do the traditional Russian flavors in vodka

like caraway, anise, etc.

[OriginalGeek]

9. That reminds me

A friend came back from a trip to russia with small bottles of vodka infused with honey and hot chili peppers.

SO I guess I am guilty to some extent because that shit was tight and I would get it again.

I think I get a hypocrisy pass since it was actually from Russia. And not cotton candy. (lol)

[geardaddy]

12. No, I totally agree with you on the kiddie-flavored vodkas

It's idiotic to have cotton candy or marshmallow flavored vodka.

[OriginalGeek]

19. I'm not a fan of licorice

so I'd probably skip the anise one but that caraway sounds interesting.

Is that a thing in Russia? Infusing vodka with stuff (normal stuff)? I thought he just found that hot pepper one somewhere and thought it was a cool bottle so he brought it back but I didn't think it was a common thing to make different flavors out of normal things.

I think I'd like to explore that...There's a non-chain liquor store in town here that advertises more than 100 different brands of rum and 150 vodkas. I should probably mosey that way...lol (I'm hoping they have Laphroaig quarter cask too. THis chain store I was in last night didn't even have regular Laphroaig. If I hadn't been severely pressed for time they would have lost a sale just for that. WOn;t be going back though).

[geardaddy]

21. Yeah, I think it's common in Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, and Poland

to add spices or herbs to vodka.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka

[OriginalGeek]

25. Neat!

I will add that to the list of stuff to buy for my bar after I build one.

[hifiguy]

11. I have always found vodka-flavored vodka

to suffice. Especially Grey Goose, Stoli and Sobieski, which is cheaper than Smirnoff and very nearly as good as Grey Goose.

[Major Nikon]

52. Texas makes some kick-ass vodka-flavored vodka

Titos and Dripping Springs are my favorite and both hold their own to any top shelf vodka you'll find. There are about 10 vodka manufacturers in Texas. I still like Stoli and Russian Standard for a change now and then.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. I understand Herman Cain is going to be launching a new line of flavored vodkas

I can't say any more unless I want my post to come up before the DU jury.

[Liberal Veteran]

14. I'm guessing it will be made with real Cain sugar?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

18. "A little bit of Herman in every bottle"

[LynneSin]

23. You're safe now, I just finished serving Jury Duty again

it was good!

[WCGreen]

20. Well, they now have Vodka soaked Tampons....

[Brother Buzz]

22. It may not have the horsepower vodka has, but Vov has been around forever

[Bake]

26. Vodka. Orange juice. Ice. Period.

There. I feel better already.



Bake

[KeepItReal]

49. It *is* a screwdriver kind of day...

Think I'll have one...or two...

[Bake]

51. They say that vitamin C is good for the flu ....

Bake

[ohiosmith]

27. There already is a crap flavored vodka. It's this shit:

[hifiguy]

34. I respectfully dissent.

I have tried many, many brands of vodka and Sobieski (made in Poland) is superb. Utterly clean and totally flavorless. It goes down like water, and I did, as a result, drink nearly an entire bottle one night (I was at home). The hangover was surprisingly mild in terms of head and stomach distress, but the sheer amount of booze I had consumed left me messed up for about 48 hours.

[ohiosmith]

36. Maybe I got a bad batch. It was undrinkable. Had a very distinct metallic taste with an oily finish.

[hifiguy]

40. That's odd.

I know beer can go skunky - and how - and wine can just get too old to be drinkable, but I've never had an off bottle of distilled spirits.

[Kali]

47. oh yeah - tequila really oxidizes badly

I don't drink many other kinds of distilled booze but I do know an old opened bottle of tequila is best used for margaritas or something because it will just gag you otherwise.

[Major Nikon]

53. All booze will taste a bit different a month or so out after you've opened the bottle

If you're drinking it neat or on the rocks, you'll get the best results the sooner the bottle is to the first opening. That's why I never buy anything larger than a fifth unless I have a really big party planned. When I buy an expensive bottle of booze, I like to drink the whole thing in one sitting with friends.

[OriginalGeek]

37. Speaking of celebrity hootch

I haven't had any but my Aunt and Uncle said Dan Akroyd's was great vodka:


My daughter doesn't drink but she wants me to kill a bottle of that so she can have the crystal head. lol

I told her i'd have to kill 2 bottles because I want one too.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

41. That is great vodka.

I bought it for the skull but my girlfriend and I both liked the vodka.

[Kali]

28. REC!!!!!

isn't the whole point of vodka that is has NO FLAVOR???!!!

[Major Nikon]

54. It still has flavor

The flavors are very subtle compared to barrel aged spirits, but they are still there.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

30. Then you'll love these

Bubble gum vodka.



Gummy Bears soaked in vodka.

[TK421]

44. We did the vodka-soaked gummy bears for our last Halloween party

as I stated below, I'm not a fan of vodka, but these things were a big hit that night

[Myrina]

35. Don't recall if it's vodka but I've been seeing ads ...

... on Bravo and FoodTv for some hot-sauce flavored crap ... tequila maybe? Or maybe it is vodka.


Either way ... Ewww.

[hifiguy]

38. Southern Comfort with Tabasco

Oh great. Southern Comfort is disgusting, nauseatingly sweet and vicious as hell to begin with, so add freaking Tabasco, of all things, to it. That combination has to be vile beyond any words.

I just about gagged the first time I saw a commercial for the stuff.

[TK421]

43. what? ewww!

SoCo is disgusting on its own, but I do like Tabasco ( with scrambled eggs )

[hifiguy]

45. Tabasco is fine

a little vinegary for me - I am more of a Frank's Red Hot or Melinda's XXX Habanero fan - but why ruin the Tabasco with the revolting SoCo?

[TK421]

46. Yes, Melinda's is good stuff, and I agree with you about Tabasco brand

You ever have the Frank's Red Hot with lime? Pretty good stuff, but my absolute favorite right now is the Goya Salsita line...that's right, I said Goya. I probably wouldn't believe it myself before someone told me about their hot sauces.

[TK421]

42. First of all, I hate marshmallows..second, I hate vodka

sneaky-ass drink creeps up on you. I tasted the whipped cream vodka put out a while back and I don't even care for whipped cream. I never was a fan of sweet shit like that. Plus, that kind of stuff has a tendency to give you nasty hangovers. The sweeter the shit you drink, the worse you will feel the day after, at least thats how it is with me.

Isn't there a spell-check here anymore?

[fishwax]

48. and whipped cream flavored too

does not sound appealing.

[nadine_mn]

50. Cake flavored vodka - just tried it last weekend

UV Vodka makes a Cake flavored one (you can buy little cupcake wrapper shaped glasses to enjoy it). My cousin recommended it, I was meh about it, my mom and my husband love it.

[Renew Deal]

55. There's a bar in downtown NYC that serves Bacon Vodka.

The Double Down Saloon

[MadrasT]

56. There's on in Philly too

I can't even imagine bacon vodka. That right there is a whole new level of disgusting.

[Renew Deal]

57. The DDS also serves "ass juice"

So they specialize on taking it to another level.