This is a guest review of National Pepparo and National Horseradish by my buddy JJ. I am admittedly not a bloody mary drinker, and JJ is. Since he’s already got a taste for the drink, I wanted to get a longer opinion from him to help give you guys a better idea of what to expect. I don’t have much to say about the shot version of either National Pepparo or National Horseradish as these
Are you dieting? Aren’t we all? I ran across an interesting website called Get Drunk Not Fat that lists common alcoholic beverages with their calorie content and the calorie to alcohol ratio. Vodka (unflavored, of course) has around 776 calories per 12 ounces, which is a 19.4 ratio. Compared to straight ethanol, which is 18.8 ratio but 1878.89 calories per 12 ounces, vodka isn’t a bad proposition. Couple that with the fact that unflavored vodka
National Cranberry is a 5-times distilled 24% ABV liqueur made from cognac, vodka, and cranberry imported by Rus Beverage. I’m not a mixologist, but I’m going to give this my best shot. The Shot Straight up, the National Cranberry is almost a cosmo. The cranberry is pretty much all there is in the taste, so be wary if you’re not a cranberry fan. Otherwise, it’s very easy to sip on. Given the low alcohol content
Russian Standard is holding a competition for bartenders and mixologists to recreate their favorite emotion as a cocktail. The competition, called “Emotion in a Glass” is on right now and ends May 5th. Among other prizes, the winner gets a trip to Russia. The top 5 reasons to enter: You can win a trip to Russia! You can show-off your winning cocktail in the esteemed Food & Wine Magazine November issue. Impress your family during
It’s the holidays again. I can’t say they snuck up on me, so much as I procrastinated too long. If, like me, you waited a bit too long to think about gift buying, vodka is a great way to knock it out quick. Here are some ideas: For a Buddy Stolichnaya (Stoli) Stoli’s been in the spotlight recently for their celebrity ad campaign and social casting call experiment — and recently announced finalists — is
Engadget posted a story about Medea vodka. While I’m not sure how the vodka is, the bottle is pretty unique, featuring an electric sign board built right into the bottle. According to Medea, the sign can post 255 characters per message with a max of 6 messages. The video suggests the vodka is triple-filtered from a 7-generation Dutch distillery. It look interesting, but they don’t sell it in my area. You can check their website
Wanna score $25K and be in a Stoli vodka commercial? Who doesn’t? If you’re a one-of-a-kind life-liver like Hugh or Julia, you might just be able to star in your very own “Would You Have A Drink With You?” commercial. Check out Stoli’s Casting Call FaceBook Page, and tell ’em how original you are (unless you aren’t a US citizen and/or you are reading this after they pick the winner in December 2010, of course).
Look, I know I ripped off the title, but could there seriously be a more appropriate one? Via Autoblog, I read about a project in Russia that aims to show the impact of drunk driving with a sculpture of a giant metal “vodka” bottle filled with cars that were mangled in drunk driving related accidents. The article at English Russia says the 12 meter high (close to 40 feet for us Yanks) weighs about 8
Hugh Hefner is like my dad if my dad were Stan Lee if Stan Lee had decided to do Playboy instead of Marvel Comics. Whatever the case, Stoli, one of my favorite brands awhile back (and still when I go out for a drink), launched a new campaign featuring Hugh Hefner. If you can’t get enough Stoli or can’t get enough Hugh (or can’t get enough of the background actors in the video), check out