Jersey Shore Goes Vodka

Jersey Shore star Pauley D teamed up with Skinny Girl Vodka co-founder David Kanbar and former-Sidney Frank Importing Co. employee Tom Bruno to create a pre-mixed vodka drink called Remix. The product is aimed at the club-hopping scene. The word “pregame” is getting thrown around a lot, and tons of comparisons to Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl Cocktails. I’m all for the proliferation of vodka, but, despite wanting pre-mixed screwdrivers when I was in college, I’m dubious

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Idaho and Five Wives Vodka

Ogden’s Own Distillery, based in Ogden Utah, has been making headlines with it’s Five Wives Vodka. The vodka has been sold in Utah, a state heavily associated with Mormonism, for some time. When Ogden’s Own Distillery decided to bring the vodka to neighboring Idaho, things started to break down. Howard Wasserstein, deputy director of the Liquor Division, stated in a letter that Five Wives was denied distribution in Idaho because the name would be offensive

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Friday Links: Crime, Punishment, and Vodka

This week’s Friday Links include a great punishment for social media faux pas, an odd thief, more flavored / infused vodkas, cleaning CDs with vodka, and vodka mouth spray for a short buzz. Social Media Punishment If you haven’t already heard the story about the most hilarious punishment for improper use of social media, here’s the short story. Writer ReShonda Tate Billingsley let her 12-year-old daughter sign up on Instagram. Her daughter subsequently posted a

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Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend from VodkaBuzz! If you’re looking for some good American vodkas to celebrate with, try these: Americana Luxury Vodka Deep Eddy Vodka Deep Eddy Sweet Tea Vodka Dukes Sweet T Vodka 360 Vodka Vodka 14 Tito’s Handmade Vodka Or search for your own!

Absolut Elyx: Farmpunk Vodka

Absolut, the largest food and beverage exporter in Sweden, has created a new sub-brand called Elyx. According to Mumbrella, Absolut says the vodka is targeted at consumers that appreciate the craftsmanship of the products they buy. Absolut points out the “farmpunk” movement as an example of their target market. I had never heard of farmpunk before. Apparently they make interesting furniture, though That Green Stuff describes farmpunk as “a neo-agrarian who approaches [agri]culture, community development

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A Problem in the Russian Vodka Market

According to an article at Beverage Daily, Russian brands are seeing wild popularity around launch, but a tapering off as time goes by. According to Euromonitor analyst Olga Murogava, the blame is in part due to the draw of other beverages like beer. Some advise to those vodka makers: Try flavored making vodka. It really seems to help the bottom line of quite a few vodka brands.

Vodka Not So Passé?

In 2009, everyone was saying vodka is dead. Food and Wine called it passé. The New York Times seemed a little iffy about vodka. Not everyone was fooled, especially us. Now, according to the LA Times, vodka is on the upswing with local mixologists, and it’s finally getting some respect. Both mixologists in the story agree that they don’t want to bury the vodka in mixers, and even suggesting that they want to taste the

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Uncommon Vodka Uses

A long time ago, Myth Busters did a few episodes on vodka myths (Vodka Myths 1, Vodka Myths 2, Vodka Myths 3). It turns out, there are a lot of uncommon uses for vodka. I definitely didn’t fact check all these before posting, but I tried to only list real things. Vodka Sauce It turns out that certain parts of tomatoes are alcohol soluble. By cooking with vodka, you can extract those flavors, cooking away

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The Weirdest Vodka Flavors

There has been a TON of chatter recently about strange vodka flavors. With Pinnacle’s crazy flavors, it’s a wonder that any flavor of vodka is an oddity nowadays, but, despite not being surprised anymore, here’s a list of the vodka flavors I think are craziest. Alaska Distillery‘s Smoked Salmon Vodka: I can’t even imagine drinking this in a bloody mary. Alaska Distillery‘s Purgatory Hemp Vodka: Another from Alaska Distillery, I just can’t fathom what this

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Shot Glass Card

Know anybody with a birthday coming up? This shot glass card costs $5.00. All you do is punch the shape out of the card, do a little origami, and you get a little paper shot glass. It makes it even better that the card is pretty cool looking, too.