The place where I am currently bartending, has a really well stocked bar……but it makes me wonder who stocked this bar, and why do we have all the different vodkas that are on the shelf? Our crowd is mostly older folks, who tend to lean towards the more traditional drinks, like Manhattans, Martinis, (real Martinis, made with gin or vodka, not the silly flavored things like a Sour Apple Martini), or rum and coke, or vodka and tonic….you get the gist of it…..
One night we decided to do a little taste testing. We started with the chocolate vodka….I poured a tiny bit in a glass, swirled it around…. it smells like chocolate….now for the tasting…..it tastes like chocolate…..wow! It packs a wallop! You get that chocolate flavor, and then it makes you gasp and take a couple of quick intakes of breath….whew….
Then we tried the bottle labeled Chocolate Martini…..much smoother….mix it with a little cream, and it tastes like a chocolate shake….interesting…..
Next, curiosity nudged us along to try the vodka labeled “Bubble.” Hmmm….it smells like bubble gum…..swirl, swirl….it actually tastes like bubble gum! What the hell are we supposed to make with this? The drinking age is 21, you’re supposed to be over the whole bubble gum thing long before then! Are the liquor companies trying to promote drinking amongst the teeny-boppers?
At least with the chocolate vodka, we could mix it with it a little coconut vodka and call it a Mounds Bar, or mix in a little Amaretto and it would resemble an Almond Joy…..of course it’d pack one helluva a punch…..
Then we moved on to the Tomato vodka…..I’m not so sure about this one….it smells awful…..now for the taste…Oh my God! It tastes like puke! I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone for any reason! I think the best use for Tomato Vodka, would be as lighter fluid to start your bar-b-que! Back to my earlier question…who came up with this mess? And better yet, who talked someone into buying this liquid abomination in a bottle?!?
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Sometimes it is better to remain silent and appear ignorgant than to speak and remove all doubt.
ReplyDeleteyes I know....IGNORANT....i need a new keyboard. Spelling aside, do some research first, then write your blog. Better yet, don't.
ReplyDeleteCarlos must be a distributor for this crap.
ReplyDeleteCarlos, you're first comment says all we need to know about you.....and to blame spelling on your keyboard, well, that's just lame.....better yet, don't read this blog!
ReplyDeleteFor someone who claims 30 yaars experience in the industry it is sad that you haven't learned anything about it. It appears that even the most obvious examples of marketing strategy and demoghrapic research are way beyond your ability to comprehend. I'm sure you make an awesome rum and coke!
ReplyDeletesee if you can point out the spelling mistakes too!
ReplyDeleteum...the second sentence is a demographic statement...
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected, I'll be sure to use my spell check before making another error in my comments.
ReplyDeleteI was referring to the second sentence of the subject blog entry, not the second sentence of your comment. Your poor spelling and/or bad keyboard is/are the least of your worries.
ReplyDeleteMy main worry is existentialist philosophy. Does God exist? Does my faith mean their is a God. If God proved to me that he exists why would I have to have faith? Do we really need more than one type of vodka, or anything else for that matter?
ReplyDeletelook first for the mistakes, then comment on the content. this is a test.
ReplyDelete....heh. At some point you have to just give up the stroke and chip the ball back onto the fairway.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'll be waiting here for ya on the green duffer.
ReplyDeleteIf your main worry is existencial philosophy, why are you commenting on a bartending blog?
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