Favorite Adult Beverage

Monkey Boy · May 19, 2008

Nothing beats a cold Banana Daiquiri.

jzlucas · May 19, 2008

Quote from Mercor:

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=3201973&page=1

Are you a vodka snob? Do you routinely buy a pricey brand over a less expensive one? If so, you're part of a growing trend. "20/20" wanted to see what all the fuss was about â¦ so we conducted a little test.

And no vodka brand has made a bigger splash than the $30 a bottle super-premium brand Grey Goose. A Grey Goose commercial says it is "rated the best-tasting vodka in the world."

A little strange, given that the U.S. government's definition of vodka, said DeGroff, is: "Tasteless, odorless, colorless â¦ You are buying the bottle. You're buying the sexiness. You're buying the whole package."

The first test involved tasting the vodkas "neat," which means straight and at room temperature. Kay thought vodka No. 1 tasted "very spicy. It burns the tongue." Gurock said vodka No. 2 "was very light, it went down beautifully." Gliksman thought vodka No. 3 "has a really nice aroma." And Glenn McGinness said, "I'm guessing that five is the Grey Goose."

After a half hour of sniffing and sipping, five of the six testers agreed on one thing: They all hated vodka No. 1.

Freeland described it as "kind of thick and not smooth at all. Something I would never ever buy." Kay called it her "least favorite one, for sure."

The Surprising Results
Finally, the moment of truth. Klemm revealed that vodka No. 1 -- the group's least favorite -- was Grey Goose. Everyone was flabbergasted.

"No way!!!" said Freeland.

"I can't believe that!" exclaimed Kay. "I mean I'm really very loyal to it. And I just totally dismissed it."

"I'm shocked," said Gliksman. "I really am shocked, because it was bad."

"I guess that says something about the marketing then, doesn't it?" said DeGroff. "They're not relying heavily on their taste buds. They're relying more heavily on the perceived value, or the status."
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Snobbiness belongs to the wine people, It is pathetic to the vodka people
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Good story. All these posers and their "favorite trendy drink". What a joke.
Reminds me of the story where the fancy restaurant brought out supposed mountain/ artesian/ imported water for their customers and interviewed them. They all talked about how great they were... it was all just tap water.
Ahh... to be hip and trendy. Idiots.

dcvtss · May 19, 2008

Stolichnaya Gold > Grey Goose

NY0BScalper · May 19, 2008

nothing like the taste of the rockies...

in a fresh brewed Coors LightÃ¢âÂ¢.

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Liquor=Sambuca.

Beer=Blue Moon.

Moderate · May 19, 2008

w/e drops the panties quicker

Alex_in_Oz · May 20, 2008

Quote from Susannah:

On the subject of making your own fermented slightly alcoholic beverage, has anyone tried kvass?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvass

We've been thinking about making some, since we love dark rye bread so much.
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I am a BIG fan of Kvass (in Russian KBAC). Being the son of Ukrainian immigrants in Australia Kvass was made and drunk by our family very often.

JSSPMK · May 22, 2008

Quote from Susannah:

On the subject of making your own fermented slightly alcoholic beverage, has anyone tried kvass?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvass

We've been thinking about making some, since we love dark rye bread so much.
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It has a very similar effect on people as Marmite, you will either love it or totally hate it, I saw with my own eyes how two English blokes were physically sick after trying it, but you might like it. Russian Pepsi

Mvic · May 22, 2008

Nothing better than good red wine, nothing worse than Beckarovkah.

BSAM · May 22, 2008

Quote from jzlucas:

Good story. All these posers and their "favorite trendy drink". What a joke.
Reminds me of the story where the fancy restaurant brought out supposed mountain/ artesian/ imported water for their customers and interviewed them. They all talked about how great they were... it was all just tap water.
Ahh... to be hip and trendy. Idiots.
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Dat's what I'm talkin' about!!!! Medium diet Dr. Pepper from the Sonic during happy hour.....about six bits. Delicious!!! Lap it up like Rin Tin Tin!!!