Gourmet Vodka is Fashion Fierce
It is incredible to fathom but almost 260 different types of new vodka were introduced into the United States in the last five years. None of these are cheap vodkas! The trend this Christmas will be towards serving the most incredibly snazzy and flavored vodkas to be had.
Among the more interesting vodkas that came into existence n the last year is the Hendrix Electric Vodka. This is named after Jimi Hendrix and yes the bottle glows in the dark and has a purple haze. Grey Goose makes this vodka along with a lot of other very odd ones including a caffeinated vodka called p.i.n.k. You can also get a huckleberry flavored vodka called 44 Degrees North from Grey Goose.
Grey Goose also makes Zodiac vodka. The company has made twelve different bottles embellished with every single sign of the Zodiac. Now that is combining vodka with fashion. It’s the same thing INSIDE every bottle. It’s the packaging that is eclectic
Big and small companies are taking note of this trend to flavored vodka Did you know for only $15000 there is a company called Modern Spirits of California who will guide to produce ten cases of your own super premium vodka.
Smirnoff has gotten right in the game with these vodkas producing exotic flavors like Blueberry, Cranberry, Green Apple, White Grape, Passion Fruit and Vanilla Vodka. Absolute Vodka is also right in the game making peach, black currant, pear, pepper and ruby red grapefruit flavors.
A very famous flavored vodka is Pinnacle. It is French, cherry flavored and cost about 150 dollars U.S. a bottle. Both Hampton’s and Van Gogh make a banana flavored vodka. One of the weirder flavors is made by Van Gogh – Acai and Blueberry.
If you like coffee flavors Seagram’s makes an expresso flavored vodka and so does Van Gogh and Three Olives. These companies also make a chocolate vodka.
As you can gather there is no end to the number of fashionable martinis you can make having this type of flavored vodka at your disposal.
Also quite good are some of the premade drinks like Smirnoff’s Pomegranate Martini, Vodka Mojito and Grand Cosmopolitan.
Almost every vodka company makes a citrus flavored vodka. You can make a great Citrus Cosmopolitan using 1.5 ounces of the vodka and a splash of cranberry juice and Triple Sec. You season it with a dash of lime juice and garnish with a lemon or lime wedge or both.