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Vodka Tasting

Tasting: Clubber’s Choice Round 1

Welcome to another Vodka Valley vodka tasting write-up. This week revisited a few of our favorites, as we thought it would be a good idea to put together a few of the vodkas we find when hitting the town up against each other. Let’s face it, a lot of vodka companies market themselves as ‘premium’ […]

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Vodka Tasting

Tasting: Mish Mash

What do you do when you got some new bottles of vodka lying around and no one to drink them with? Easy – you call your friends over and you have a tasting session. Which is exactly what we decided to do. Ready to taste!   We didn’t really have a theme in mind for […]

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Mixology

Mixology: Sex on the Beach

A relatively new cocktail dating from the late 80’s, the Sex on the Beach is one of those drinks that actually reflects the era it was created in quite well. It’s colorful, fruity, and has a decent kick to it. The drink has many, many variations and most bars will either stick to the original […]

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How-To

How-To: Spot a Fake Vodka (Or Any Other Booze)

In recent news, South African police recently busted a bootleg vodka operation in Durban, on the East coast of South Africa. The counterfeiters were producing hokey alcohol and trying to pass them off as Smirnoff brand vodka to unsuspecting consumers. This isn’t the first major bootlegging operation of alcohol that has occurred and indeed it […]