Wednesday, January 4, 2012
King cake-flavored vodka is a thing
Posted by Kevin Allman on Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Our Original King Cake Flavored Vodka has capture the excitement, essence and love of Mardi Gras. Bottle in France with the creative artwork of artist Andrea Mistretta makes this bottle a truly New Orleans Spirits.
Hmmm. Not sure about that last claim — it seems to ignore the limited-edition, short-lived Absolut New Orleans, the charity bottling dedicated to Gulf Coast restoration (the bottle had a harmonica on it). For some reason, Absolut thought the personification of New Orleans in vodka would be ... mangoes and fresh black pepper. It didn't taste bad, per se — just odd. (Though I have no idea what you could mix it with.)
But the most truly New Orleans spirit I ever got was at a long-ago Krewe du Vieux parade, where a stumble-drunk marcher made her way out of the crowd, gave me a sloppy kiss and handed me a plastic grocery bag, saying "I can't do any more." Inside was a stack of Solo cups, a jumbo-sized jug of Ocean Spray cranberry juice and a plastic bottle of K&B vodka. The resulting creation tasted like jellied cranberry sauce flavored with rubbing alcohol, but it got the job done.
Anyway: king cake vodka! The Gambit editorial staff is up for a tasting. We tried Rouses Markets, but they didn't have it in yet, so we're trying Dorignac's and will report back. If it's not good, we'll feed it to Rex Duke.
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There must be a baby in each bottle (like the gusano in bottles of bad mezcal), or they completely missed the boat.
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I'm pretty sure the Absolut New Orleans was meant for one thing and one thing only- Bloody Marys
@Jake - I thought so too, but I made a bloody Mary once with the Absolut NOLA and it tasted like mangoes in V-8 juice, which was just odd. (The Absolut Pepper vodka made great bloody Marys.) So I still don't know what cocktail someone could make with a mango-black pepper vodka. (Nor do I know what mangoes have to do with New Orleans in particular.)
There is only one liquor made in New Orleans - Old New Orleans Rum. If you want to celebrate a New Orleans event, the way to do it is with a true local spirit!
I remember doing ANO on the rocks with limeade at a small gathering, and I think it was a big hit.
Just talked to someone from the liquor department at Dorignacs and he asked me to help spread the word. No liquor store, grocery story, etc. has this product. It is made in France and is not distributed in this area at all yet. In my opinion, this makes NO sense, but hopefully they rectify this carnival injustice soon! ;)
Just spoke to the distributor. They are shipping it from France to New York and then it should be coming to New Orleans. They said they expect it to get here around the end of January, but definitely before Mardi Gras!!!!!!
The Absolut New Orleans mixed well with, believe it or not, pineapple soda! At least that's how I drank my bottle. (Also, on the rocks with muddled kiwi was ok if mostly just interesting.) I completely agree with the general confusion about why on earth mango & black pepper though! Can't wait to try this King Cake flavor... mmmm.
Apparently there is no Louisiana distributor, so we may not be seeing it for a while. I just got off the phone with Dorignac's and they said it will not be available in the state until they get one, so no telling. I'm very disappointed now.
Just spoke with the distributor KING CAKE VODKA will be available before Mardi Gras! So lets get this party started people!! Hurry Im ready for a shot!!!
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