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Subject: Re: Soy Vodka
From: aging bacchus
Posted: Tue Nov 18. 2003, 18:40 UTC
Followup to: "Soy Vodka"  by ChuckD  (Fri Nov 14. 2003, 13:42 UTC)
I worked at a place that got 2 bottles of "3" soy vodka, made in Chicago. It 
is very difficult, in my opinion, to add anything to the current glut of 
high-end vodkas on the market and we taste-tested the first bottle dry to 
anyone who was interested. The bar was medium to high priced for the area and 
most of the tasters were Belvidere, Chopin, Grey Goose, and Ketel fans with 
only a few Absolut, Finlandia, or Stoli drinkers.

The results weren't promising. Everyone commented that it had a stronger 
alcohol nose than they expected, was a smooth drink, but had a peculiar 
"mouth-feel." In the end, most of the drinkers liked it, said it was premium 
to super-premium quality, and about as smooth as they would like it. However, 
in the end, no one asked for a second taste and there were no converts.

In the end, the boss sort of snorted, and said, "find a place on the shelf for 
it next to the Thor's Hammer, Blavod, Van Gogh, Stoli Kaffee, Hanger 1, Banff 
Ice, and all the others we need to pour off."

Some of these products are quite good, but if I ask my boss to carry one more 
vodka.....


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