![]() This versatile spirit’s smooth taste and light flavor create an excellent mixer for a wide range of beverages. Three Olives Vodka is the ideal accompaniment to elevating your drink whether you are an experienced mixologist or are just starting out. ![]() Three Olives Vodka’s rich, creamy flavor is ideal for martinis or exciting new cocktails. With its light and balanced flavor, it is an excellent base for a variety of drinks, from classic martinis to unique interpretations. ![]() This beverage has a smooth and clean flavor that will complement any cocktail perfectly. This is 35% alcohol and 70% proof.Ī good Vodka should be bottled at 40% alcohol by volume, which Three Olives Vodka is. A citrus aroma is followed by a citrus flavor, followed by a sweet lime that tastes fruity and delicious, ending with a flavor that mixes orange, cherry, lemon, and sugar cane. Who knows what they’ll come up with next,” said Eischelman.Three Olives® Loopy tastes just like your favorite cereal. “I can remember five years ago when there were just a couple flavors, raspberry, peach. Not all flavored vodkas are sweetened, but many are, making it an increasingly fuzzy line.Īs the flavored vodka boom continues to gain momentum - and growing concern from some underage drinking watchdogs - it’s worth noting that other spirits have ramped up flavored versions of rum, tequila, bourbons and whiskeys. The difference is that liqueurs must be sweetened, with up to 20 percent sugar. “Loopy”, a Fruit Loop-inspired vodka, is featured in a cocktail at the Nutty Irishman (995 Piner Rd., Santa Rosa, 544-1447).īut wait, aren’t these just liqueurs in disguise? The definition of a liqueur is a neutral spirit (like vodka) infused with a flavor (like coffee, mint or orange). Jackson’s Bar and Oven (135 Fourth St., Santa Rosa, 545-6900) recently featured a whipped cream cocktail called Whip Me Pretty, and has jalapeno-infused vodka for several of its cocktails. At Spoonbar (219 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg, 431-2202), they’re using Bakon (bacon-flavored vodka) in a Bloody Mary. Though Sonoma County’s restaurant bars are more about the “garden to glass” philosophy of fresh ingredients infused into cocktails, a few are playing with flavored vodkas. I can speak from experience that little ones will be more than a little intrigued by mom and dad’s raspberry chocolate whipped cream cocktail, or worse yet, bubble gum shot, so be forewarned. It’s important to remember that vodka can be upwards of 40 percent alcohol, compared to between 5 and 12 percent in most beers and wines. Brands including Pinnacle, Three Olives and Smirnoff play wackier sandboxes, with very sweet, strongly flavored liquor that masks the sting of alcohol - making them go down very easy. There’s little or not sugar, instead, you’ll smell and taste the fruit with the unmistakable kick of vodka. Brands like Absolut, Hangar One, Grey Goose and Charbay are more about the essence. What to drink? It depends what you’re after your glass. ![]() People are really thinking of innovative ways to capture our palates,” said Eischelman. Whether they’re using essential oils and essences to infuse flavors or merely dumping extracts and sugar, the idea of drinking, rather than eating fruit, cereal, cupcakes or bacon have a novelty that’s hard to deny. Needing little more than a splash of soda or juice, flavored vodka cocktails are dessert - or dinner - in a glass, something impressive and fun for guests or a night at home.įood is also an influencer. We’re also drinking out less, and staying in more, according to a Nielsen study in 2011. ![]() To get some perspective on just how hot these drinks are, Beam Inc., recently purchased Pinnacle (famous of their whipped cream, cake and cotton candy-flavored vodkas) for $605 million and nearly all the big booze companies have a hand in the market. High-end brands like Grey Goose, Van Gough and Charbay have branched out with haute flavors including green tea, citrus, chocolate and blood orange, while value-priced brands appeal to the sweet tooth with dessert-inspired flavors. Flavored vodkas account for about 20 percent of all vodka sales (which are 32 percent of the entire liquor market), according to the Distilled Spirits Council, worth more than a billion dollars in sales in 2011. If you’ve walked the aisles of BevMo or Bottle Barn (3331 Industrial Dr., Santa Rosa, 528-1161) lately, you’ve likely noticed the boom. Here are just a few of the flavors we found: ![]()
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