So Good » Booze http://www.sogoodblog.com An absurd look at the world of food Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Vodka For Breakfast? Models Everywhere Rejoice! http://www.sogoodblog.com/2009/05/12/vodka-breakfast-models-rejoice/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2009/05/12/vodka-breakfast-models-rejoice/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 00:27:03 +0000 JT http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=2528 Bacon Vodka

As further evidence of bacon permeating society, I present Bakon Vodka c/o our friends at Jezebel.  So Good previously noted a recipe for making this cringe-inducing concoction at home (perhaps even in your bathtub), but this idea has now officially gone commercial.  And they even have a Twitter feed – how cute.

When, oh when, will the shark be jumped?  What’s your opinion, readers?

H/t to Life Files for the pic.

]]> http://www.sogoodblog.com/2009/05/12/vodka-breakfast-models-rejoice/feed/ 5 If You’re Promoting a Drink, Buy Me a Shot http://www.sogoodblog.com/2009/03/18/if-youre-promoting-a-drink-buy-me-a-shot/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2009/03/18/if-youre-promoting-a-drink-buy-me-a-shot/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:35:43 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=1943 This weekend while I was hanging out at a bar, a bagpiper suddenly entered and two attractive women with a tray full of plastic shot glasses appeared in front of me.  Sweet, a drink promotion I thought to myself. Who doesn’t love a good free shot? That’s when the woman asked me: “would you like to try a sample of Bass?”

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I’m sorry, a SAMPLE of Bass? So you mean I get to drink 1 oz of Bass for free? What is that horse  shit? If you are promoting a certain kind of hard liquor, give me a free shot. If you are promoting a certain kind of beer, give me a free beer. I know what Bass tastes like, and odds are, so does everyone in a bar on a Saturday night.  Do you really think anyone is going to taste the sample and say “huh, that lukewarm 1 oz serving reminded me how much I love Bass. I think I will now buy a Bass”? NO. No one is going to do that.  Giving us a sample of a beer we’ve all tasted before is pointless, and it’s not going to convince anyone not already drinking Bass to buy one.

However, giving someone a full beer for free can have the intended effect. You start drinking Bud Light/Miller Lite/Bass whatever, and over the course of a full beer you get accustomed to the taste and are likely to buy another one so you can keep drinking the same thing.   If you want me to look more favorably on the type of beer/liquor you are promoting, I damn well better get enough quantity (i.e. a shot or a full beer) to add to my buzz.  So note to Bass: terrible promotion. It was lame central and left me with a worse impression of Bass than I had before.  Note to beer promoters in general: don’t bother giving me a “sample” of your beer unless it’s some kind of gourmet, 10% alcohol beer I’ve never tried before.  If you’re not giving me a free beer, you’re wasting your and my time.

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  • If you haven’t done so already, become a fan of So Good on Facebook.
  • Endless Simmer has their Top Ten carb-loading foods.
  • Best Bites gets eater feedback from the new Nando’s in DC.
  • Raphael is unimpressed with the Ruby Tuesday stunt.
  • The Great American Cooking Project made Tobacco flavored ice cream.
  • America’s hardest drinking cities.
  • Is fast food the new tobacco?
  • Blonde’s i-view is putting together a cupcake contest in DC.
  • Counter Intelligence’s wish list of 25 foods to eat by end of summer.
  • Are new upscale burger joints coming to Las Vegas?
  • Honey chipotle lime flank steak.
  • Pasta salad with ham, cheese & apples.
  • Garlic Rubbed Steak, Grilled Spring Onions, Creamy Spring Onion Sauce.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/08/12/so-good-blognews-round-up-81208/feed/ 1     Extreme Wine Commercial http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/extreme-wine-commercial/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/extreme-wine-commercial/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:09:06 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=1058 From College Humor.

    ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/extreme-wine-commercial/feed/ 3     So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/9/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/so-good-blognews-round-up-6908/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/so-good-blognews-round-up-6908/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:04:30 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=1054
  • The salmonella outbreak in tomatoes is spreading rapidly.
  • RIP Organic Rice Krispies.
  • Metrocurean reports on some DC winners of the James Beard awards.
  • A new vegetarian restaurant is opening in DC at 14th and Q.
  • Beer drinkers are upset as bars try and switch to smaller glasses.
  • McDonald’s is doing a test run of offering canned and bottled drinks, such as Red Bull.
  • The Top 5 gives their take on the Top 5 fast food restaurants.
  • The 10 oldest bars in the United States.
  • Energy beers are getting made fun of – but selling well.
  • A Good Appetite makes a radish sandwich.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/09/so-good-blognews-round-up-6908/feed/ 0     So Good Blog/News Round-Up 6/3/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-6308/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-6308/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:05:04 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=1046
  • McDonald’s and BK franchisees are not happy about the dollar menu.
  • Serious Eats interviews Gail Simmons.
  • Metrocurean looks at “Wine that Loves.”
  • Consumerist reports Burger King will now stay open until 2 AM.
  • The 100 cereal taste test.
  • Impulsive Buy reviews Nilla Cakesters.
  • Eating Out Loud makes a spicy radish sandwich.
  • Tequila marinated steak with tomato relish.
  • Craftykeg makes a honey lemon fruit salad.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/06/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-6308/feed/ 2     Absolut Vodka Gets Weird http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/05/08/absolut-vodka-gets-weird/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/05/08/absolut-vodka-gets-weird/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 16:04:30 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/?p=949 Absolut Vodka recently commissioned comedian Zach Galifianakis and Tim and Eric, from the Tim and Eric Awesome Show on Cartoon Network, to make a film for the Absolut website. Absolut told the comedians they could do whatever they want, as long as they mentioned the product.

    Now, let me start by saying that Zach Galifianakis is one of my favorite comedians alive today. I saw him in DC last year and he was hilarious. But Zach, as well as Tim and Eric, don’t exactly make “mainstream” comedy. In fact, they are on the fringe of the fringe. Meaning if a company really tells them they can do “whatever they want” the company shouldn’t be surprised when the result is something bizarre. In the case of the videos they made for Absolut, the result was, in fact, bizarre (although quite funny as well).

    Below is the first video they made, underneath it is the second video, which, after seeing the first video, Absolut chose not to release. Fortunately Best Week Ever got a hold of a copy of it.

    ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/05/08/absolut-vodka-gets-weird/feed/ 4     Lil Jon Has a Wine Label http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/04/04/lil-jon-has-a-wine-label/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/04/04/lil-jon-has-a-wine-label/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:47:21 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/04/04/lil-jon-gets-his-own-wine-label/ Rapper Lil Jon is in now the wine business, having started up a new wine label called Little Jonathan Winery.

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    (Photo: Jacob Kepler, AP)

    Lil Jon, eloquently describes his feelings on wine in a phone interview with the AP, stating: “I’m not no ‘drink wine every day’ kind of dude…I’m not like an expert, so don’t ask me no questions … I just like the taste.”

    So how does Lil Jon describe the final product?

    “This is not no ghetto Boone’s Farm; this is some real wine.”

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    ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/04/04/lil-jon-has-a-wine-label/feed/ 3     McDonald’s Gone Wild: The McNuggitini http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/26/mcdonalds-gone-wild-the-mcnuggitini/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/26/mcdonalds-gone-wild-the-mcnuggitini/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:29:22 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/26/mcdonalds-gone-wild-the-mcnuggitini/ What can you do with 2 chicken McNuggets, a tub of McDonalds Brand Barbeque Sauce, a large Mcdonalds Chocolate Milkshake and a bottle of Vanilla Vodka? For Georgia, from The State That I Am In, the answer is: make a McNuggitini.

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    Awesome.

    ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/26/mcdonalds-gone-wild-the-mcnuggitini/feed/ 7     So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/12/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/12/so-good-blognews-round-up-31208/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/12/so-good-blognews-round-up-31208/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:45:24 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/12/so-good-blognews-round-up-31208/
  • The 10 geekiest cocktails ever.
  • Good Magazine looks at America’s tastiest streets.
  • Endless Simmer notes tonight’s premiere of Top Chef Season 4, and points us to a Washington Post chat with Gail Simmons and Hung.
  • SlashFood reports on a frozen pizza taste test.
  • The Delicious Life opines on McDonald’s hash browns.
  • Chez Pim praises the online cooking show “John Bull’s Reggae Kitchen.”
  • Buy a bag of Skittles, get suspended.
  • Steak Enthusiast has a recipe for a red wine mustard sauce.
  • Ever heard of the Cayenne Pepper Diet?
  • Spaghetti with fried eggs.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/12/so-good-blognews-round-up-31208/feed/ 2     So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/7/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/07/so-good-blognews-round-up-3708/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/07/so-good-blognews-round-up-3708/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:39:43 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/07/so-good-blognews-round-up-3708/
  • Minnesota bars are treating all customers as “performers” in order to get around the new smoking ban.
  • Porn star Sarah Katherine Lewis has written a book called Sex and Bacon.
  • The Impulsive Buy reviews new Snapple antioxidant water.
  • Corn Flakes turn 111 today.
  • A look at the favorite foods of American Presidents from the past.
  • Vote Fraud at the Burger Bash?
  • Quizno’s announces their new Prime Rib Ranchero.
  • Cajun fish with Pinneapple salsa.
  • The Kitchen Sink makes a Cuke Salad.
  • Bitten has a recipe for Seared Steak.
  • Companion to Chocolate Soup makes a Peanut Butter & Apple sandwich.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/07/so-good-blognews-round-up-3708/feed/ 0     So Good Blog/News Round-Up 3/3/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-3308/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-3308/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:41:07 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-3308/
  • I just discovered a great new site called College Drinker, who writes that Vermont is considering lowering the drinking age to 18.
  • Adam from Serious Eats, reviews delivery pizza for Yahoo Food.
  • Burger King is going to start serving Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.
  • Top Chef Season 3 winner Hung has been named Executive Chef of Solo, a Mediterranean-Asian fusion kosher restaurant in Manhattan.
  • Candy Addict reviews Wildly Cherry M&M’s.
  • The Hungover Gourmet criticizes the host of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives for doing a commercial for TGI Friday’s.
  • JoyTheBaker makes oatmeal sandwich cookies.
  • Diet, Dessert and Dogs has a recipe for bittersweet salad with apples and dandelion greens.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/03/03/so-good-blognews-round-up-3308/feed/ 1     So Good Blog/News Round-up 2/22/08 http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/22/so-good-blognews-round-up-22208/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/22/so-good-blognews-round-up-22208/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:20:31 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/22/so-good-blognews-round-up-22208/
  • Today is national margarita day.
  • Gizmodo highlights what they are calling a “Steak Toaster.”
  • Endless Simmer reports on the Washington Post’s Peeps diorama contest.
  • Radius, of Boston, has dethroned Shake Shack’s claim to the title of “Best Burger” at Rachael Ray’s Burger Bash.
  • Village Voice reports that Iron Chef is nothing like what it seems on TV.
  • Felix Salmon calculates a restaurant’s pretentiousness ratio.
  • Impulsive Buy reviews Pringles Extreme Screamin’ Dill Pickle.
  • Sherried Tomato Soup from The Pioneer Woman Cooks.
  • Simply Cook makes an oriental ramen salad.
  • What Did You Eat has Ahi Tuna salad with romaine wraps.
    • ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/22/so-good-blognews-round-up-22208/feed/ 3     Maple Syrup Booze = A Vermonter’s Dream http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/20/maple-syrup-booze-a-vermonters-dream/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/20/maple-syrup-booze-a-vermonters-dream/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:40:51 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/20/maple-syrup-booze-a-vermonters-dream/ vermont-gold.png

    Thanks to our friends over at Slashfood, I have discovered that Vermont Spirits makes a vodka called Vermont Spirits Gold from maple syrup. Their website describes it as such:

    “Vermont Spirits Gold is pure, delicate, unflavored vodka handmade in small batches from the sugar of maple sap. It is triple distilled and lightly filtered to allow the distinctive quality of the maple fermentation to come through.”

    Yum. For those of you who don’t know this about me already, I’m a Vermonter, and us Vermonters LOVE, I mean LOVE our maple syrup. It’s one of the lifebloods of our economy. If you try and serve anything but 100% pure maple syrup to a true Vermonter, be prepared for a swift kick to the nuts.

    My whole life, when someone offered me “maple syrup”, it was always 100% pure maple syrup, I was never aware of anything else. However, I didn’t realize other people eat substances which they call “maple syrup.” The first time in college when I tried the Aunt Jemima “maple syrup” in the dining hall, I assumed maple syrup is maple syrup, and it would taste like what I was used to. Blech. What a disgusting let down. Note to readers: don’t ever bring that fake syrup crap near me again.

    So yeah, needless to say, a vodka that’s distilled from maple syrup instead of grain or potato sounds MONEY. Can’t wait to try it.

    ]]>     http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/20/maple-syrup-booze-a-vermonters-dream/feed/ 5     The Wine Rack “Booze Bra” = Fun http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/07/the-wine-rack-booze-bra-fun/ http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/07/the-wine-rack-booze-bra-fun/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:45:42 +0000 Eick http://www.sogoodblog.com/2008/02/06/the-wine-rack-booze-bra-fun/ Yep, this is real. The Wine Rack is a sports-style bra, which features a boob-enhancing polyurethane bladder. You can fill it with a beverage of your choice, which you can then drink through a plastic tube.

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    The product is already sold out over at Firebox.com.

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    This product has the dual benefit of making your breasts look larger while simultaneously letting you get drunk while still saving money at the bar. Plus, if your male target for the evening is drinking at the same pace as you, by the time you finish the booze stashed in your breasts, he should be getting just drunk enough to no longer be aware that your chest size has shrunk from a C to a B cup.

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