Tag: vodka

From Russia, with “blood”

Russians like weird vodka – like this “Kabbalah” Vodka containing the blood of “Christian infants”

From beverage maker EZ Protocols is the newest, and weirdest, entry into the premium Russian vodka market. Given the explosion of capitalism and the influx of money into the former Soviet empire, there has been a huge rise in this market as neuveaux riche wish to show off how riche they are. Hence, Kabbalah Vodka with Christian Infants, the premium wheat vodka enfused with silver, gold, platinum ions that features a glass model of a baby inside. This plays off the old wives tale circulated in Europe that Jewish religious rites required the blood of Christian babies.

From Russia… with bacon

You know what stops me drinking Vodka… other than the fact that I don’t live in a region with Siberian temperatures and the need for an internal warming agent… it’s the flavours. I’m just not that into them. Well, I wasn’t… until now… I give you “Bacon Flavoured Vodka“… and a series of bacon cocktail recipes.