Smirnoff a premium vodka?
The show is obviously sponsored by Smirnoff but calling it premium is a long stretch.
shareJust an FYI:
In a blind taste test of 21 vodkas conducted by the NYT, Smirnoff was voted the best-tasting vodka by a wide margin. This is the SECOND taste test in which I've seen Smirnoff run away with the first prize for taste (I'm trying to remember where I read the other test a few years back, because I was surprised).
Interestingly, the "trendy" vodka brand Grey Goose which is cited by most American's as their so-called "favorite" vodka, didn't even make the Top 10! Of course, when you ASK someone they're going to cite a brand that costs more than other brands, even if when they don't know what they're drinking they actually end up preferring the cheaper Smirnoff!
Edited to add a link to the NYT taste test:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/dining/26wine.html?_r=1&;
Grey Goose was marketed to yuppies to think they were drinking a premium brand and it has a higher number of impurities than Smirnoff and a higher odor as well.
I was drinking with a Russian stripper one time and she wanted to do a shot. I assumed that she would go for the top shelf stuff and asked if she wanted Grey Goose but she no.
She walked over to the bartender and pointed to a lower shelf bottle. The bartender brought the shots over and she said "you don't want dat, you want dis"
We did the shot and she had her eyes shut, slowly turned to me as she opened her eyes and said "Now dats gud wudka"
True story.
Are you from the New York area? I heard a lot of the New York strippers are Russians and Brazilians.
shareAre you from the New York area? I heard a lot of the New York strippers are Russians and Brazilians.
Not even close. There's Russian strippers all over the country share
The Russian American population is reported to be 3.13 million. The New York City metropolitan area continues to be by far the leading metropolitan gateway for Russian immigrants legally admitted into the United States.
shareVery true. Historically the New York metro has always been a popular settling ground for immigrants.
I grew up in Connecticut and in those days the main immigrants were from Puerto Rico.