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New Smirnoff Gold

October 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Duty-free / rum-runners ~, ~ Liquor ~

Smirnoff Vodka now has a cinnamon-spiced mix with gold flakes. You can drink the gold too. It looks great, and is exclusive to travel retail. The gold-etched bottle looks cool, and the flakes lie suspended. The drink was a hit during the trial run at Mumbai Airport, out-performing targets. Texts show that the practice of [...]

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And another new Absolut bottle..

September 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Trade ~

Absolut seems to be releasing new bottle designs every few months. But the most exclusive and luxurious type of its iconic bottle is the Absolut Crystal Pinstripe. Inspired by the Savile Row pinstripe suit, the bottle has been designed by Swedish designer duo Skogsberg & Smart. It was launched last week at Stockholm Airport, and [...]

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New Absoluts

June 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Duty-free / rum-runners ~, ~ Liquor ~

A coupla new variants in the Absolut line – Orient Apple, as well as Watkins. The Orient Apple (40%, 75cl) is the latest, just launched in May in Frankfurt, and sales are restricted to travel retail for now. Havent tried it, but it claims to merge the crisp sweetness of fresh apples with the deep [...]

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Crazy birthdays. And cool art

July 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · ~ Duty-free / rum-runners ~, ~ My recommended outlets ~, ~ Travel ~

Have traditionally always had a house party and a club party every birthday. Once i celebrated for a week. In ’07, the club party at Velvet was for a small group of friends – about a dozen. We had 16 jugs of Long Island. Insane. In ’08, decided to try sumtin different. I had heard [...]

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