Stoli joins da party

Russian vodka Stolichnaya has officially and finally hit Malaysia, thanks to Carlsberg Malaysia, which now has several liquors in its growing stable.

The guys from CMB and Luen Heng threw a great party at Changkat’s Mango Tropical Cafe. There were good varieties of cocktails, using several variants of Stoli.

The early bird gets the eye

The early bird gets the eye

Impressive selection. Cocktails were prepared by BarPro

Impressive selection. Cocktails were prepared by BarPro

I’ve been having Stolichnaya for a long time, but it’s presence was never big here. It’s actually the pioneer in flavoured vodkas, kicking off the trend way back in 60s.

It’s a vodka made of wheat from the black soils of Tambov in Russia, where the company still owns its own farms. It’s triple-distilled, utilizing only the middle segment of the spirit distillation, rejecting the volatile heads and oily tails of the process.

It’s then filtered four times, before spring water is added.

Lined-up

Lined-up

The flavoured vodkas are really interesting, and more than just them regular fruit stuff. There’re varieties like Chocolat Kokonut, Chocolat Karamel, and Chocolat Razberi.

They sound like liquid desserts. It opens the possibility for some new and interesting flavours never experienced before. I really couldn’t describe some of the tastes my taste buds were subjected to from certain cocktails coz they were entirely alien and confusing. Awesome.

They have a jalapeno one too. Haha. However, they arent big in the RTD scene.

Situation pickin up

Situation pickin up

Sean and Henrik taking their meds

Sean and Henrik taking their meds

Here we go

Here we go

Acquiring Luen Heng was obviously a good call by CMB, whose portfolio is getting impressive. It’s definitely not just a lager player anymore.

You can stalk Stoli on FB here.

 

Brain damage: 8.5/10

Share

Royal Dragon Vodka in town

A new brand of vodka has arrived, Royal Dragon. And the kick-ass party was at Marini’s On 57.

It’s kinda brings together different angles from various countries – combining the best ingredients from around the world – Russian vodka, 23-carat Swiss gold, the Asian dragon, diamonds from Belgium, Italian packaging and Dutch design. It’s brought in by Carlsberg Breweries Malaysia via its subsidiary Luen Heng.

Ready

Ready to rock

Yup, it’s in the super premium category. There are three variants – the entry-level Elite, the Imperial, which comes in a fancy box (this goes all the way to 6-liters), while top-of-the-shelf Emperor is a limited edition one which has a special ”crystal dragon in a golden cage motif bottle, gold flakes and an 18 carat solid gold cap with 35 diamonds”. No kidding.

888 Emperors have been produced.

T-Bone in da haauus

T-Bone in da haauus

 

Yummy cocktails

Yummy cocktails

You can enjoy drinking top grade Swiss gold flakes when you have the Emperor. Don’t freak out when you take a crap the next morning and your dump starts to shine at you.

Always great views

Always great views

This newly-created brand has a health angle too, as it uses organic winter harvest rye, which is then distilled five times in copper pot stills in St Petersburg. The result is an exceptionally smooth product, enjoyed over cubes or in mixes.

The bottles look pretty nice; they’re hand blown. And sitting inside is a sculptured dragon.

Like baby aliens ready to party

Like baby aliens ready to party

The Royal Dragon will only be found at selected high-end pubs, bars and entertainment outlets. Enjoy!

 

Brain damage: 8/10

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Share