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November 23rd, 2006Heard about Skitt’s Law? Well, if not - click on the link and edjamacate yerseln. In summary, spelling or grammar flames contain spelling or grammar errors too. Pot, kettle, black… ha ha ha! to you too etc
Only, I think I want to generalize that into a “don’t laugh too hard at anyone, you might end up doing the same thing” rule.
In other news, I feel the need to vent about flavoured vodkas today. Why vodka in particular? It was one of those bad habits I picked up during my misspent undergrad days. Other than being a somewhat snobbish sounding drink to many (jeez, I don’t drink arrack and only arrack like a red blooded Sri Lankan male? what the hell is the matter with me?) I also happen to like the taste and odour. I’m not entirely sure where the myth about colourlessness, tastelessness and lack of odour came about but it’s definitely not the case as far as I’m concerned. Vodka only lacks colour, it most emphatically posseses both taste (of tap water, in the case of the infamous Rusalka vodka produced by the local rotgut manufacturer) and odour. The nicer (read: somewhat higher quality) vodka that I’ve quaffed has a distinctive smoothness about it. So why ruin things with fruity additions?
Last time I was back home, I sampled an … Absolut vanilla? Unsurprisingly, it tasted very vanilla. I’ve also mustered up the courage to sample the various citron flavoured varieties and my assessment is simple. Flavouring vodka is an abominable practice. The flavour drowns out everything else, all the subtle nuances and just feels wrong. It needs to stop now, before everybody’s drinks start to taste like lollypops. PSA ends.
Oh, and a somewhat ancient Slate article confirms that Poland makes better vodka than Mother Russia… Considering that online purchases are not possible, it looks like I’ll have to rely on the good offices of Poland (sitting opposite me) to try the famous potato based vodka. I’m surprised Skyy didn’t make the cut, though.
