Aw, tommy, I'm sorry.
And thanks, juliana! I forgot about Ketel One. Shows you how often I drink anything other than a cold beer.
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Sep 18, 2006 8:29:37 am PDT #8667 of 10001
Because books.
Jesse - Sep 18, 2006 8:30:09 am PDT #8668 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, Tommy, that's sad. I'm sorry.
AmyLiz, are you just looking for swanky overall, or can you be more specific? Like, I think a rich middle-aged person would possibly pick something different than a trying-to-impress person in their 20s.
Jesse - Sep 18, 2006 8:31:46 am PDT #8669 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Stolichnaya is pretty swanky, isn't it?
Not really, not any more.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 18, 2006 8:33:08 am PDT #8670 of 10001
What is even happening?
I don't even think I've had it. It's one of those names stuck in my head. I think I've probably only ever had Smirnoff's and Absolut.
juliana - Sep 18, 2006 8:33:10 am PDT #8671 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Stolichnaya is pretty swanky, isn't it?
Stoli and Absolut are both swank, but they've been so popular and around so long that they're mentally considered mid-range instead of premium. It's a strange mindset, but I've been watching it happen. It's not like there's much of a price difference, but the differentiation is there.
Personally, I like Skyy.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 18, 2006 8:34:11 am PDT #8672 of 10001
What is even happening?
SKYY has a swanky website, but it's got too much flash, and I couldn't be arsed to look at the actual pages on the actual vodka. It supposedly has the fewest impurities.
Amy - Sep 18, 2006 8:34:28 am PDT #8673 of 10001
Because books.
That Ciroc looks interesting. I've never heard of vodka made from grapes, which I guess is the selling point.
AmyLiz, are you just looking for swanky overall, or can you be more specific?
It's just for a scene in the book I'm working on. The bar is a bit rundown (and in a kind of weary, no-longer-fashionable hotel), and I wanted someone to remark that there wasn't ________. Except then I couldn't think of a hip, trendy vodka, because my brain hurts this afternoon. Any of these will work. It's just a passing comment.
juliana - Sep 18, 2006 8:36:57 am PDT #8674 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I wanted someone to remark that there wasn't ________.
Grey Goose or Belvedere, then. Or Ciroc, if the person in question is hip and trendy. But Grey Goose is popular enough and enough of a staple at most bars that its omission would be odd, especially in a hotel bar.
§ ita § - Sep 18, 2006 8:39:54 am PDT #8675 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ciroc, if the person in question is hip and trendy
Whee! Hip and Trendy!
Not that I've had it more than once, but still. I'm 37, have arthritis and am having botox in a couple days. I take whee where I can get it.
Also pouting. I do that too.
bon bon - Sep 18, 2006 8:40:54 am PDT #8676 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Grey Goose. It's the most popular premium in the US.
I was listening to NPR about the premium vodka market some months ago and they said that when Stoli was introduced, people thought paying $9 a bottle for vodka was insane. Now it's just paved the way for $30, $50 bottles.