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Svedka Is Giving Its Sexy Robot The Axe
Svedka's sexually confusing robot "spokeswoman"— famous for ridiculous tag lines like "make your next trophy wife 100% titanium"— is losing her starring role as the vodka company's marketing...
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There's A Better Way To Stand Up For Gay Rights In Russia Than Boycotting Vodka
In the past couple of weeks, the issue of gay rights in Russia has gone global, with a surprisingly effective Buzzfeed listicle, a New York Times editorial, and now Dan Savage of the Stranger taking on...
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CEO Explains Why The Gay Boycott Against Stoli Vodka Is Wrong
Gay bars around the world are boycotting Stoli vodka to protest Russia's anti-gay laws. But the boycott unfairly targets a private company that does support gay rights, the CEO of Luxembourg-based SPI...
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Inside The 'Secret' Speakeasy Party Grey Goose Threw To Relaunch Its Flagship...
If you look at Grey Goose's advertising since its inception in 1997, the message has been less about the product itself than the elegant, sexy people who drink it and the cool, fancy parties at which...
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Why You Should Only Drink Cheap Liquor
Pop quiz: what do vodka, tequila, gin, and rum have in common?A) They are all ingredients in a delicious (read: terrible) cocktail sometimes called "Adios"B) They are all categories in prestigious...
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A Sriracha-Flavored Vodka Is About To Hit The Market
The Sriracha craze is invading a new realm: alcohol. Phillips Distilling Company just announced the launch of UV Sriracha Vodka, the first alcohol inspired by the hot sauce to hit the market. The vodka...
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Vodka Is Killing Russian Men By The Thousands
LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of all Russian men die before they reach their mid-fifties and their passion for alcohol - particularly vodka - is largely to blame, according to research published on...
View ArticleWatch CNBC Anchor Carl Quintanilla Down 4 Vodka Shots In 13 Seconds
CNBC's anchor Carl Quintanilla is in Sochi covering the Olympic Games. Of course, he's also covering the vodka market.During one of his segments, he slammed back four vodka shots in 13 seconds and...
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EU Considering A Ban On Russian Vodka, Furs, Diamonds, And Caviar
EU leaders will hold their first detailed discussion next week of specific steps they can take against Russia if Ukraine's elections are not free and fair, including restrictions ranging from luxury...
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GOP Official Uses Being Drunk To Defend Against Bribery Charges
A New York City Republican Party official reportedly tried an unusual excuse for allegedly taking a bribe: He was too drunk to realize what was going on.According to the New York Post, former Queens...
View ArticleA Company Is Using Edward Snowden To Sell Vodka
Advertisements for Sobieski Vodka have begun appearing in U.S. cities with this catchy slogan: "Why Edward Snowden wishes he'd sought asylum in Poland."The former National Security Agency contractor...
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The Best Vodka On The Market
Whether you're shooting back shots or sipping a cocktail, good vodka goes down smooth.Our friends at FindTheBest helped us find the 10 best vodkas on the market.To rank the vodka, they considered...
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Belvedere Is Making Sure That James Bond Will Actually Drink A Vodka Martini...
Belvedere, the luxury vodka brand owned by the LVMH Group, is partnering with the next movie in the James Bond franchise, “Spectre.”Harnessing Bond’s penchant for vodka martinis and his iconic “Shaken,...
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Putin Is Putting A Cap On Vodka Prices
Vladimir Putin is putting a cap on the soaring vodka prices now that Russians are switching over to moonshine, reports the state-owned TASS news agency.It's unclear how the caps will be employed, but...
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15 Unbelievable Facts About Russia
Everyone's heard a thing or two about Putin and the USSR.But few people have heard anecdotes about real life in Russia and the former Soviet Union.So Business Insider put together a list of...
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10 crazy facts about Russia [Infographic]
Back in 1939, Winston Churchill famously remarked that Russia was "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma."For most people, his words ring true to this day.Although Russia is the largest...
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American whiskey is taking over the world
American whiskey is taking over the world. Vodka still has the biggest market share of the three big hard liquors in the US, but growth in whiskey is booming rapidly catching up.Vodka sales, by volume,...
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Here's the origin of the screwdriver cocktail
One out of three cocktails ordered in the US contain vodka, a spirit that pours in $20 billion annually in sales, according to Victorino Matus, author of "Vodka: How a colorless, odorless, flavorless...
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This post-Soviet republic you've probably never heard of had better food than...
Believe it or not, but the food I ate in Belarus was better than the food I ate in Rome.I know what you're thinking.Rome. Italy. Land of pasta, wine and artichokes. How could it possibly have worse...
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37 things you didn’t know you could do with vodka
Vodka may not be your liquor of choice for drinking, but what about making an ice pack or treating dandruff?The European liquor has amazing capabilities such as killing bacteria, drying without an...
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