July 24, 2008

The taste of Los Angeles

I'd heard that Absolut was launching a Los Angeles-inspired flavor to add to their line of city-specific flavors that began with Absolut New Orleans (mango and pepper) last year. It made me wonder, what is the flavor of LA? I finally received the press release. Los Angeles tastes like "an all-natural symphony of blueberry, acai berry, acerola cherry, and fruity notes of pomegranate." I'm gonna say that's totally appropriate. After all, LA made pomegranate juice popular across the country when celebrities started drinking POM, and acai is another one of those "miracle" antioxidant foods along with blueberries. People in LA love healthy-sounding foods they don't have to think about. The joke, of course, is that LA-flavored vodka should like like self-tanner and smog. Here are some recommendations for future flavors. Absolut San Francisco: Bananas and patchouli Absolut New York: Mahogany and asphalt Absolut Albuquerque: Salt and lime Absolut Chicago: Mustard Absolut Miami: Cologne and hair spray Absolut San Diego: (unflavored) Absolut Anchorage: Oil and salmon Absolut DC: Shellac and horse poop

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3 Comments:

Anonymous martin said...

The best part of Absolut LA is that, of course, the flavoring is fake, and there's obviously no antioxidant benefit to something merely acai-flavored. So appropriate.

7/25/2008 09:01:00 AM  
Blogger camper said...

LOL

7/25/2008 10:06:00 AM  
Blogger Rick Dobbs said...

I think they might be neglecting some of the smaller markets.

Absolut Fresno - Dirt and salsa

Absolut Baton Rouge - Crawfish and swamp

Absolut Reno - Hookers and crank

Absolut Cheyenne - Horses and loneliness

Absolut Bozeman - Hookers and crank

7/29/2008 01:08:00 PM  

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