When I do drink vodka I always settle for a bit of Absolut vodka. The Swedes know how to make their grain into booze. I had not bought a bottle in a little while and so when I was in town on Saturday, I thought I would swing into Midmar bottle store and see what I could buy for a boozy weekend.
Well I will be damned!
I had been looking for a bottle of Absolut vodka that came in the gold cover but I could never seem to find it. It seems that it is limited edition and you don’t see it often. But I found it! It perfectly suits the sort of lifestyle that SLXS want you to live. It’s about the excess and just living flat out.
Absolut XS
My favourite thing about the gold case is that it’s called “Absolut Bling-bling” and it perfectly encapsulates the Absolut brand as a lifestyle brand. A lifestyle that one would aspire to. The write up on the bottle is also amusing:
This precious vodka was distilled from grain born and raised in the bling-blinging fields of southern Sweden. Vodka has been shining under the a.k.a of Absolut since 1879. This bottle is one of the few to be dressed up for the party. Unlike the threads, the spirit inside is the real thing.
I think that’s really cool and kind of sums up what we do and what we like. If you can find one of these bottles buy it straight away as they sell fast. Retail is about R110 or R120, I can’t quite remember because I was so excited to find it!
And just to make this a product review, the product inside the bottle is spectacular.
Drink it in…it always goes down smooth!
Sean Lloyd
Editor
