Raising The Bar: DV Reviews Three Olives Vodka

It was my distinct pleasure to review three flavors of Three Olives brand vodka: Grape, Cherry, and Root Beer.

Some basic facts about these here bottles of booze: They come in 750mL bottles, and contain 35% Alcohol by volume. That’s 70 proof. It won’t put any hair on your chest, but it’ll definitely get you feelin’ fine. They’re made from imported vodka and natural flavors, and as the back of the Grape bottle put it, “We started with the smoothest, top-rated vodka and added the essence of real grapes to create a drink that is truly divine.”

I’ll start with the Root Beer, since it sounds the least appetizing. It’s just a gutteral reaction to cringe when you hear the words “Root beer flavored alcohol.” There’s just so many things they could get wrong. Namely, that it will taste like burnt tires. But, thankfully, it doesn’t. In fact, it tastes pretty damn similar to A&W. It went down easy shooting and sipping, with a light aftertaste of rooted beer. As editor Stefanie Visser put it, “I thought it would make me want to vomit, but now I’m just going to drink some more.” We also tried it mixed with A&W Root Beer, and the fusion was seemless. After mixing a fairly strong drink, it hardly tasted of alcohol at all. This would be a good way to make your little brother’s birthday party a lot more fun for you and his pals!

Moving next to the Cherry, which was the favorite of many who tried it. Said producer Moises Candelaria, “The cherry cordial accompanied my borscht quite nicely. I recommend this vodka be served cold as prom queen to the class nerd.” The aftertaste following a shot was none too different than taking a shot of Cherry Robitussin, which isn’t surprising since you can also get drunk off Robitussin (the youngsters call this ‘Robo-trippin’) As with the Root Beer, it goes down smooth and tastes good doing it. This is a good dessert vodka, following some cherry-based pie or iced cream. We experimented mixing the Cherry vodka with Coca-Cola to make a super-potent Cherry Coke, which works well with just the vodka but expertly with a little grenadine.

Finally to my personal favorite, the Grape. I’m not sure how many of you as sick children were spoon-fed Grape Dimetapp, but it was the drink of Kings. I acted, nearly daily, just like the kid on YouTube after the dentist appointment questioning if reality is real, all because of Grape Dimetapp. To make a long story short, the Grape flavor of Three Olives Vodka tastes almost exactly like Grape Dimetapp, but with a much higher alcoholic content. Call me a fan, because I was sucking this stuff down like there was no tomorrow.

On the back of all three bottles, they recommend going to their website (http://www.threeolives.com/) for recipes on the perfect martini utilizing these flavors. I say nuts to that, they taste way too good on their own to muck it up with mixers. Besides, men don’t drink flavored martinis, unless they’re flavored like explosions.

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