Littleneckhalfshell Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 (edited) came across a interesting find while at the wine/liquor store yesterday. it is Crystal Head Vodka from Canada. The bottle is in the form of a Crystal Skull, very cool, but not cheap, price tag was $49.95, so sadly it had to stay on the shelf, until I can put a few more coins in my treasure chest. http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w132/li...alHeadVodka.jpg http://s175.photobucket.com/albums/w132/li...rystalSkull.jpg Edited April 25, 2009 by Littleneckhalfshell No Fear Have Ye of Evil Curses says you... Aye,... Properly Warned Ye Be says I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleneckhalfshell Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 No Fear Have Ye of Evil Curses says you... Aye,... Properly Warned Ye Be says I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) Damn! That's great! I hope the OLCC (*spits on the floor* Damn them to hell!) will be stocking that! Imagine the vodka gone and the refilled with Gosling's or The Black Strap! Edited April 26, 2009 by Quartermaster James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lazarus Gage Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 We also came across it the other day at our local liquor emporium when we went to pick up a few bottles of rum. Very sharp bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBrower Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ah yes, I am acquainted with that terrible figure! (teehee) A good friend of mine has one, but we have opted to refill with whiskey or Rum. I think you can purchase those bottles sans alcohol for like, 20 buck. I can't remember where I saw it though. Cook and Seamstress to the Half Moon Marauders Lady Brower's Treasures, Clothing and other treasures Hell Hath No Fury like the Wrath of a Woman... No that's it. She doesn't need a reason. www.myspace.com/halfmoonmarauders www.myspace.com/faerienoodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Lazarus Gage Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Just some interesting info, Crystal Head Vodka is the brainchild of none other than Dan Akroyd. Yes ladies and gentlemen the ghost buster is making vodka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jim Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Just some interesting info, Crystal Head Vodka is the brainchild of none other than Dan Akroyd. Yes ladies and gentlemen the ghost buster is making vodka. No, no, no, you silly Pyrate: the Ghostbuster is making Spirits! My occupational hazard bein' my occupation's just not around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 RONDLMAO Now 20 lashes for the best worst koke i have read in along time. salty Mud Slinging Pyromanic , Errrrrr Ship's Potter at ye service Vagabond's Rogue Potter Wench First Mate of the Fairge Iolaire Me weapons o choice be lots o mud, sharp pointy sticks, an string Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Cool bottle, but it's said the vodka is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Well, we picked up a bottle while marching in the parade last Saturday. Yes, a small group of pyrates broke off and raided the liquor store. Go figure! Anyway, it seemed like fyne vodka to us. Mind you we were drinking it warm, straight out of the bottle, after marching a couple of miles. Seemed mighty fyne then! Rumour has it the owner lost the bottle afterwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Surprise! We got a bottle of it at our pirate housewarming party last Sunday. I tasted the stuff, it's sweet and dang it's actually good! So much for those who told me it was lousy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Anyone find a link for the bottles empty? -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Anyone find a link for the bottles empty? How many do you want? For a nominal service fee I'll empty them for ye! Say $75 a head, emptied & shipped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Dan Akroyd was in Escondido on Friday autographing the skull bottles, unfortunately I just couldn't get away to get over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I think you can purchase those bottles sans alcohol for like, 20 buck. I can't remember where I saw it though. What I meant . . . I could empty one myself for less than $75 . . . -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I think you can purchase those bottles sans alcohol for like, 20 buck. I can't remember where I saw it though. What I meant . . . I could empty one myself for less than $75 . . . Uh...yes you could, but not necessarily with the same panache. Anyway, rumour has it that emptied bottles are being sold to suckers on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSatan Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Cool bottle, but it's said the vodka is terrible. It's vodka, how good can it be? Vodka is basically watered down Everclear. Some Vodkas are much better than others. Charcoal filtering can be a big help. But no vodka is worth $50 (lol). In this case you are paying for the cool bottle. But I'd love to have one to store black rhum in. Crystal Head Vodka Edited May 26, 2009 by CaptainSatan As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Cool bottle, but it's said the vodka is terrible. It's vodka, how good can it be? Vodka is basically watered down Everclear. Some Vodkas are much better than others. All distilled alcohol spirits are made from different roots, all turned into beer and then distilled. Uisge/Whiskey/Whisky/Scotch is made from bread grains, the same as most Western beers Rum is made from Cane, molasses Tequila is made from Agave Moonshine (and the legal corn bourbon version) is made from corn Cheap grain alcohol is made from white, refined sugar Brandy is made from fruit Cognac is made from grapes/wine Vodka is made potatoes One of the things that fascinates me about distilled drinks is how the base affects the final product and how the flavors survive the evaporation and condensing of the distilling process. Vodka is made from a different base than Everclear. One is sugar, one is potato. Yet, as potato doesn't have much taste/flavor, neither does vodka. So, I could see why they taste alike . . . -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartermaster James Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Some vodka is made from potatoes, most from grain, some from sugar beet. I believe Everclear is distilled from corn. Moonshine is made from whatever you have at hand. All distilled spirits start as some source of ferementable sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Ok. I was thinking of the classic differentiations . . . Vodka now is made from grain (usually rye or wheat), potatoes or sugar beet molasses (wording from Wiki, but confirmed elsewhere). As for Everclear . . . I was working on an assumption that what someone told me was accurate. Now, I am not as sure. One source lists cereals. It looks like it is made from grains and is what was once called "firsts" . . . Practically straight alcohol. I stand corrected. Usually, I just drink Scotch or Rum. That is what I know better. Edited May 26, 2009 by Tartan Jack -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSatan Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) With a few exceptions such as Monopolowa. Modern vodka is no longer made from made from potatoes. All most all modern vodka is made from grain. You can make vodka from almost anything. Grain, potatoes, sugar beets etc. It doesn't matter what you use. As long as you keep distilling your product until it is approx. 95.5% pure ethanol. Pure ethanol has no flavour! After you reach 95.5% purity you cut the ethanol with water until you reach the desired proof. Under US & EU law unflavoured vodka cannot have a distinct smell, taste ,or character (lol). Whiskey, rhum, tequila etc. Have distinct flavours because they are not distilled to point where they become pure alcohol. The difference between a rye whiskey and a rye vodka is how many times you distill it. Whiskey is actually clear like vodka when it comes out of the still. It does not pick up it's colour until it has been aged in charred barrels. If you don't believe me check out Wikipedia they are have a have excellent short summary about vodka Vodka If you are interested also see: Neutral Grain Spirits The reason that rye or wheat is normally used in modern vodka is because potatoes are more expensive. The Irish make something very similar to vodka called potcheen/poteen/poitin. In Korea there is a beverage made from rice called soju. And it it tastes like vodka too! For the record I have made usquebaugh, vodka, brandy, mead brandy, corn licker, and rhum. Outside of these United States and away from the tender jurisdiction of those BATF Nazis that deny me my ancestral right to make drinkin' liquor for my personal consumption. Sic semper tyrannis! Edited May 27, 2009 by CaptainSatan As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thanks. So, I am not entirely crazy in regards to vodka. It USED to be made primarily from potatoes, just not as much anymore. Anyways, that skull looks pretty cool. I wonder where I can get it down here in the Carolinas . . . -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSatan Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Monopolowa is still made from potatoes and is very popular with my friends in North Texas. I will probably break down and blow the money just for the creepy bottle (ha ha). It would look so cool filled with a black rhum. As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSatan Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) If you are on a budget. You can greatly improve the drinkability of cheap rum and vodka by using a Gray Kangaroo DO NOT USE A BRITA WATER FILTER! Alcohol can dissolve parts of the filter. Edited May 27, 2009 by CaptainSatan As we say in Ireland let's drink until the alcohol in our system destroys our liver and kills us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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