Comments on: At The Bar: U’Luvka http://www.americanmadness.com/2008/04/29/at-the-bar-uluvka/ Intelligent Criticism in the Service of a Better Nation Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:37:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Josh Friedlander http://www.americanmadness.com/2008/04/29/at-the-bar-uluvka/comment-page-1/#comment-129469 Josh Friedlander Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:33:51 +0000 http://americanmadness.com/2008/04/29/at-the-bar-uluvka/#comment-129469 My take: the vodka is smooth and not overwhelming in the taste department and I'd guess it works very well in mixed drinks. I think the back-story on the tag is totally absurd and weird and I'm not sure what they are going for, brand-wise. A 16th century alchemist? What? Vodka was thought of as a medicine back in the day (the day being the early 15th century), but this sort of too-fanciful King's court bullshit just makes me wonder if this is rotgut crap in a new package. I want to hear about science and technology, not mysticism and alchemy. If I'm going to plunk down $84 a bottle, there better be a more compelling reason than the orders of a mythological 16th century Polish monarch. My take: the vodka is smooth and not overwhelming in the taste department and I’d guess it works very well in mixed drinks.

I think the back-story on the tag is totally absurd and weird and I’m not sure what they are going for, brand-wise. A 16th century alchemist? What? Vodka was thought of as a medicine back in the day (the day being the early 15th century), but this sort of too-fanciful King’s court bullshit just makes me wonder if this is rotgut crap in a new package. I want to hear about science and technology, not mysticism and alchemy. If I’m going to plunk down $84 a bottle, there better be a more compelling reason than the orders of a mythological 16th century Polish monarch.

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