I hope this doesn’t look like I have nothing else to talk about besides alcohol.
The thing is, I started drinking at 27 (after I stopped walking), so this is a whole new world for me…

Anyways, since many bars in Germany serve this one particular upper class brand of vodka, I was going to give it a try:

Smirnoff Red Label #21. Hailing from Britain, this seems to be a very popular brand in Western Europe and the USA, and apparently even a favorite among Soviet soldiers stationed in Germany after the end of the Cold War. (Wiki says those soldiers basically wanted three things: Marlboro cigarettes, Levi jeans, and Smirnoff vodka.)

But why??

To me, the only way to enjoy this vodka was with lots and lots of fruit juice. Otherwise it was barely tolerable, because it tasted so cheap and awkward. At best a 3 out of 10. Maybe less.

Soundtrack: Все Стволы (Vse Stvoly) – Не Буду Ждать (Ne Budu Zhdat’)