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In the event you like Absolut Vodka, you might want to rethink your choice of that delicious beverage. Take a look at their ad for Mexico, presented to you in this shot of a billboard.
Obviously advertising to Mexicans in Mexico is a normal thing for a company to do. To encourage the idea that a part of the United States belongs to Mexico is unacceptable and worthy, IMHO, of never ordering/buying Absolut vodka ever again.
Maynard weighs in:
No need to be negative. Just resolve to buy your vodka from the heartland. Skyy is widely available and quite good, and they tell me ladies like the look of that blue bottle. Lately I’ve favored Tito’s Vodka from Texas, available at Trader Joes ($18) and other places (but it’s cheaper at TJ). For Al Gore, there’s Vodka 360, which claims to be very eco-sensitive in its manufacture. And Blue Ice Vodka is made from Idaho potatoes rather than grains, if you want to be different. Whatever your preferences, you won’t be able to get through this election cycle without drinking a lot of vodka, so please support the home team.
Does El Tex-Mex Presidente Jorge Bush concur?
Ketel One vodka is fine with me.
I just dumped mine. The nerve. And incredibly stupid. Will enjoy watching their sales plummett after this.
If you want to weigh in:
Jeffrey Moran
Director of Public Relations and Events
The Absolut Spirits Company, Inc.
1370 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Ciroc is my vodka of choice despite the fact that Sean Combs (aka P Diddy, Puff Daddy, whatever he calls himself) is the new spokesman. It’s made from French white wine grapes and it’s a tasty sip of Heaven. I’m not sure of they have a vanilla flavor, but it’s worth a taste.
It’s so smooth that you don’t even need vermouth.
I knew there was a reason why I never liked Absolut vodka. Stholy is my vodka of choice and there is nothing better than a Stholy Press with a lemon wedge. YUMMY!!!!!
That’s sad. I liked Absolut for a Bloody Mary or Lemon Drop shot. Too bad they’re dumbasses.
Now I’ll have to stick with my other favorites:
Grey Goose (especially since the French boycott is over)
Level
Bong
I understand it’s the Vodka of Juan Hernandez and his leader John McCain but it never was mine. Now it never will be.
RIPPER – I would not be surprised if Jorge Bush drinks it or I should say used to drink it. He supports the “Reconquista” almost as strongly as McCain does.
A los dos Juans !VIYA A ENFIERNO!
Now I’m really upset that I cut down on my drinking. I just may have to start back up just so I can be intellectually honest in boycotting Absolute.
Hello Jack and Jim (Daniels and Beam, that is)
ROD
El Presidente Jorge Bush is a “one world” noblesse-oblige, country club type of Republican liberal and so is his compadre Juan McCain. Despite the fact that the Left wishes him dead, Jorge is not now nor ever has been a conservative.
I am completely with you on this. That’s highly insulting.
IMHO vodka is supposed to me made from potatoes. BTW, the Russians really rip us off here in the U.S. The Stoli’s they send us is made from grain, but the Stoli’s sold in Russia is made from potatoes. And it’s of much higher quality. A Lithuanian friend brought me some Stoli’s from Lithuania, and the difference was incredible.
Update on contact information.
The French just bought Absolut from the Swedes.
The US divisional sales office through which Pernod Ricard alcoholic beverages come into the US is:
Pernod Ricard USA
100 Manhattanville Rd.
Purchase, NY 10577
914-848-4041
You may want to take note of their other products.
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Vile and outrageous. I mostly drink beer anyway, and rum if anything harder (this is Florida, after all), but no Absolut ever again.
Many years ago I spoke to a salesman for a liquor distributor in Manhattan. He told me that the downtown bar owners loved Absolut because they’d fill the empty bottles with cheaper stuff when empty. No label, so no raggedy edges when refilled.
At the time it was one of the more trendy and expensive vodkas. As Forrest’s mother would say “Pretentious is as pretentious does.” She’d be saying it about Grey Goose or whatever the deep pocketed are ordering when boozing at the bars now.
My only comment was yeah, and Zima zucks. Ah, the good old days.
Just another reason (along with the outrageous ad) for not ordering Absolut.
I don’t know my liquor any more (17 years), but given the current the struggle we’re in, I got a kick out of an ad for “Jan Sobieskii Vodka”. He was the victor over (Ottomans) Islam at Vienna.
Another thumb in the eye from france to the US. Maybe france would like it if we put their country on a poster covered by the country of Germany with a Jegarmeister ad saying German territory Absolutely!!
ABSOLUT INSULT
Stop
Stop in the name of the law
Turn around go the other way
Till you get back home
Get out of my country
Get out and leave us alone
No more free rides
No more lawsuits for you
No more special priviliges
For what you say and do
Make your own country free
I say for the Billionth time
You’ve got a warped view from
Your entitlement state of mind
We don’t want to pay
To foot your bills anymore
Quit letting your Mexican leaders
Make you into slaves or whores
Fight back do what it takes and
That goes for your supporters too
Anybody who’s for the illegals
Hasn’t got one American clue
Get out get out get out
What part don’t you understand
No more from me whether you beg
Borrow steal or demand
We know your game now
The jig is up
Take back your own country
From the rotten and corrupt
Don’t rewrite history
Don’t keep workin your mouth
Just start walkin
And keep headin South
Neils
1:32 pm
06/09/2006
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04/04/2008
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I prefer Tito’s or Stoli.
Hey, at least they’re trying to get the Mexicans to speak English. Otherwise it would be “el mundo Absolut” no?
Feh. I’m a Stoli guy anyway so screw ’em.
Neils, drinks are on me my friend. That was the best salvo any one could fire.
Neils, drinks are on me my friend. That was the best salvo any one could fire.
I’m really more of a whiskey girl, but if I ever do buy vodka, I’ll know what NOT to drink.
Just disgusting.
FYI Ashleymatt, Level is made by Absolut.
Free Republic is amassing a respectable collection of parody photoshops of this ad…
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997213/posts
I think one that would really get the message across is an “In an Absolut World” poster with a map of Sweden covered with minarets!
Anyone notice that Absolut Mexico extends into Oregon Territory? Refer to this map hosted by the University of Texas. The territory’s southern border is at about the same latitude as the southern tip of Lake Michigan. But Absolut Mexico goes about 100 miles further north than historic pre-1848 Mexico. It looks like a simple error caused by the misplacement of the Arkansas River – shown as a dotted line through Colorado in the linked map.