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Antonov by GSM
I'm not a fan of beer - anyone who knows me, knows this. The problem with not liking beer is that most of my drinks are beyond the usual 50 peso mark up, making a night out either too expensive for me or me being under pickled. (Not that I like getting pickled and all. Trust me, after that night where I puked my vital organs, I don't want to drink THAT much anymore.)
So, I usually try to search the market for a drink that's up my alley and price range. Vodka cruisers cost about 80 bucks so that's just an occasional treat for me. There's the local Tanduay Ice (about 40 bucks) but it does nothing for my taste buds. San Miguel has Infinit alcoholic soda (about 37 pesos) but it's too mild, and it has more carbon in it rather than alcohol. Burping every 3 minutes is not sexy, believe me.
This morning, I went to the 711 to buy my ciggies and saw this.
Antonov is GSM's new drink, competing with the other alcopops out there. It's relatively cheap (28 pesos, hell yeah!) and the packaging is actually pretty.
It reminds me of this vodka pop I used to drink in Australia. It had the same solo red star design. Initially I was apprehensive, because anything that cheap could taste like crap, right? But, I was proven wrong and it does taste like apple vodka! There's even that little burn when you drink it, making you feel the vodka. Now, that's what I'm talking about...*grin*
My only concern is the pop cap. It's a cross between those Del Monte "easy open" lids and the screw off top. It was a little difficult to pop it open. I figure it's going to be more difficult to pop open when you've got a couple of these in you. Maybe that's their way of keeping us from being drunk. Wow...talk about corporate citizenship on drinking moderately. Awesome...
All in all, I give it a 9 out of 10. The taste, the price and the packaging is great. I know you can get it at your local 711 but not sure where else.
Oh and GSM ain't paying me for this but if you want an endorser...*huge grin*
So, I usually try to search the market for a drink that's up my alley and price range. Vodka cruisers cost about 80 bucks so that's just an occasional treat for me. There's the local Tanduay Ice (about 40 bucks) but it does nothing for my taste buds. San Miguel has Infinit alcoholic soda (about 37 pesos) but it's too mild, and it has more carbon in it rather than alcohol. Burping every 3 minutes is not sexy, believe me.
This morning, I went to the 711 to buy my ciggies and saw this.
Antonov is GSM's new drink, competing with the other alcopops out there. It's relatively cheap (28 pesos, hell yeah!) and the packaging is actually pretty.
It reminds me of this vodka pop I used to drink in Australia. It had the same solo red star design. Initially I was apprehensive, because anything that cheap could taste like crap, right? But, I was proven wrong and it does taste like apple vodka! There's even that little burn when you drink it, making you feel the vodka. Now, that's what I'm talking about...*grin*
My only concern is the pop cap. It's a cross between those Del Monte "easy open" lids and the screw off top. It was a little difficult to pop it open. I figure it's going to be more difficult to pop open when you've got a couple of these in you. Maybe that's their way of keeping us from being drunk. Wow...talk about corporate citizenship on drinking moderately. Awesome...All in all, I give it a 9 out of 10. The taste, the price and the packaging is great. I know you can get it at your local 711 but not sure where else.
Oh and GSM ain't paying me for this but if you want an endorser...*huge grin*
