How many bro's have you iced, and how many times have bro's iced you?

[Syterion]

From article:

lol not biased at all.

Anyway - "professional liquor experts" = snobby drunkards.

It was a blind taste test. Nostalgia can't bias that.

And it's vodka guys, which doesn't really have distinctive tastes anyway. I can't see the point in being a snobby purist for vodka. For gin, rum, wine, whiskey, yeah, high quality can matter. But even the nice vodka I've had (Grey Goose usually) is still just vodka that's slightly easier to drink. Lame. If Smirnoff is good enough for these guys, great, it's cheap and will mix just fine (which is the whole point of vodka anyway).

 

[warpus]

And it's vodka guys, which doesn't really have distinctive tastes anyway. I can't see the point in being a snobby purist for vodka. For gin, rum, wine, whiskey, yeah, high quality can matter. But even the nice vodka I've had (Grey Goose usually) is still just vodka that's slightly easier to drink. Lame. If Smirnoff is good enough for these guys, great, it's cheap and will mix just fine (which is the whole point of vodka anyway).

It's not being snobby, it's acknowledging that there are vodkas of varying degrees of quality out there. If you're a college kid who's only goal in drinking the stuff is to get drunk, then you likely won't notice and/or care about these differences (except maybe the aftertase the bad vodkas tend to have). Believe it or not though, there are people who drink the stuff for enjoyment.

 

[Frank Drebin]

dont people stop drinking smirnoff ice aged 15 or something?

 

[Annex]

I prefer to play the popular game "Drink the Beer"

 

[Shekwan]

Jesus everyone, none of you have any faint idea on "bro" culture.

No bro drinks Smirinoff Ice on its own. Smirinoff Ice has a 5% ABV. That's slightly higher than Natural Light and lower than Natural Ice. It's not even a Vodka in the United States, it's a malt liquor. It will not get you drunk, even chugging one. The point of "Icing Bros" is to humiliate your bro because no true bro would ever be caught dead drinking one by itself. So when you get iced, your humbly submitting to the dominance of your bro for catching you off-guard.

Anyways, I've been iced twice in one night and I iced someone once.

My best being iced story happened last Saturday. I was carrying a case of Natty into a friends house when his dad, who is working in the front yard, starts talking to me about my year at school. This conversation is entering the 5th minute when he pull a Smirinoff Ice out of his back pocket. Iced on the spot my bros dad; I could not even be mad about that one.

But the game is stupid. Will I continue to play? Definitely, I love to see my bros on one knee sucking down a fruity woman drink. And it's not a mutually exclusive game that can only be played with a bunch of dudes just pulling out Ices. It's mostly played during non-party situations and can even be unleashed in the middle of a sweet game of Pong.

Well I haven't a clue about "Bro" culture but I had always assumed that was why Smirnoff Ice was the chosen beverage. It is embarassing to be drinking that stuff.

I'm surprised it took someone so long to point that out.

 

[Syterion]

It's not being snobby, it's acknowledging that there are vodkas of varying degrees of quality out there. If you're a college kid who's only goal in drinking the stuff is to get drunk, then you likely won't notice and/or care about these differences (except maybe the aftertase the bad vodkas tend to have). Believe it or not though, there are people who drink the stuff for enjoyment.

I acknowledge there are varying degrees of quality. But when the spirit is based on tastelessness and neutrality, and there's so little difference between ok and good, what's the point in demanding quality? Enjoyment from vodka drank straight is lame. Other liquors have way more going on. I'm not saying you can't be a purist about your vodka's purity. I'm just saying that it's lame and you're probably wasting your time.

 

[warpus]

I acknowledge there are varying degrees of quality. But when the spirit is based on tastelessness and neutrality, and there's so little difference between ok and good, what's the point in demanding quality?

It isn't based on tastelessness and neutrality, though. If you think of vodka as a generic thing to mix stuff with, maybe, but people do take shots of the stuff you know (and I should know, I'm Polish, we take shots of the stuff on easter morning )

There is also a big difference between 'ok' and 'good'. Again, if you're just mixing it with stuff, you won't notice.

Enjoyment from vodka drank straight is lame.

Maybe lame from your POV, but you're not Polish or Russian

Other liquors have way more going on.

Sure, vodka is a bit minimalist, but so what? So is a cheese pizza, and there are good cheese pizzas and crappy ones.

I'm not saying you can't be a purist about your vodka's purity. I'm just saying that it's lame and you're probably wasting your time.

It's not about the purity, it's about distillation method, ingredients, general taste, and aftertaste (or lack thereof).

Then there are your flavoured vodkas, out of which my favourite is this:

It's a rye vodka, flavoured with 1 single blade of grass, which gives it a slightly sweet flavour. The flavour is great, and there is no aftertaste. You can't say the same thing about Smiroff - aftertaste is horrible.

There are many differences between different vodkas, maybe not as many as there are between the wines or the beers, but differences def. exist.

 

[Syterion]

I'm definitely uncultured when it comes to vodka, I just don't find it appealing. I can see being into wine and maybe good gins or something, but when a mixed drink just tastes so much better and is so much cheaper, I don't see the point.

 

[Karalysia]

Do you never do shots or something?

 

[Heretic_Cata]

I'm definitely uncultured when it comes to vodka, I just don't find it appealing. I can see being into wine and maybe good gins or something, but when a mixed drink just tastes so much better and is so much cheaper, I don't see the point.

Mixed drinks don't get you drunk as fast as shots. If you look at alcohol content and price you will see that vodka shots are cheaper in the long run.
Also where on earth is a cocktail (any cocktail) cheaper than a shot of vodka. Vodka shots are sometimes cheaper than beer here.

 

[Hygro]

Smirnoff Ice? Come on, only teenagers drink that stuff around here...

It's considered a girly drink, which is the whole point of the game.

 

[Syterion]

I never really try to get drunk super fast. And as said before, mixed drinks taste good, vodka straight is gross. That is of course, unless you get nice vodka, which makes it more expensive.

 

[warpus]

I never really try to get drunk super fast. And as said before, mixed drinks taste good, vodka straight is gross. That is of course, unless you get nice vodka, which makes it more expensive.

Give wyborowa or zubrowka a try, they are cheap (at least here)

edit: stolichnaya is also a very good vodka, and also cheap here

 

[Traitorfish]

Jesus everyone, none of you have any faint idea on "bro" culture.

You say this as if you're surprised; you are aware that this a forum devoted to a turn-based historical strategy game, aren't you?

 

[LucyDuke]

Drinking games are for bored young boys.

Growing boys need beer.

 

[Communisto]

how is this thread still alive?

 

[Hygro]

Because icing bros is awesome and I want to do it tonight.