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The popularity of flavored liquors is an unsettling trend we can no longer ignore. It started innocuously enough with artificially flavored citrus and raspberry vodkas. Now a bizarre variety of liquors have pervaded the shelves of liquor stores, leaving us to shake our head and wonder just who the hell drinks this stuff. Maybe the world isn't ready for a smoked salmon vodka. Maybe they never wanted it in the first place.
This offbeat assortment of liquor will make you question the limits to which the liquor game is being pushed. Think before you sip: These are The 25 Strangest Liquor Flavors Out Now.
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Three Olives Loopy Vodka
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More efficient than pouring booze over your cereal.
Cupcake Ginger Snap Vodka
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"Let's take a cookie no one likes and make it into a drink!"
Sputnik Rose Vodka
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For when you want to bring a little romance to your bender.
360 Buttered Popcorn Vodka
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This might make going to the movies more interesting.
Pinnacle Cookie Dough Vodka
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A half-baked idea.
'Hot Enough' Naga Chilli Vodka
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This vodka has a Scoville rating of 250,000. By comparison, jalapeños have a Scoville rating of about 5,000. It's like a tiny bottle of liquid regret. And torn stomach lining.
ODDKA Wasabi Vodka
Limited Release in AL, RI, MA and PA. Available Globally in Spring 2013.
Who wanted this, and why? We don't understand.
Square One Cucumber Vodka
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There are salad-flavored vodkas on the horizon. It's upsetting.
Alaska Distillery Purgatory Hemp Seed Spirits
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No, there isn't any THC in this. Why bother.
Pinnacle Gummy Vodka
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If you get too drunk, you can just blame it on your sweet tooth.
Three Olives Bubble Gum Vodka
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Has anything bubblegum-flavored ever been good? Aside from, you know, actual bubblegum?
Skorppio Vodka
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If your worried about the scorpions being farm-raised, don't worry. They are.
Hangar One Chipotle Vodka
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No. But a Chipotle burrito-flavored vodka? That's something we could get behind.
ODDKA Electricity Vodka
Limited Release in AL, RI, MA and PA. Available Globally in Spring 2013.
Would Benjamin Franklin approve of this beverage? Probably not.
Van Gogh Peanut Butter & Jelly Vodka
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A childhood favorite turned a shameful hangover.
Vermont Spirits White Vodka
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This vodka is distilled from pure milk sugar (but is still lactose-free). Clearly, you can distill vodka from just about anything.
Alaska Distillery Smoked Salmon Vodka
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Nothing is quite as smooth as the taste of smoked salmon.
Naked Jay Big Dill Vodka
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It's about time deli flavors got into the liquor game.
Polmos Bialystok Bison Grass Vodka
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The bison grass-flavored alcohol, called Żubrówka, is a Polish national drink, but it had been banned by the FDA for a potentially toxic chemical in the plant. However, after years of work, a legal version of the liquor was released in the U.S. We don't know why they bothered.