Vikingfjord Vodka

During a recent trip to Kappy’s Liquor Store in Medford to restock my famous liquor cabinet, which you can read about on the forum, I got to "Vodka" on my shopping list and decided I wanted to try something new. One of the end-cap displays was advertising Norway’s #1 vodka: Vikingfjord. I figured, when has Norway steered me wrong, and when have I ever been lied to by a Viking. I suppose that should have tipped me off right there, if you remember my poor experience with Viking-Mascotted Plumrose Bacon, but at a mere $18 for 1.75 liters (another red flag) I should go for it.

Upon opening the bottle back at home later that night, I was cheerfully greeted with the vaporous aroma of rubbing alcohol and butane. Kind of like a drunken bum wrapping his lips around your nose and filling your sinuses with his own unique blend of stale liquor and desperation. The taste was exactly as I expected from the smell, in a word: harsh. Drowning a couple shots in a glass of orange juice made this potable actually palatable, but not remotely pleasant.

This is not a vodka that was meant to be tasted and enjoyed, but instead to get blind drunk off from. On the upside, Vikingfjord is a vodka you’ll have no problem letting your guests have their fill of, just let them have a couple good drinks to start with so your cruelty will go unnoticed.

Vikingfjord Vodka does however have the dubious distinction of being the first liquor to garner the prestigious Hobo’s Choice Award.

Original art Copyright 2007 Jennifer Lewis