Effen with Ciroc

Hello ladies and gents the liquor of choice for this review is vodka, particularly the Effen and Ciroc brands. Both brands retail for about $30 in the larger bottle. See a live review here. Jewelry worn in video here.

A little background about both vodkas. Ciroc is promoted by Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, is grape based and distilled in France;  Effen on the other hand is distilled in Holland, wheat based, and promoted by Curtis (50 Cent) Jackson. Ciroc is distilled 5 times and Effen 100. The distillation process is in place so that the taste of the liquor will come across smoother. Which do you think will win that contest?

I decided to go with the unmixed variety of both to get a fair comparison. Unsurprisingly Effen came across a lot smoother, so smooth that the taste of liquor is almost minuscule. Ciroc, although smooth for the price range was a tad bumpy, but the great thing is that it had a very palatable grape taste that lingers for a moment. The best value in my opinion is Effen because it can always be mixed for that extra flavor one may desire. Both come in different flavors aside from the original non mixed- you can purchase Effen in Dutch Raspberry, Black Cherry, and Cucumber (cucumber sounds tasty) and Ciroc can be purchased in the flavors Apple, Pineapple, Wild Berry, Amaretto, Coconut, and Peach.

What type of vodka do you enjoy? Any suggestions for the next review? Please feel free to leave a comment.

STAY POSH,

Kanesha xoxo

Whisky makes you frisky.

Who knew whisky was great? Scotch Whisky (without the letter “e”) because we are drinking Scotch here is very fine indeed. I did a comparison between Glenfiddich whisky and Chivas Regal whisky because simply put, I am not a whisky aficionado and I wanted to know the difference in taste between a single malt and the blended variety. For a live review go here. For featured jewelry go here.

Both brands are 12 year scotches. The major difference between a single malt and the blended whisky is the distillation process. To qualify as a single malt or true scotch the liquor has to use one malt during the aging process whereas a blended uses several. Being a drinker of heavily flavored whisky’s like Crown Royal trying a whisky which isn’t highly flavored scared me a little. But, it was worth a try, plus you get to try it with me-that’s the fun part of the process.

The verdict? The Glenfiddich, the single malt is very tasty and smooth; so smooth I could barely taste the alcohol, it didn’t make me flinch at all. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Chivas Regal was choppy, very erratic in taste. In theory the comparison wasn’t very fair because one is a single malt and the other is blended. We’re talking a MAJOR difference in taste. I’ve decided the next time I review whisky I will do a comparison with different liquor houses but this time both will have gone through the same distillation process.

Any suggestions on what I should try next? What are your favorite types of liquors? Have you tried whisky? Leave a comment, I’d love to chat with you.

Kanesha xoxo