There’s a lot of stuff to blog about today. Lincoln and Darwin are both celebrating birthdays from the grave, and intelligent people everywhere are celebrating the anniversary of the publication of ‘Origin of Species.’ And more pedestrian bloggable phenomena like Google joining the ranks of companies laying people off and the Republicans trying to derail Obama’s stimulus package, make for all sorts of newsworthy writing. But I don’t want to talk about any of that.
Last night, after having my mind blown by L O S T (again) and before watching Joaquin Phoenix being a total dick on Letterman, I was making Skittle vodka (as followers of the Tumblr already know). Tonight they are all ready, and I’m ready to start my taste test.
A couple of things before we begin: I have already been drinking for a little while (surprise!) and I normally hate sweet and/or fruity drinks. When I’m drinking liquor I pretty much only ever drink vodka soda, which is about the least flavorful drink you could imagine. So I’m thoroughly expecting to not enjoy this experience.
First up: Strawberry. Most notable right off the bat is how smooth it is. It’s not nearly as sickly sweet as I anticipated. In fact, it went down way too quickly to note much else.
Next: Grape. Though it’s very similar to the strawberry, it is remarkably different enough in flavor. I have always kind of suspected that Skittles (or most fruit-flavored candies, for that matter) were “flavored” in the same way Kool-Aid is. That is, it’s a lot more about a different color than a different taste. But these first two were definitely recognizable as their respective flavors, which, oddly enough, in no way resemble the flavors of the fruits they represent. I’ve always wondered about that. Take watermelon, for example. The flavor of watermelon candy is like a universally agreed upon thing that has absolute nothing in common with the flavor of actual watermelon (yeah, I’ve been drinking, what of it?).
And finally: Lemon-Lime. This is the only combo in the line-up, featuring equal parts yellow and green Skittles. This one is decidedly more intense. As soon as I opened it the smell of lemon-lime with almost overwhelming. So is the taste. It’s also got a kind of chemically aftertaste that definitely leaves something to be desired.
Ugh. Okay, I’m off. Going to go get proper drunk. I’ll come back tomorrow to finish this post off.
[post-script: I did not come back to finish this post off. I slept ALL DAY yesterday. I may have gone a bit too far after the Skittles thing.]