Father's day is upon us, and one trip to Palate can make your Father's Day celebration complete. We have world class cigars, countless bottles of exquisite wines, and travel cases for these wines. With Father's Day on my mind, I was flipping through PEOPLE magazine this week (June 13, 2011, edition). I thumbed past articles about Meredith Vieira, Brad + Angelina, the Kennedy's....and then I jumped straight out of my chair! Right there, on page 30, featured in the Father's Day Gift Guide was an item we carry in Palate! Dan Akroyd's Crystal Head Vodka is available at Palate, and it is sure to eclipse the tie your brother got Dad this year.
Dan Akroyd is best known as the comedian/actor who was a part of the original Saturday Night Live cast that brought us the Blues Brothers and the Coneheads. I remember staying up late some nights with my dad and watching the SNL skits. Dad thought the Coneheads were a riot and much to my youthful embarrassment, would quote the faux French immigrants when my friends came to visit. Dan Akroyd"s humor was a great pleasure to my dad.
Mr. Akroyd, an Emmy Award winning writer, has expanded his talents and followed his interests into the wine and vodka making business. He wanted to create a "luxury vodka". Electing to use the purest ingredients and the purest water, he turned to the pristine lands of Newfoundland. Stating in a YouTube video that Newfoundland has very little pollution, he decided this country would be the best place to find the purest water to create this superior vodka. Not only is the vodka "quadruple filtered", the Academy Award Nominee also filters the vodka through diamonds. He insists it gives the vodka a distinct flavor. I will be happy to help him discard of any of those pesky diamonds after they have exhausted their little careers as vodka filters.
The crystal clear skull shaped bottle has a story behind it. Mr. Akroyd, who co-wrote and stared in Ghost Busters, is a self professed mystic and "ufologist". I have to admit, while I watched the proud Dan Akroyd give a tutorial on his vodka, once he started talking about the shape of the bottle, I was hoping it was another SNL skit. Apparently, according to Mr. Akroyd, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was more fact than fiction. His comedic role as an alien posing as a Frenchman on SNL is closer to reality for Mr. Akroyd than we may think! So, this vodka is really out of this world! (Sorry, I couldn't help myself)
Dan Akroyd's Crystal Head Vodka makes a fantastic gift for a physician, a "dead head" or even a Shakespearian actor. The quality of this vodka is exceptional, as it was made with the "purest" of ingredients in a most unique technique. It makes a great conversation piece. If Dad loves comedy, is a skate boarder or even a pirate, he will appreciate Dan Akroyd's Crystal Head Vodka. With it's slightly creamy taste, it can be enjoyed chilled or mixed in your favorite vodka based drink.
"Come, give us a taste of your quality."
Hamlet. Act II, scene 2
Crystal head Vodka is available in 2 sizes:
750ml $49.99 1.75L $99.99 (Human Head Size)
May your champagne be filled with bubbles,
Angie Ann Makuch
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