Mutineer Issue No. 13
Subscribe
Locations of Mutineer Magazine

Mutineer Magazine is available at the above locations

Alaska Distillery Introduces Smoked Salmon Flavored Vodka

Ashley Routson / Fri, Jul 2

Salmon Vodka

I know what you are thinking, because I am thinking the same thing. Smoked Salmon flavored Vodka, that really happened? Really? Yes, really.

The five-year-old Alaska Distillery has produced a vodka made with salmon caught in the Gulf of Alaska. The secret to the vodka’s unique flavor is how the salmon is smoked, a secret that Alaska Distillery does not intend on revealing.

Not gonna lie, the vodka making process sounds less than appealing, to say the least. The salmon is smoked, the skin removed, and then the fillets are masticated (aka ground up). The chunks of salmon are then placed into a large vat and mixed with highly concentrated ethanol to form a stew.

“From there, we strain it out, and we take the fluid, which now is very concentrated smoked salmon essence, and we add that to our vodka. We do a cold infusion process, we filter it a couple more times, and out the door it goes,” — Toby Foster, an Alaska Distillery partner

Besides the bloody mary and dirty martini, it’s hard to imagine this vodka being used in very many classic vodka cocktails. I am weary of being able to stomach it on its own, but I won’t knock it till I try it.

I must admit that this particular flavor of vodka does inspire me to develop my own hypothetical cocktail called the “Bagel & Lox Martini” — inspired by the classic dish consisting of smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, tomatoes and onions on a bagel.

Ashley’s “Bagel & Lox Martini”
Makes 2 cocktails

Ingredients:
6 Cherry Tomatoes
6 Capers — minced
Dash of Caper Juice
1 small Shallot — minced
2 tbsp Cream Cheese — softened
6 oz. Smoked Salmon Vodka

Instructions:
In a small bowl, whip together cream cheese, capers & shallots. Spoon mixture into a small ziplock bag. Push the mixture into one corner of the bag (as if it was a pastry bag). Cut off a small corner of the bag. Gut out the insides of the cherry tomatoes. Squeeze the cream cheese mixture in to the tomatoes and skewer them with a toothpick — three to a stick.

In a shaker full of ice, add 3 oz. of salmon vodka with a dash of caper juice (to taste). Shake vigorously. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with the stuffed tomatoes.

Disclaimer: Ashley has not actually made this cocktail and cannot attest to its success or taste. However, it is one way she can imagine the Smoked Salmon Vodka being used.

Related Posts

  1. Antioxidants FTW: Phillips Distilling Company Introduces UV Sweet Green Tea Vodka
    In college, I had a friend that mixed a “diet cocktail” of vodka and fresh brewed green tea (sugarless tea, mind you). Needless to say,...
  2. Continental Airlines Introduces Specialty Cocktails
    Back in the Spring Break feature in Issue 10 of Mutineer Magazine, we highlighted airlines that were featuring their own unique cocktail menu on board...
  3. Mix Less. Miss Less. Vextini Releases New Premixed Vodka Martinis
    Do you find yourself missing out on all the action at parties because you are too busy slaving away mixing cocktails? The creative minds at...
  4. Dry Fly Distillery Releases Limited Wheat Whiskey
    This past Saturday July 24th, Dry Fly Distillery of Spokane, Washington released its limited supply of locally sourced Wheat Whiskey to the world. Okay, maybe...
  5. Florida Oranges Used to Distill Vodka
    Vodka perplexes me. It is one of the only liquors, that I know of, that can be distilled with a variety of ingredients. I have...

Comments

Leave a Comment

Connect with Facebook

(hidden)


Request for photo removal.

Sponsors
EnjoyBordeaux
Left Coast Libations
Bluecoat
Combier

Stay Connected with Mutineer

Mutineer Magazine Issue 13
ACR

The Great Web Mutiny

  • 1 Wine Dude
  • 1000 Corks
  • A Muddled Thought
  • A Tattooed Tale
  • AbsintheHour
  • Alt+Wine
  • Another Wine Blog
  • Appellation Beer
  • Arête Wines
  • Bacchus and Beery
  • Banned In Bama
  • Beer, Beats & Bites
  • BeerSmith
  • Belgian Beer and Travel
  • Between The Vines
  • Bevlog
  • Blog About Beer
  • Brunellos Have More Fun
  • Burnt Lumpia
  • Cheap Wine Ratings
  • Chicago Pinot
  • Chronic Negress
  • Cocktail Enthusiast
  • Cocktail Virgin
  • Dark Rum Blog
  • Digital City
  • Dr. Wort's Buzz-erk Beer Blog
  • Drink Eat Love
  • Drink Hacker
  • Drink Me Mag
  • Drink With The Wench
  • DrinkPlanner
  • Drinks Are On Me
  • El Bloggo Torcido
  • Em a la Mode
  • Fermented Thoughts
  • Food Truck Times
  • Gonzo Gastronomy
  • Good Grape
  • Good Spirits News
  • Got Tannins?
  • Grape Smart
  • Hop Talk
  • In With Bacchus
  • Joe The Winemaker
  • Kaiser Penguin
  • Kasper on Tap
  • KegWorks
  • Le Mixeur
  • Le Wine Chick
  • Lenndevours
  • Liquor Snob
  • Liqurious
  • Lyke 2 Drink
  • Martini Groove
  • Millennier: Wine + Millennials
  • New Wine Consumer
  • Notaviva Vineyards Blog
  • Oh Group
  • Old Time Cider
  • Pinot Blogger
  • PJ Hoberman on Hoppress
  • Rantings of A DC Gourmand
  • redwinebuzz.com
  • Reign of Terroir
  • Sacre Bleu
  • Simple Hedonisms
  • Starting a Brewery
  • Stirred, Not Shaken
  • The Art of Beer
  • The Bastard's Booze Blog
  • The Beer Commune
  • The Beer Snob
  • The Brix Chicks
  • The Broke Wino
  • The Endive Chronicles
  • The Journey of Jordan Winery
  • The Spirit World
  • The Vinters Voice
  • The Wine Cellar Insider
  • The Winery Web Site Report
  • Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine
  • Tom Wark's Fermentation
  • Vice Post
  • Vinikitas
  • Vinology
  • Well Fed Network
  • Why Wine Blog
  • Wilma's Wine World
  • Wine Brands
  • Wine Diver Girl
  • Wine Enabler Blog
  • Wine Tripping
  • WineFoot
  • Wired Gin
  • Wormwood Society
  • WTN Services
  • Zette
  • Copyright Wine Mutineer, LLC © 2010
    Home | Subscribe | Advertise | Privacy | Contact