Apr 30, 2021
*Drink responsibly*
Today, we’re drinking Smirnoff Seltzers! Be sure to follow Sloshbucklers on Twitter and Instagram @sloshbucklers. Business inquiries: sloshbucklerspodcast@gmail.com
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Privyet, Sloshbuckler!
2:13 The weird and wild history of P.A. Smirnov.
4:29 Nutrition facts: 4.5%, 90 calories, 1 carb, 0 sugar. Also, no vodka--still just fermented sugar like our other seltzers! Retails for $15.99.
5:17 The fun begins with my guest, Blaike! We chat about our experience with hard seltzer which morphs into our past with vodka lol.
9:45 Berry Lemonade
10:09 Packaging Review
12:44 If this can of Smirnoff Seltzer was a human, what would they be like? (A dangerous bit begins).
14:23 Taste Test for Berry Lemonade: Flavor and Fizz Level
18:18 Our ranking of BL using (in)famous Russians as our scale. (BL got a Trotsky, by the way).
19:34 The Drinking Game: Smirnophagus
21:08 Blaike takes his first turn at this off-brand Russian Roulette.
23:08 Elaine selects her pick from the wrapped doggy poop bags of mini bottles (we’re low budget).
25:10 Lemon Lime
25:48 Packaging Review, including our character updates for each flavor.
26:49 Taste Test for Lemon Lime
29:27 Our Russian Rating: Lenin and Dmitri
30:08 Smirnophagus: Blaike pulls another horrible mini bottle and Elaine also suffers.
34:10 Sobering Thoughts
40:46 Black Cherry
41:46 Packaging Review
42:11 Taste Test for BC
46:26 The Russian Ratings: Olga Romanov and Rasputin
48:47 Smirnophagus: The worst round yet.
55:53 It’s time for SECRETS SHHHH.
1:03:58 Orange
1:04:48 Packaging Review
1:05:08 Taste Test for O
1:09:13 The Russian Ratings: Ivan the Terrible and Lenin.
1:10:06 Smirnophagus: Florals and fruits.
1:15:12 Water, water everywhere…
1:17:08 Best and Worst Liquors Ranking
1:18:16 The Dump Cup: Trying all the seltzers mixed together.
1:20:48 Ultimate ranking 1-4 of Smirnoff Seltzers
1:25:03 Drinking the Dump Cup
1:26:14 A Dump Cup for all the mini bottles MWHAHA.
1:28:56 #Blainey
1:30:02 Farewell!
MUSIC
Epidemic Sound
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Colors of an Artist
Double Whoosh
Whimsically Wonderful - Arthur Benson
Our Own Rhythm - River Run Dry
Shaving Grace - T. Morri
Amun Ra - Bureaucrap
Yesterday I Danced as Well - Little Island Leap
Fog of Moscow - Sight of Wonderss
Russian Folk Song - Traditional
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell
How to Tango - Arthur Benson
In St. Petersburg - Sight of Wonders
Out the Back (Sting) - Martin Carlberg
Esprit Pacifique - Martin Klem
Red Square Meeting - Trabant 33
Firesign - Jay Varton
When Morning Came - Clarke Russo
Our Gold Days - Heyday Highway
Desert Hideout - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Oh Motherland by Sight of Wonders
For the Final Kingdom by Edgar Hopp
Why Even Bother by Isaac Larson
Around Every Corner by Arthur Benson
Champions Day by Lupus Nocte
Angry Cats by Medité
Speak to Me Prague by Trabant 33
Grand Buffoon by Benjamin Rice
Primavera by Trabant 33
Moscow Sidewalk by Mike Franklyn
Balkan Parade by Stationary Sign