The actor and comedian who once chased spirits on-screen in "Ghostbusters" is now distilling them.And this week, he's promoting them in the Carolinas. Dan Aykroyd will visit the Frugal MacDoogal in Fort Mill, S.C., on Thursday and a Mecklenburg County ABC Store in Charlotte on Friday. The former "Saturday Night Live" star will greet fans and autograph bottles of his vodka -- Crystal Head Vodka.
This isn't entirely new territory for Aykroyd; he's been involved with producing and distributing wine and spirits for more than seven years. He recently created Crystal Head Vodka "as a result of his fascination with the supernatural."
The super-premium vodka is made "with water from a deep aquifer in Newfoundland, Canada, blended with selected grains for a creamy and slightly sweet finish, and triple crystal filtered through Herkimer diamonds, which, according to New Age belief systems, embody positive energy and goodwill." It comes in a skull-shaped bottle that "celebrates the mystical legend of the 13 Crystal Heads possessed by tribal cultures such as the Aztec, the Mayan and the Navajo and recalls the celebration of the Mexican 'Day of The Dead' tradition."
Aykroyd will be at Frugal MacDoogal (3630 Festival Drive) from 1-3 p.m. Thursday. The Charlotte appearance, on Friday, is taking place from 1-3:30 p.m. at ABC Store # 4 (125 Cherry St.).
It's 6 miles to Charlotte, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
ReplyDeleteHere's the plan: we put the band back together, sell some vodka, do some gigs, earn some bread, bang! We'll have 5,000 bucks in no time.
ReplyDeleteTake me to your leading alcoholic beverage distribution sales transaction establishment in the greater Charlotte, North Carolina region, human!
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ReplyDeleteHIT IT!!!
Vodka, that is ALL VODKA, is alcohol and water. Full stop.
ReplyDeleteWithout flavorings, colors, sweeteners or whatnot it is the same. Only difference can be alcohol content (proof).
If he is selling water from Newfoundland that is so much different from water from anyplace else in the world that the difference can be tasted in spite of the 40-50% alcohol content, then any alcohol snob is his quarry.
He could put a fragrance in it and call it perfume and have the same marketing.
They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.
ReplyDeleteYou got any white bread?
ReplyDeleteFor once I'm completely in agreement with my partner. I'm not going down there. Do you know what those things can do? Suck the paint off your house and give your family a permanent orange afro.
ReplyDeleteDon't cross the streams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo I'll walk into the Doog, wave and say, "Danny! How's it hangin', baby?", then go back in the back and buy a 30 pack of Miller.
ReplyDeleteReally, during a work day, Danny? I guess only the hard-core drinkers will be there.
ReplyDeleteSomeone ask him about getting pulled over for speeding in Gaston County back in the 90s.
And please...NO GHOSTBUSTERS 3!
Good vodka usually doesn't need a lot of hype. I suspect this is just above swill.
ReplyDeleteI remember this guy from the Bass-O-Matic info commercials.
ReplyDeleteYes. I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteBuy this vodka, get a free bag o' glass. For the kids to play with, ya know. Or maybe a bag o' nails, bag o' vipers, bag o' sulfuric acid.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what sort of background music will be playing @the ABC Store? "God, I love Creedence".
ReplyDeletevodka isn't just water and alcohol...if this is so, then all we need to sell is Smirnoff...
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