Review: Menage a Trois Vodka, Complete Lineup
Review: Menage a Trois Vodka, Complete Lineup
Menage a Trois is known for its cheap wines, but the company now also makes cheap vodka. (!)
Three expressions — one straight, two flavored — are on offer. All are distilled from corn and brought down to proof with “pristine California water.” The catch with the flavored vodkas: They’re all “triple flavored” with three different botanicals. Three! Get it!? Sure ya do.
Some thoughts follow. All are 80 proof.
Menage a Trois Vodka – Quite neutral, a touch sugary on the nose but the body is quite plain, with touches of marshmallow, a hint of popcorn, and some odd peanut notes that emerge on the finish. Otherwise, not a whole lot to it. Probably fine for making cosmos or punch. B
Menage a Trois Citrus Vodka – Infused with lemon, lime, and orange. Lime, lemon, orange — in that order. Extremely bright and quite sweet — but the finish takes things to an astringent, chewed-up-aspirin note. B-
Menage a Trois Berry Vodka – Infused with raspberries, cranberries, and pomegranate. So… healthy? Intensely cranberry, with raspberry notes building strongly on a finish that recalls cough syrup — but, I mean, really really drinkable cough syrup. B-
each $16
Menage a Trois Berry Vodka
$16
Thanks for the write up, I can confirm the citrus vodka does finish very badly, it makes it the worst I have ever had for a flavored vodka.
I’ve had the berry before, it made a good mixed drinks. I tried the citrus today and it taste like I’m drinking rubbing alcohol. I tried adding more and more mixer to it but eventually had to throw it out.
Not worth a try.