Important: This is the last article of 2025! I’ll be taking the last half of December and first half of January off from posting. I’ll be back January 19th, 2026 with the first article of the new year! (First short story will go up the previous Friday)
If you’ve been around a while, you’ll know I’m not a big fan of alcohol. Not only do I not enjoy a lot of flavours, but I’m also very sensitive to it’s affects.
But, ‘tis the season’ of mostly, family drama – despite people telling you it’s really about world peace or something – so doing an alcohol review for this month seemed appropriate.
I consider Smirnoff Ice Original my go-to for alcohol, so the one day I walked into LCBO and saw two other flavours, I decided it just made sense to take a chance on them.
LCBO had this flavour and a pink one that I thiiiink was raspberry? But, that was a few years ago, so I’m not sure if I’m remembering correctly. (And/or whether or not it’s still a flavour)
What I do remember though, is how much I liked this green apple flavour! The apple taste wasn’t over-powering, or taste like cough syrup from my childhood – which was a description I used for one of the cherry-flavoured drinks – but I don’t know if I’d tasted the ‘green’, at all. Since it was alcohol, it fizzed on my tongue and burned down my throat, anyway, so that made it hard to tell.
It had the same amount of alcohol content as the Original (7% for an 11.2oz glass bottle) and was within the same price range! The only ‘downside’ to trying to buy the flavour, was it either came in a four pack of the small bottles, or as a single in the big (1L) bottles. This means that, if you just want one personal sized bottle, you’ll have to forgo this flavour. I did check the Smirnoff website and it didn’t say if the flavour was listed in tall cans, as well, but I don’t think it’d hurt to ask your local store, if you really wanted to try one.
Or, you can always buy the four pack, try one, and then host a holiday party or gift the extras to friends/family.
And, in case you missed my Surprising Vegan Alcohol post, yes, Smirnoff Ice is vegan! Which means you can indulge in it guilt- and worry-free during these next few busy, hectic weeks. (Or, any other time of the year)
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