Just when you thought things couldn’t get weirder than Arby’s fries flavored vodka in 2021, here comes Lay’s potato chips. The scariest part? It sold out in MINUTES. Apparently we all need to get into the novelty distilling business.
The Frito-Lay snack brand partnered with Eastside Distilling out of Portland, Oregon on the concoction. This potato vodka isn’t a run-of-the-mill spirit, either. Apparently, the potatoes used to create this vodka was a speciality variety, developed by the company back in 2018. This particular potato is also the subject of some debate, as a group of farmers in India have revoked PepsiCo’s patent for the varietal, growing it without permission.
But here’s hoping both Lay’s and Arby’s do additional releases of their adult beverages at a later time.
Mary Anne Butler
Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief.
Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence.
Though she be but little, she is fierce.
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