- Oct 10, 2000
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This sounds really stupid.
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Though the fast, crisp high of a couple "vodka Red Bulls" can keep the average drinker happy for the night, there are always some renegades (or psychopaths) who continue the quest for the most intense drinking experience available. It seems to have arrived in the trend of vodka snorting, which is hitting Irish clubs via London. Where once upon a time only snuff and Bolivian Marching Powder dared to tread, pure vodka is now plumbing the nasal passages of those eager to discover the next and best legal buzz. Since thin nasal membranes are excellent sponges for alcohol absorption, snorting vodka gives those who indulge a rapid, popper-like hit. Vodka snorters inhale the liquid either by using a straw in a glass or making a fist and pouring vodka into the well between thumb and forefinger, then blocking one nasal passage while snorting strongly through the other (picture a Cossack Scarface). Nutty test candidates with no regard for their personal safety report that, after burning the hell out of the delicate nasal passages and backs of the eyes, the vodka provides a little five-second head rush. If this is what drinking has come to, gulping Guinness over a lifetime must be more boring than I thought.
