I didn’t feel any hangover at all the next day, which surprised me a bit. I would definitely recommend mixing in other things that are less sweet if you want to stay out for more than a few hours. This would not be a great beverage to get you through the night without help. Since Firefly Sweet Tea vodka is loaded with sugar, I crashed pretty hard after a few hours. That exciting little buzz left me as quickly as it came, and I was never able to find it again. Unfortunately, the aforementioned buzz didn’t last very long. I had a very relaxing evening alone with a very minimal amount of tears. That made for some interesting video game playing while sitting alone and half-naked on my couch. I felt rather calm, and my vizion was even blurring slightly. I wasn’t sure the 70-proof would be enough to do much. That’s just crazy to me! This spirit is definitely a winner when it comes to mixing.Īfter throwing back a few drinks with Firefly Sweet Tea, I was surprised by the little buzz I felt. I will also note here, that with a little bit of water added to Firefly Sweet Tea vodka, it tastes damn near exactly like sweet tea. I think that would definitely qualify as a pinky-out drink. We were too lazy to acquire lemonade to try the drink, but I would image it could come out nicely if you enjoy sweet drinks. Since I don’t drink much tea, I can’t vouch for that, but I will say the drink is very yummy! The guy behind the counter at our local liquor store suggested mixing it about half and half with lemonade. Wade says it tastes a lot like Arizona Tea (which I hear is a rather tasty tea you can purchase at your local supermarket). It tastes magnificent! It tastes like what I would envision a Long Island iced tea should be. The creation we used for our taste test was about half Firefly Sweet Tea vodka and half Coke with a little lime juice. If you enjoy being a mad scientist about your drink-making, look no further for an awesome ingredient. There’s just something that isn’t quite right about it.Ĭreating mixed drinks with Firefly Sweet Tea vodka is really a mixologist’s dream.

Each subsequent sip seems to tates a little more dirty. The first sip seems to be the best taste. Some people may find it a little too sweet. I wouldn’t call Firefly Sweet Tea on teh rocks gross or anything, but it just seems a little raw and unrefined. The finish is dry, and you would swear you just took a sip of tea, as that flavor lingers on the tongue. I’m sure it would burn a good bit on it’s own. It doesn’t seem like the vodka they add their tea and sugar to is anything special. There is a little kick there with a slight bit of burn. The flavor of the vodka rears it’s ugly head in the finish though. It’s very sweet and a little bitter at the same time. The spirit tastes a lot like tea up front. We tried another handmade vodka in Tito’s, and we were pretty impressed, so hopes were very high for this spirit.ĭrinking Firefly Sweet Tea vodka on ice isn’t all that spectacular. The tea used to make Firefly Sweet Tea vodka is the only tea grown in the United States, which happens to be harvested less than five miles from the distillery. It was created by SC locals Jim Irvin and Scott Newitt and uses real sugar and tea. It was just too different to leave there on the shelf.įirefly Sweet Tea vodka is created on Wadmalaw Island in a small distillery about thirty miles South of Charleston, SC. I am not at all a tea drinker, but even for $22 for a fifth, I had to give this stuff a try. I had heard about it long ago from a poster on our forum, but this was my first time actually seeing the stuff locally. I was actually shopping for a dirt-cheap vodka to review, but I ran across Firefly Sweet Tea vodka. Please leave any comments there.Įvery once in a while, I come across something really interesting on the shelf at the liquor store.

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