Today in booze news: a Salt Lake City distillery has launched its own gay-themed vodka called “Five Husbands.”
The label features five scantily-clad men holding roosters over their groins, along with a Pride Flag so as not for anyone to mistake the label’s support for queer rights. The new vodka comes from Ogden’s Own Distillery, the manufacturer of the controversial Five Wives Vodka, which attracted criticism for its label depicting women holding cats over their groins. Ogden’s Own actually got banned from Idaho over that label, though the state eventually backed down over the threat of a lawsuit.
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The release of Five Husbands comes with a chaser of irony: the distillery is based out of Utah, noted as one of the most conservative and homophobic states in the country. In fact, Ogden’s Own is the official liquor sponsor of Salt Lake City Pride.
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We have to hand it to those Mormons: they know how to party with multiple wives or multiple husbands.
Profundity
That’s a tantalizing label. I would love to give it a try for my next Cosmopolitan.
LostMyClothesAgain
It is pathetic when guys pretend to be characters from Sex and the City … what a Charlotte.
Billy Budd
You are a disgusting creature. Go back to your self-hating closet.
dwes09
I’m sure you generally drink alone, as conversation with you must be deadly. Literally and figuratively.
dwes09
Despite what the article implies about Utah as a whole, Salt Lake City is very liberal and open. The daughter of a friend and her husband play with the symphony there and have said it is a great place to live with a diverse population, great nightlife and easy access to outdoor recreation.
It is not a staid LDS run city.
Zeus
Salt Lake/Ogden is considered one of the top 10 places for Gays. It has a large gay community with a Lesbian Mayor and we have a helluva Pride parade ????! I think this article sucks for the negativity and not the positive. Identity politics ruins everything!
fur_hunter
I see another company has come to realize that gays have more disposable money than straights do and we will spend it where we are appreciated and cared about. I have a bag of the Rainbow Doritos that Lays (sub of Pepsi) put out. Disney with it Gay Day celebrations. I remember the Budweiser ad with the two guys holding hands. Yeah. Kudos to all those companies and their inclusiveness.
hwc2016
I know this is going to sound racist, but every time someone promotes “gay” its always features white men~ gays come in all shapes, colors, and sizes.
ShowMeGuy
And all those other “flavors” of gay guys need to start showing up when there is a casting call.
#HistoryGetsMadeByThePeopleWhoBotherToShowUp
Mark Behar
Yes, I agree hwc2016. Funny subliminal message that all 5 husbands are white boyz of around the same age. If I had 5 husbands, I would want a multicultural, diverse, multi-aged harem! I would settle for their wearing ’70s style daisy-duke denims!!
Libertas Belle
Awesome! I’m sure Mother Russia would be proud! ?