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Smirnoff launches new fruit-flavoured vodka but it contains less alcohol


SMIRNOFF has launched two new fruity flavoured vodkas but they contain almost half the alcohol content than a standard bottle.

The new Infusion flavours include an orange, grapefruit and bitters, and raspberry, rhubarb and vanilla flavours and are supposed to be mixed with soda water.

 Smirnoff Infusions will be available to buy in stores from June

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Smirnoff Infusions will be available to buy in stores from June

But both spirits contain 23 per cent ABV – the units in which alcohol is measured – compared to 40 per cent in bottles of its Red Lable vodka.

The bottles of vodka will sit on supermarket shelves alongside Smirnoff Vanilla and Smirnoff Raspberry vodka, which contain around 37.5 per cent ABV.

You’ll  need to fork out more for the flavoured bottles of booze too.

A 500ml bottle of Smirnoff Red Label vodka costs £12.50 from Tesco, while the Infusion spirits are set to RRP at £14 for a bottle that’s the same size.

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  • Write yourself a list – Only buy items that you need. If it isn’t on your list, don’t put it in the trolley
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  • Don’t buy pre-chopped veggies or fruit – The extra they’ll charge for chopping can be eye watering
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In fact, you can splash out an extra £2 and double up because one litre bottle cost £16 at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.

We couldn’t find anyone else making vodka in these flavours, but Absolut makes a mandarin flavoured spirit which costs £22.53 for a 700ml bottle from Amazon.

It works out that it’s 42p more expensive per 100ml compared to Smirnoff Infusions.

Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s also stock Whitley Neill rhubarb flavoured vodka that costs £16 for 700ml, which works out 17p cheaper than Smirnoff’s latest tipple.

Of course, the prices may change once they reach supermarket shelves as retailers can set their own prices.

Smirnoff has confirmed to The Sun that shoppers will be able to buy the drinks in supermarkets from June this year but it couldn’t tell us the specific retailers that are due to stock it.

Discounter B&M is selling gin and vodka jam and marmalade for £3 – but you can actually buy boozy flavoured spreads from other supermarkets too.

Last year, Co-op’s £13 vodka was voted “one of the best in the world” by experts in a blind taste test.

Remember to always drink responsibly.


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