![]() Goods ordered on a Sunday or Monday will be shipped from the store on the Tuesday immediately following - please bear this in mind if you have a deadline. Please note due to our opening times goods ordered on a Saturday may result in a delayed arrival. And of course the black skull looks stunning!ĭelivery charges:Shipping rates are based on WEIGHT of goods - the total weight of your order will determine the cost of the shipping charge due to price banding imposed by the carriers we use. It's a very interesting vodka to use in the likes of an Espresso Martini, where the earthy tones complement coffee brilliantly. It's an intriguing flavour profile that isn't overbearing and full-on but instead subtle and interesting. Onyx was launched in 2020 and uses Blue Weber Agave from a single farm in Mexico - Blue Weber Agave is the specific plant used to make Tequila, and the end result here is a vodka with a subtle earthy, spicy note. Aykroyd always thought the bottle was the skull of a woman he named Joy, but was relived to find out it didn’t look like him. ![]() In 2014 Scottish forensic artist Nigel Cockerton performed a facial reconstruction of the bottle, resulting in a smiling man. It’s bottled in Toronto, Ontario – ironically the Liquor Control Board of Ontario banned the sale of Crystal Head in stores from 2010 to 2012 due to concerns over people being offended with its connotations of death. ![]() It is filtered 7 times, the last 3 times through ‘Herkimer diamonds’ (which are not diamonds but crystal quartz), before diluting with glacial Newfoundland water. The vodka is produced in Newfoundland by Globefill Inc, who use ‘Peaches and Cream’ corn, which has two colour kernels and a sweeter than normal flavour. Aykroyd met Steven Spielberg during filming as he was concerned there would be a conflict of interest, but Spielberg loved the bottles and they were served at the film’s premiere. The vodka launched in 2008 – the same year Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was released. However evidence increasingly points to them actually being made in Germany around the 1850s. ![]() Aykroyd already had an investment in Patron Tequila and wanted to use his experience with drinks brands to produce a vodka that didn’t have any additives at all – glycerol, citrus oils and sugars are often used to sweeten mainstream vodkas slightly to make them more palatable to a wider audience.Īykroyd and Alexander were fascinated with the legends of 13 Crystal Skulls that are said to originate from Mayan/MesoAmerican cultures. Crystal Head was conceived by actor Dan Aykroyd - yes, the star of Ghostbusters - in 2007 alongside artist and good friend John Alexander. ![]()
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