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Unlike many spirits, slivovitz doesn’t have big-shot brand ambassadors or celebrity mixologists promoting it, and Bozovic says he’s never heard of a maker of slivovitz or similar fruit distillates flying in journalists or bartenders on trips to show them how and where the drink is made. “I But what do you do when life sends you plums?
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Their stunts have ranged from Voodoo dolls implanted with “Jackass” star Steve-O’s actual hair to enema kits backed by drummer Travis Barker, and as outrageous as these efforts may be, the products they’re promoting consistently sell out. We just want to help a business like Starbucks,” Britton wrote in his response to the cease and desist.
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