After the festivities, the two women will autograph the hat, and auction it off on the website of the foundation Clothes Off Our Back, with proceeds going towards diabetes research. Bidding ends May 16th, so you'll have to be quick!

Not a bad combination for TV, or a cocktail, for that matter! We'll have another.

Wise words from an industry insider, but perhaps too forgiving? You'll remember the same Silver wanted to absolve NYC mayor Eliot Spitzer-minx and (coincidentally) high-class prostitute Ashley Dupre last year, with a starring role in her very own Georgi Vodka ad campaign.

As per usual, the Donald has no plans to appease, and certainly no apology for Silver: "It's a great compliment to me. It just shows how well Trump Vodka is doing."

George Clooney was a little overserved at a St. Louis bar last weekend.

In town filming "Up in the Air," the Oscar-winner made his way to Sub Zero Vodka Bar, where patrons got a good view of him "definitely stumbling." Says our eyewitness: "He was attempting to make his way down the block to his hotel, but was having a hard time getting there."

We're just glad to hear Clooney's sipping vodka. It's a classy drink for a (usually) classy A-lister - and lucky for you, George, we hear the hangovers aren't so bad when you stick to the good stuff.

"Putinka vodka piggybacked on the cult-like popularity of Vladimir Putin to become one of Russia's top-selling brands of spirits. For a new vodka named after Mr. Putin's presidential successor, Putinka is proving to be as tough an act to follow as Mr. Putin himself.

Medvedeff vodka, named after President Dmitry Medvedev, appeared in shops here in December, next to bottles of Putinka vodka and for the same price -- 150 rubles, or roughly $4, per half liter. But, while Putinka, which hit the market in 2003, remains Russia's second-best-selling vodka, Medvedeff has yet to find a place among the top 20."

Putinka's creator, the article goes on to report, just doesn't see Medvedev as a "vodka personality," whereas former spy Putin fits the bill. Let's just hope President Medvedev keeps his eye on the ball and his country's citizens away from the really bad stuff - illegal or home-made brews - that Russians have been tempted by in other times of trouble.

Read more about the 46 year old entrepreneur's unquenchable passion for vodka culture and plans for success in any economy here.

Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka has created specialty drinks "Ciroc Chic," and "Simply Scrumptious" to be served at the custom designed Ciroc Ice Bar. The "Ciroc Chic" blends Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka, Pomegranate and Pineapple juices and is served in a chilled Martini Glass garnished with a lemon twist. "Simply Scrumptious" is a mix of Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka, Lemon Juice, Pear Nectar and Cointreau, garnished with cinnamon. Godiva will feature the "Godiva Carameltini," a luxurious blend of Godiva Caramel Milk Chocolate Liqueur and Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka, served in a chilled martini glass with a caramel swirl.

Established in 1992, the Elton John AIDS Foundation is one of the world's leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS organizations. Focusing on the support of community based prevention education programs, harm reduction programs, and direct services to those living with HIV/AIDS, the organizations outreach efforts include physical and mental health services, HIV testing and counseling, food distribution, assisted living services, social services and volunteer recruitment and support.

The No. 2 alcoholic drinks group, whose brands include Absolut Vodka, Beefeater gin and Jameson whiskey, is introducing mango-flavored Absolut, a Brazilian rum by Seagram's and Beefeater 24, a higher-end version of its flagship gin brand.

The Absolut Mango, launched first in the United States, will have a global roll-out next month.

Despite the grim economy, Pernod Ricard has reported better than expected profit for the first half of its fiscal year. Meanwhile, consumers are going out less and drinking more at home - and distributors are limiting their stock inventory under the pressures of the crunch.

Will tightening wallets make consumers that much more thirty for a mango-flavored tipple? Sounds unlikely, but we'll have to wait and see. Meanwhile, check out Absolut's Mango campaign here.

"I am choosing a healthy life," said Kadyrov of the sales curb. "We must work together to counter the spread of these unhealthy weaknesses in our population." Read the full article online at the Moscow Times.

Hendrix Electric had been marketing a range of products inspired by the guitar legend, from coasters and glasses to insense and cell phone covers. Leon Hendrix, the younger half brother of Jimi Hendrix, was Dieffenbach's business partner in the vodka enterprise.