Why The Trump Brand Vodka Marketed As 'Success Distilled' Was Anything But Successful

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Why The Trump Brand Vodka Marketed As 'Success Distilled' Was Anything But Successful By Ben Hillin Oct. 8, 2025 2:00 pm EST

Much to the chagrin of people who don't care for Donald Trump, his vodka line, Trump Vodka, was neither lethal nor particularly bad. It was just a middle-of-the-road brand of vodka. The kind that, with enough lime and tonic, won't taste like much, but will get you drunk.

But with bottles that looked like gold bars, high-profile release parties that included Kardashian family members (and, somewhat hilariously, Stormy Daniels), Trump Vodka seemed like a surefire win. In the mid-2000s, Donald Trump had a brand, clout, and notoriety, all thanks to his hit reality series "The Apprentice," and his vodka line, which launched in 200