Facebook status:"Tracy is enjoying some adult chocolate milk."div>Sacramento Kings and Palms Casino Resort owner Adrienne Maloof-Nassif, now on Bravo's "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.""We ended up mixing the drink in her kitchen and serving it in plastic cups with red straws," Halbur says, laughing. "We knew our friends and relatives loved it, but when celebrities started to say they loved it, we knew we were onto something."The pair continued to serve the drink at private parties for the Hollywood elite, from star athletes to Patti LaBelle and P. Diddy. The drink caught the attention of Ramp;B singer Ginuwine, who signed on to be a company spokesman, dressing in an old-school milkman costume for ads.Breaking into the Arizona market was easy, and Halbur said BevMo signed on right away, retailing 750-milliliter and 1-liter bottles for $17.99 to $22.99 each. The women financed the company themselves, with the help of a friend.Temperance Distilling in Temperance, Mich., makes, bottles and packages the drink."We don't want to be just another vodka brand," Reinhardt said. "We are part something new, fresh and exciting. Bailey's (Irish Cream) is the closest thing, but they taste nothing alike. There isn't any other competing product on the market."div>Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. />
Chocolate milk gets a grown-up twist with some vodka added
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