"I've been going to Electric Zoo for over four years now so I know the layout very well. The planning of the burial was simple. We used Google maps and marked out the spot on GPS so we knew where it would be. Then we waited," he told Lad Bible.
He told the website he drew his inspiration from pirates, and said he and his group of five mates wanted to see if they could "bury treasure".
The hardest part was digging it up without attracting attention.
Aside from avoiding a few thousand festival-goers, the team had to stay out of sight of the multitude of security cameras, and avoid staff members who were constantly on the prowl.
"Once we got to the GPS spot, we all huddled around it. I did a double take to make sure we were in the clear and then one of us dug up the vodka," he said.
"All in all, it took us about 10 minutes".
Many social media users applauded his sneaky tactic.