Vodka (Polish: wódka [ˈvutka], Russian: водка [ˈvotkə], Swedish: vodka [vɔdkɑː]) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage.
While the name vodka is a diminutive of the Russian voda (“water”), the origins of the liquor are a matter of debate.
Водка (Vod-ka) Vodka.
Smirnov (Russian: Смирновъ) can be seen as the Russian version of Smirnoff vodka.
Horilka (vodka) is an alcoholic beverage made from a solution of ethyl alcohol (usually 40%). The name (from Ukrainian “hority” - “to burn”) is explained by the fact that to check the alcohol content in the drink it was set on fire.
A shooter, or shot, is a small serving of spirits or a mixed drink (usually about one ounce), typically consumed quickly, often in a single gulp.
Is Absolut Vodka Russian? Absolut Vodka is a Swedish vodka, produced in the village of Åhus in southern Sweden, from Swedish winter wheat.
In Russia, you often drink to your own health and say "Будем здоровы!" [bóo-deem zda-ró-vye"], which can be translated as "To our health!" On special occasions the Russians often hold a long or a short speech giving a good reason for drinking.
The history of Vodka
The word Vodka comes from the translation of water in Russian: “Voda”. On the other hand, the Polish used the term to refer to any white distilled drink.
But the most popular vodkas in the U.S. – including Smirnoff, Ciroc, Tito's, Absolut, Svedka, Grey Goose, SKYY and New Amsterdam – are not made in Russia. They are made in Sweden, France, the U.K. and the U.S.
The heaviest drinkers were a minority, at 8% of subjects in that age group, while 78% were classified as lighter drinkers. But fully 24% of the Russian men in the study were classified as heavy or intermediate drinkers, meaning they drank more than a bottle of vodka -- half a liter -- per week.
Russia and Poland were the first countries to produce vodka. The first recipe was made in Russia toward the end of the 9th century.
Some of the main brands that could be hit by the boycott include Russian Standard and Russian Standard Gold, along with Siberian brand Husky Vodka and the traditional Polugar Classic Rye Vodka. Ustianochka and Beluga Noble Russian Vodka are other Russian produced vodka brands in line to be hit.
While Smirnoff had its beginnings in Russia, Vladimir Smirnoff fled the country during the Revolution and re-established the brand in Europe more than a century ago.
Grey Goose is a brand of vodka produced in France. It was created in the 1990s by Sidney Frank, who sold it to Bacardi in 2004.
Meet raki – otherwise known as Lion's Milk – the Turkish national drink made of twice-distilled grapes and aniseed. Raki is serious business in Turkey. It's the go-to spirit for celebrating a promotion or a birthday or for muting the pain of a job loss or the end of a relationship.
A Russian what is known as a Black Russian is a classic cocktail made with vodka and Kahlua. Kahlua is a liqueur that is part rum part coffee liqueur and is delicious!
(n.) Also called a "pony shot." A unit of measurement equal to 1 oz, which is half an ounce less than the standard shot.
Smirnoff is named after Vladimir Smirnoff who fled from Russia during the country's revolution, but it's owned by British company Diageo (ticker: DEO) and is made in the U.S., Canada, and many other countries—but not Russia. The company, on its website, trumpets the phrase “proudly made in America” in red.
GREY GOOSE vodka is distilled in the gastronomy capital of the world, France, using the traditions of the Maître de Chai with only two ingredients – single-origin Picardie winter wheat and natural spring water.
Since the early 2000s, Stoli Group, which manufactures Stolichnaya Vodka along with a variety of flavored spirits, has been based in Latvia. After its founding in the Soviet Union in 1938, the company's former CEO, Yuri Shefler, moved the firm out of Russia in 2000 as Putin was coming into power.