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VODKA DEFINITION Vodka is a neutral spirit distilled from any fermented material and treated in a way so as to be without any distinctive colour, taste or aroma. Origin - Russia (17th century) - Spread to Finland, Poland and rest of North-East Europe Vodka has come from the Russian word “W...

VODKA DEFINITION Vodka is a neutral spirit distilled from any fermented material and treated in a way so as to be without any distinctive colour, taste or aroma. Origin - Russia (17th century) - Spread to Finland, Poland and rest of North-East Europe Vodka has come from the Russian word “WODKA” meaning, ‘Little Water’ SOURCE Most plentiful and least expensive grains Principal grain is CORN Other grains used are wheat, rye, etc. MANUFACTURING PROCESS Distilled at more than 95% v/v ↓ Filtered through alternate layers of vegetable charcoal (Siberian birch) and quartz sand ↓ Dilution with distilled water ↓ Ageing not required FLAVOURED VODKAS Zubrowka Flavoured with Zubrowka grass from the forests of eastern Poland Yellowish tinge & aromatic bouquet Exceptionally soft and smooth Ice cold – toto - straight FLAVOURED VODKAS Starka Means ‘old’ Aged for about 10 years in oak casks previously used for ageing fine wines Amber colour & typically wine-like aroma Popular among brandy lovers Pertsovka Dark brown Russian pepper vodka Infusion of capsicum, cayenne & cubeb Pleasant aroma with a burning taste Czar Peter the Great seasoned his vodka with pepper – Russians still enjoy! Yubileyneya Osobaya Flavoured with brandy & honey among other ingredients Referred to as Jubilee Vodka Okhotnichya Flavoured with many herbs Definite aroma of heather honey Referred to as Hunter’s Vodka BRAND NAMES Smirnoff Nikolai Vladivar Bolshoi Bolskaya Stolichnya Moscovskaya Newyorkskaya