Famous Vodka Quotes

1. Vodka shall be taxed at a rate of two kopecks per bucketful. - 18th-century Czarist government excise tax regulation.
2. “In Soviet Russia, Vodka drinks YOU!!” ~ Russian Reversal on Vodka
3. “Mmm, I like this water! Is this Crystal Geyser?”~ Donald Trump on vodka, shortly before puking everywhere and passing out.
   
4. “Vodka is the opiate of the people.”~ Karl Marx on communism
   
5. “It was not without the help of vodka that Ape became Man.”~ Friedrich Engels on vodka
   
6. “Vodka is God's gift to Mankind!”~ Albert Einstein on vodka
   
7. “Mankind is God's gift to Vodka!”~ Albert Einstein on intoxication
   
8. “The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical.”~ Sex and the City
9. “Ouch, my liver!”~ This Guy on vodka
   
10. “Don't vote for Vodka, vote for George Bush!”~ U.S.A on fixed erections
    
11. “I thought cirrhosis was a cloud formation, until I discovered Smirnoff!”~ Wide-spread advertising campaign
    
12. “I'm not as think as you drunk I am!”~ Anonymous on copious amounts.
    
13. “QWACK!, QWACK!”~ Cobby on vodka
    
14. “Oscar! Have you been drinking?”~ George W. Bush on Oscar's bad habit
    
15. “I don't know! I'm too drunk to remember!”~ Oscar Wilde on 5 pints of vodka
    
16. “Pussy.”~ Absinthe on Vodka
    
17. “How do the Russians do it?”~ Murree on Vodka
    
18. “In vodka we trust.”~ Enzo Dirlik on Vodka
    
19. “If there was no vodka, there would be no beautiful women”~ Russian Man on Russian Women
    
20. “Ah, Vodka. Communism in every sip.”~ Communist on Vodka
    
21. “But officer, I was too drunk to walk, I HAD to drive.”~ You on Vodka

What is the Origin of VODKA? Part # 3

From acorns to melon
In 1716, owning distilleries became the exclusive right of the nobility, who were granted further special rights in 1751. In the following 50 or so years there was a proliferation of types of aromatised vodka, but no attempt was made to standardise the basic product. Types produced included: absinthe, acorn, anisette, birch, calamus root, calendula, cherry, chicory, dill, ginger hazelnut, horseradish, juniper, lemon, mastic, mint, mountain ash, oak, pepper, peppermint, raspberry, sage, sorrel, wort and water melon! A typical production process was to distil alcohol twice, dilute it with milk and distil it again, adding water to bring it to the required strength and then flavouring it, prior to a fourth and final distillation. It was not a cheap product and it still had not attained really large-scale production. It did not seek to compete commercially with the major producers in Lithuania, Poland and Prussia. In the 18th century a professor in St. Petersburg discovered a method of purifying alcohol using charcoal filtration. Felt and river sand had already been used for some time in Russia for filtration.

What is the Origin of VODKA? Part # 2

Medicine and Gunpowder

During the Middle Ages, distilled liquor was used mainly for medicinal purposes, as well as being an ingredient in the production of gunpowder. In the 14th century a British Ambassador to Moscow first described vodka as the Russian national drink and in the mid-16th century it was established as the national drink in Poland and Finland. We learn from the Novgorod Chronicles of 1533 that in Russia also, vodka was used frequently as a medicine (zhiznennia voda meaning 'water of life'). In these ancient times Russia produced several kinds of 'vodka' or 'hot wine' as it was then called. There was 'plain wine' (standard), 'good wine' (improved) and 'boyar wine' (high quality). In addition stronger types existed, distilled two ('double wine') or more times. Since early production methods were crude, vodka often contained impurities, so to mask these the distillers flavoured their spirits with fruit, herbs or spices. The mid - 15th century saw the first appearance of pot distillation in Russia. Prior to that, seasoning, ageing and freezing were all used to remove impurities, as was precipitiation using it in glass ('karluk') from the air bladders of sturgeons. Distillation became the first step in producing vodka, with the product being improved by precipitation using isinglass, milk or egg white. Around this time (1450) vodka started to be produced in large quantities and the first recorded exports of Russian vodka were to Sweden in 1505. Polish 'woda' exports started a century later, from major production centres in Posnan and Krakow.

What is the Origin of VODKA? Part #1

Vodka is a drink, which originated in Eastern Europe, the name stemming from the Russian word 'voda' meaning water or as the Poles would say 'woda'. The first documented production of vodka in Russia was at the end of the 9th century, but the first known distillery at, Khylnovsk, was about two hundred years later as reported in the Vyatka Chronicle of 1174. Poland lays claim to having distilled vodka even earlier in the 8th century, but as this was a distillation of wine it might be more appropriate to consider it a crude brandy. The first identifiable Polish vodkas appeared in the 11th century when they were called 'gorzalka', originally used as medicines.

Does drinking water before or between drinks help you hold your drink better?

Dehydration causes your blood volume to go down and alcohol will cause it to go down further. So make it a habit to drink enough water before you go out for a hard drink. Experts say in case of alcohol consumption, the bigger you are the better it is. Big people have a larger quantity of blood, so alcohol they take in is more diluted as it mixes with the blood. Women are generally smaller than men. They also have proportionately more fat and less water in their bodies and so the entration of alcohol in their blood is higher for the same amount drunk.

Why should you never drink on an empty stomach?

Experts say eating food before drinking retains alcohol in the ~ where it is absorbed slowly into the blood stream. This gives the liver more time to break the alcohol down. Otherwise, it is directly absorbed without being broken down into simpler compounds into the blood stream. This can be harmful for the liver and general health. The kick comes when the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream directly and slows down the central nervous system. The absorbed alcohol blocks some of the commands the brain sends to the body; hence the reflexes and reactions are slower.

What is Alcohol?

Alcohol is obtained after breaking down natural sugar of grain into C02, ethanol or ethyl alcohol and residual content. Yeast from grains and vegetables changes the sugar into alcohol. From the cheapest beer to the most expensive wine or after dinner liqueur, all alcohol is made with the same fermentation process. The different colours, tastes, potencies and flavours come from the different fruits or vegetables used as well as the additives, by-products and diluting substances employed during the fermentation process.