VODKA

VODKA

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.

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