What is Chopin ?
Posted on November 4, 2008 - Filed Under Vodka | Leave a Comment
Chopin is a new bloke in the world of Vodka. Named after Frédéric Chopin, the famous Polish Romantic composer, Chopin was introduced in North America in 1997. Unlike most of the other Vodka where typically multilple grains are used, here a single ingredient is used and that is potato.
I have written before on how Vodka [...]
What is Krolewska ?
Posted on October 29, 2008 - Filed Under Vodka | Leave a Comment
Krolewska is a Vodka from Poland which is grain based. Poland and Vodka are linked and the association probably goes as back as 8th century. It is believed that initially Vodka was used as a form of medicine. Krolewska is a very premium Vodka and it comes in a stained glass bottle which is tall [...]
Read More..>>Jewel of Russia - Classic : The Royal Vodka
Posted on October 24, 2008 - Filed Under Vodka | Leave a Comment
Russia and Vodka are synonymous with each other and when you bring in something which is as old as 300 then its has to be really big. ‘Jewel of Russia’ is truly a jewel vodka from this land and for apt reasons its called ‘The drink of the czars’.
Jewel of Russia - Classic
Read More..>>What is Ciroc ?
Posted on September 16, 2008 - Filed Under Alcohol, Vodka | Leave a Comment
First thing about Ciroc is that its a Vodka and the next thing is that its not done out of rye or potatoes or wheat but rather from grapes. And its not a wine. Well, that makes its very confusing but I have heard good things about it. I read a review here, just a [...]
Read More..>>Screwdriver and driverscrewer
Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Cocktail, Vodka | Leave a Comment
One of the very popular Vodka cocktails is called ‘Screwdriver’. The name sounds so much of non-russian though the cocktail involves Vodka. To me, it would have been more apt to have some Australian drink be called ‘Screwdriver’, especially after watching those ‘Australian for Fosters’ advertisements. Probably the only other cocktail which would come close [...]
Read More..>>Bloody Mary - The morning cocktail
Posted on April 17, 2008 - Filed Under Cocktail, Vodka | Leave a Comment
Probably, all of us had ‘Bloody Mary’ sometime or the other. While this is truly a morning drink, its not very uncommon to see people enjoying their bloody mary in evenings or nights. The cocktail is very simple, vodka and tomato juice but try mixing these two at home and it just wont taste as [...]
Read More..>>How Vodka is prepared
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Vodka | Leave a Comment
Vodka, the name itself sounds so much of Russian that you really do not need to write that Vodka seems to be originated from Russia. And not only it originated from there, it still remains the most preferred drink there. I read somewhere that there is no wedding, no funeral, no grief and no happiness [...]
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