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Facts about Vodka
An intoxicating beverage.
The word 'Vodka' derives from the Russian word 'voda' meaning water. It
is a colorless alcoholic liquor which was originally distilled from a
mash of wheat but now also made using rye, molasses, soybeans, grapes, corn, or potatoes. Many vodka
drinks are flavored with bananas,
black cherry, raspberry and lime.
Calories in Vodka
The calorie count
in Vodka and its nutrition value is as follows:
The
downside of Vodka is its high alcohol content.
Popular Vodka Brands
There are many different types of Vodka which can be purchased
under each specific brand name. The most famous brands are:
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Types of
Vodka Brands |
Absolut aka Absolute Vodka
Smirnoff
Grey Goose aka Gray Goose
Skyy aka Sky Vodka
Bong Vodka
Belvedere
Stoli Vodka
Finlandia
Pearl Vodka |
Ikon
Vodka
Three Olive Vodka
Chopin Vodka
Armadale
Titos Vodka
Imperia Vodka
Burnetts
Vox Vodka
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Van
Gogh Vodka
Stolichnaya
Penne Vodka
Svedka Vodka
Ciroc
Pravda Vodka
Kamchatka
Players
Iceberg Vodka |
Names of Vodka Brands
Absolut aka
Absolute, Smirnoff, Grey Goose aka Gray Goose, Skyy aka Sky, Bong,
Belvedere, Stoli, Finlandia, Ikon, Three Olive, Chopin, Armadale,
Helsinki, Titos, Van Gogh, Stolichnaya, Penne, Svedka, Ciroc, Pravda,
Kamchatka, Players, Iceberg, Imperia, Burnetts, Vox and Pearl Vodka are
some of the most famous vodka Brand names. The most famous vodkas are
Russian , Ukrainian , Finnish , Swedish , Polish , USA , Canadian,
French and UK.
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Russian Vodka - Smirnoff (originally Russian, now owned by the
British company, Diageo )
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UK
Vodka - Three Olives & Glens
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Ukrainian Vodka - Helsinki Vodka
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Finnish Vodka - Finlandia
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Swedish Vodka - Absolut aka Absolute
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Polish Vodka - Belvedere, Chopin and Pravda
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USA
Vodka - Bong, 3 Vodka, Hangar One and Skyy (aka Sky )
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Canadian - Iceberg and Pearl
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French Vodka - Hypnotiq, Grey Goose (aka Gray Goose) & Vertical
Absolut
aka Absolute
Absolut ( aka Absolute) is a brand of Swedish Vodka. Absolut is owned by
the V&S Group and is produced in southern Sweden. Absolut was introduced
by Lars Olsson Smith in 1879.
Smirnoff
Vodka
Smirnoff was originally Russian but is now owned by the British company,
Diageo. Smirnoff was introduced by Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov in
the 1860's. Smirnoff is a French spelling of his name.
Grey
Goose aka Gray Goose Vodka
Grey Goose aka Gray Goose is a brand of luxury French Vodka. Grey Goose
aka Gray Goose is owned by Bacardi. Grey Goose aka Gray Goose was
distilled in Cognac, France from French wheat, then imported by the
Sidney Frank to the US.
Skyy
Vodka
Skyy is a brand of American Vodka. Skyy is owned by SKYY Spirits LLC in
San Francisco, California. Skyy was introduced by Maurice Kanbar in 1988
when it was launched by SKYY Spirits LLC.
Finlandia
Vodka
Finlandia is a brand of Finnish Vodka. Finlandia was launched in
Scandinavia in 1970 and in the United States in 1971. Finlandia is now
owned by the American Brown-Forman Corporation.
Bong
Vodka
Bong Vodka is a designer vodka from Holland produced by the Bong Spirit
Import Company. Bong is made using an "artisan formula handed down
through five generations of master distillers and produced through a
150-year manual process." Bong was launched in the US in 2005.
Belvedere
Vodka
Belvedere is a brand name of a luxury Polish Vodka. Belvedere was first
introduced to North America in 1996. Belvedere is distilled solely from
a single type of grain, the Dakowskie Zlote rye.
Free Vodka Drink Recipes
These
free Vodka Recipes are suitable for:
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Parties
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Adults
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Drinks at your home bar
The
list of free recipes detailed above contain the recipe by ingredients.
Many vodka drinks are now flavored with bananas, black cherry, raspberry
and lime. Exercise your bartending skills, use decorations and unusual drinking glasses and drink coasters to become the bartender of your own personal bar which serves Vodka Drinks Recipes!
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