Vodka comes from the pronunciation of "water" in the Russian word "water of life", which is вада (once said to come from "вятка" port) and has become a traditional distilled liquor in Russia since about14th century. But in Poland, there are also records of drinking vodka earlier.
Vodka takes grains or potatoes as raw materials. After distillation, the alcohol reaches 95%, then diluted to 40-60% with distilled water, and filtered by activated carbon, so that the quality of vodka is more crystal clear, colorless, light and refreshing, which makes people feel neither sweet nor bitter, and only has flame-like stimulation, forming the unique characteristics of vodka. Therefore, vodka is the most flexible, adaptable and elastic wine among various base wines of cocktails.
Russia is the main country producing vodka, but Germany, Finland, Poland, the United States, Japan and other countries can also brew high-quality vodka. Especially at the beginning of World War II, the technology of making vodka in Russia spread to the United States, making the United States one of the big countries producing vodka.
Vodka is divided into two categories, one is colorless and tasteless vodka; The other is vodka flavored with various spices. Vodka is made by putting malt into rye, barley, wheat, corn and other grains or potatoes, saccharifying, then distilling in a continuous distiller to make distilled liquor with an alcohol content of over 75%, and then slowly passing the distilled liquor through birch charcoal layer, and the finished product is colorless. This vodka is the most tasteless of all liquors.
Popular brands of vodka are:
Smirnoff, Stolic Naya, Stolova, Weborova, Moscoff Skaya, Finland Blue, Absolute.
Origin and history
It is said that the monks of Chudov Monastery in the Kremlin brewed a "disinfectant" from rye, wheat and mountain spring water. A monk stole this "disinfectant" and made it widely circulated in Russia, becoming vodka. However, in the17th century, the church declared that vodka was an invention of the devil and destroyed relevant documents.
18 12 years, a Russian-French war was launched on the stage of Russian winter, and finally the French army at the bottom of brandy bottle was defeated by the Russian army who could not finish drinking vodka.
During World War I, the czar monopolized the exclusive right to vodka, and the Bolsheviks called on workers not to buy vodka.
During the Great Patriotic War, Stalin approved the supply of 40 bottles of vodka 100g per person at the front.
18 18, Pierre smirnoff Fils winery was built in Moscow, 19 17, after the October Revolution, it was still a family-owned enterprise. 1930, the recipe of vodka was brought to America and made in America. Vodka is the national wine of Russia and Poland, and it is a very popular strong drink in the cold countries of northern Europe. Vodka is another name for water in the former Soviet Union.
trait
Vodka is a pure high-alcohol beverage, which is made of many kinds of grains (potatoes and corn) and is repeatedly distilled, refined and filtered to remove toxins and other foreign substances contained in alcohol. Vodka is colorless, tasteless and has no obvious characteristics, but it is refreshing. Vodka is very strong and pungent, and it has no use except mixing it with soft drinks to make it dry and mixing it with spirits to make it stronger. However, because there are few impurities in the wine and the taste is pure, it can be mixed with other drinks at any concentration, so the alcohol content of the base wine commonly used to prepare cocktails is generally between 40-50.
Brewing method
The traditional brewing method of vodka is as follows: firstly, potatoes, corn, barley and rye are used as raw materials, and the alcohol content is as high as 96% through distillation, and then the alcohol content flows through a container filled with a large amount of charcoal, and the impurities in the wine are adsorbed (every 10 liter of distillate is continuously filtered with 1.5 kg of charcoal for at least 8 hours, and at least140 hours later. This kind of wine can be sold and drunk without aging, and a small amount of fragrant vodka can only be flavored after dilution. Vodka, like gin, is a grain-based strong drink with high alcohol content and does not need aging. But compared with gin, vodka is dry and non-irritating, while gin has a strong gin flavor.
Russian vodka
Russian vodka was originally made of barley, and later it was gradually changed into potato and corn with starch. There is nothing special about making mash and distilling the original wine. Only when filtering, the original wine obtained by rectification is injected into the birch activated carbon filter tank. After a slow filtering procedure, the distilled liquid fully contacts with the activated carbon molecules and is purified, and all trace elements such as oil, acid, aldehyde and ester contained in the original wine are removed, thus obtaining very pure vodka. Russian vodka is transparent, and there is almost no other fragrance except wine. It has a strong smell, a strong nose and the same stimulation as fire. Its famous products are: Bolskaya, Soviet red card (Stolichnaya), Soviet green card (Mosrovskaya), lemon Naya; Stacca, Zhu Bo Rovka, Russian Kaya, Gorril Ka.
Polish vodka
The brewing technology of Polish vodka is similar to that of Russia, the only difference is that Poles add some seasoning materials such as grass, flowers and plant fruits in the brewing process. Therefore, Polish vodka is richer and more attractive than Russian vodka, and its famous products are: blue Marie Laure Gigon and Viborova red card 38? , (Wyborowa), Viboro Varan brand 45? (Wyborowa), Zhu Bo Rocca (Zubrowka).
Vodka from other countries and regions
In addition to Russia and Poland, other famous countries and regions producing vodka include:
1. Cossack, Viadiva, Imperial Vodka, Vlado.
2. American lion vodka (Smirnoff), tea pot, Fielshmann's Royal.
3. Finland, Finland.
4. Karinskaya, Mrs Kaya.
5. Canadian Syl Howlett.
The standard dose of vodka for drinking and serving is 42 ml per guest, which is served in liqueur cups or classical cups, and can be used as table wine or after-dinner wine. When drinking pure, prepare a glass of cold water to drink at room temperature, and fast drinking (cheers) is its main drinking method. Many people like to drink it dry after being chilled, as if the ice cubes melt in their mouths and then turn into flame-like heat. Vodka, as a base wine to make cocktails, is famous for its black Russia, screwdriver, bloody Mary and so on.
Absolut Vodka
Every bottle of ABSOLUT vodka is produced in a small town in southern Sweden. Winter wheat, the specialty there, gives ABSOLUT vodka high quality and smooth grain characteristics. After centuries of experience, it has been proved that solid winter wheat selected for absolute vodka can brew high-quality vodka. Pure vodka is brewed by continuous distillation. This method was initiated by "King of Vodka" Lars Olsen Smith in 1879 in Sweden. The water used in the brewing process is pure water in a deep well. It is by using a single origin and local raw materials that Absolute Vodka Company (V&; S Absolut Spirits) can completely control all aspects of production, thus ensuring that every drop of wine can meet the absolute top quality standards. All flavors of absolute vodka are vodka made of pure natural raw materials, without sugar.
Today, the absolute vodka family has a series of products with the same quality, including absolute vodka, absolute vodka (pepper flavor), absolute vodka (lemon flavor) and absolute vodka (blackcurrant flavor). Absolute vodka (citrus flavor) absolute mandolin, absolute vodka (vanilla flavor) absolute vanilla and absolute vodka (cranberry flavor) absolute raspberry.
1979 introduced ABSOLUT Vodka with rich taste and smooth granules.
1986 introduced the taste of Absolute Vodka Pepper, mixed with fragrance and a little spicy. It combines the spicy ingredients in pepper with the special taste of Mexican pepper. 1988' s Absolute Vodka (lemon flavor) is based on citrus fruits, in which lemon is the main one, and other citrus flavors are added to enrich the flavor of Absolute Citron-the unique lemon flavor is mixed with the sweetness of lime.
1992 The raw material of Absolute Vodka (blackberry flavor) ABSOLUT KURANT is blackcurrant (a kind of grape family). This is an aromatic black berry, which can grow up to 6 feet in the bushes. The blackcurrant-rich ABSOLUT KURANT tastes sweet and sour, fresh and refreshing.
1999 introduced absolute vodka (citrus flavor) from citrus plants. In order to make its taste fuller, other orange-flavored fruits are added, which are sweet and rich in taste.
Absolute vodka (vanilla flavor) introduced in 2003 is made of natural vanilla. In order to obtain a rich and smooth taste, complete medicinal materials are selected when taking materials. Therefore, the unique taste of ABSOLUT VANILIA is mixed with a little creamy fruit and dark chocolate.
ABSOLUT RASPBERRI, introduced in 2004, is made of fresh and juicy ripe raspberry fruit, which is rich in wild fruit flavor. Absolute Source An unknown Swedish town produces world-famous vodka-just because it produces absolute vodka from Dijanol. This small town in southern Sweden, with a population of only 10 thousand, is not enough to be marked on the world map; However, the vodka distilled here is world-famous and attracts worldwide attention. Because every drop of absolute vodka sold in the world comes from here.
From solid winter wheat, which is longer than the cold in northern Europe, to clean spring water in deep wells, tens of thousands of raw materials of absolute vodka in the world are produced in this legendary town. Centuries of brewing experience has proved that winter wheat can brew absolutely pure and high-quality vodka. Because of this, each bottle of absolute vodka contains more than one kilogram of wheat raw materials. Absolute Vodka Brewing Company (V&; S Absolut Spirits) can completely control any details in production, thus ensuring that every drop of absolute vodka can reach the absolute top quality standard. Even the perfect bottle, including Absolute Vodka-the inspired reappearance of ancient Swedish medicine bottles-is there? Produced near HUS winery. When making wine bottles, raw materials with low iron content are specially selected to ensure their crystal clarity. Before bottling, each bottle should be cleaned.
Every bottle of absolute vodka has a history of 400 years, which is the crystallization of many years of brewing tradition. As the predecessor of absolute vodka, absolute Rentbr? Nnvin "(Absolute Pure Vodka) was introduced in 1879, and its founder was Lars Olsson Smith, a legendary Swedish vodka. He is called "the king of vodka". Nowadays, every bottle of absolute vodka bears the portrait badge of this great man.
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