Vodka is in danger

Originally posted by Yiannis   Btw, I was discussing some months ago with a fiend of mine who is a chemist, specialised in wine production (enologist ?) and the writer of two books on alcohol production and history. The discussion was precisely about Vodka and his comments were that "you can make vodka from anything that has either sugar or (I don't remember what he said is in cereals that produce alcohol), there's nothing that implies that Vodka comes from a specific fruit or cereal. When the USSR had plenty of sugar coming almost for free by Cuba, they were simply distilling Vodka directly from sugar. Best Vodka ever! Only reason people don't continue to do it is because sugar is too expensive compared to corn or fruit"

Originally posted by Paul Not in my local supermarket........ yet.   Unless they've already inserted the word 'style' between the words 'Feta' and 'cheese' so small no-one even notices it.

Originally posted by Brainstorm Majkes,mosquito,what s your opinion for "sliwowitsa" (did i write it well?) its pure oil! :-) But i must admit u have nice beers(and the czechs even nicer) ,and u also must admit that u drink a lot in poland!

For the mourner among our ae-friends.

Majkes did you watch that "new TV commercial" from that site about Chopin vodka?

Edited by Mosquito - 25-Oct-2006 at 18:16

Originally posted by Genghis ...  Americans are bad at finding good alcoholic drinks.  We like overpriced vodka, and watery beer.  Our only hope is the microbrewery movement.

And of course vodka gives you less of a hangover... Unlike whiskey, I have some really bad morning after experiences with whiskey...

You should drink better vodka. Considering you are Estonian, you have plenty to choose from.

Originally posted by Adalwolf  There is nothing better than whiskey mixed with a nice coca-cola.

Originally posted by Aelfgifu After what I saw in England I must say that we don't have a chance in this competition with English people.   When it comes to binge-drinking, no-one can beat the English... It is amazing...

I'm sorry but I must desagree. The Brits drink a lot indeed, but compared to the Turks they're nothing. I've seen three tiny girls from Istanbul totally out-drinking half a regiment of Greeks, Americans and English.

These people are surhuman when it comes to drinking. They have no problem doing nothing else than drinking and listening to sad music well into the afternoon (considering they've started the previous day around 7PM it is quite something).

Considering vodka here are a few facts:
� Best vodka in the world is my grand-mother's she cooks it every year in her bath tube with corn and sugar. Ukrainian recepy! One bottle lasts for a few month as nobody's ever been able to have a second glass.
� Zubrowka is good indeed but it is heresy to mix it with what ever as it has a very particular taste and texture.
� For mixing strong swedish vodka's the best and in my opinion the best cocktail is 1/3 vodka, 1/3 freshly squeezed orange or lemon or apple, 1/3 of Perrier or San Pelegrino and a few drops of sirop... Devine and develish as you don't feel the alchool but the bubbles make you drunk must faster.
� But the best way to drink vodka remains: one shot + a slice of lemon to eat right after.

PS I understand the American, when you have no idea of the quality of something you go for the usual nearest proxy of quality: high price. Of course that means that you may pay a lot for a crappy product... I've recently experienced the same thing while trying to get some good Sake in London.

Finally Chile wine is crap (just look at the bottle it looks awful!).
The only real good wines are French and THAT'S A TRUTH. Who ever says the countrary has never tried a great Bourgogne... At more afordable price you may also get Italian white wines and Spanish red (also the good one are very very very rare). All the rest doesn't even worth being considered, Australian, NZ, Californian, Argentinian or Chilian wines are disgusting: proof is the English like it. It is not wine, it is marketing.