Gizmodo has a nice review of Still Spirits Top Shelf. These small bottles of flavoring can transform your favorite vodka into almost any liquor. Using gas chromatograph, Still Spirits analyzes big-name brands such as Jack Daniels or Bombay Sapphire to determine the difference in the constituents of the liquor, then they create a liquid that contains some of those missing pieces. Adam Southard of Still Spirits puts it simply, “We’re rebuilding molecules from scratch.” Overall,

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A trend has been making its way around the blogosphere recently of spiking candy with vodka. It’s pretty easy to set up. First, get your favorite “gummie” style candy and put it in a bowl. Next, fill the bowl with vodka until all the candy is covered. Finally, let it sit covered in the refrigerator for 3-5 days, stirring a couple of times every day. When it’s done, the candy will be swollen with vodka.

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Wine Searcher posts interesting news that Russia is using satellites to monitor vodka production. The satellites take infrared photos that can be used to detect illegal vodka production at a rate of $500 per photo. In the effort to curb alcoholism, Russia has cut the number of legal vodka producers in half over the last year, but illegal production is still high. The legality of such methodology is questionable, according to Russian lawyers.