Poland and Russia have long been arguing over who first created vodka. It isn’t of any real consequence, though, because both countries are known for their great contributions to the current vodka market. Catherine Schaer, an Aussie writing for WAToday, describes her recent experience on a trip to Warsaw to find the best Polish vodka has to offer. She may not have come away with an end-all pick, but she does offer some great insight
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I thought Stoli Elit was an expensive bottle of vodka. The approximately $60 price tag (at least where I am) is paltry fee compared to some bottles of Russian vodka that found their way to Hope Mills, North Carolina’s ABC Store. Going for a mind numbing $1000, the bottle of Vodka Imperial Collection comes with an ornamental bottle and a container that resembles a Faberge egg. Only four bottles were ordered by ABC Stores in
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Despite what some people think, everyone around here seems to know that vodka is still in style. It never hurts to have some numbers to back that up. The Publican lays some of those out for us. Mintel, a market research company, released figures saying 79 million liters of vodka was sold in 2008. That’s still a far cry from the amount of soda sold, but those sales add up to around $2.8 billion. Not
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Update: All the links below have expired. Sorry folks. You’re too late to cash in on this one. In honor of earth day, one of our favorite eco-friendly vodkas, 360 Vodka, is offering a mail-in rebate. If you purchase a 1.75 liter bottle, you can get a $20 rebate. A 750 mL bottle rakes in a $10 rebate, and a 375 mL bottle will get you a $5 rebate. Interestingly, that could leave you with
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Some images of vodka bottle designs by Peter Arnell have been making their rounds on the web. The brand is 1000 Arcres, a vodka, though I can’t find evidence that the vodka actually exists, since a search returns only links to articles about the packaging. There is no doubt that this is gorgeous glasswork with very interesting and innovative designs in the realm of vodka bottles. The exteriors are very minimalist, allowing the viewer to
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According to Food & Wine, Vodka is passé. At least that’s how Wall Street Journal writer Eric Felten sees it after reading Food & Wine’s Cocktails ’09. The magazine lists the signature cocktails of prominent bartenders (or would they prefer mixologists now days?) and there is a sharp decline in vodka cocktails for 2009. Eric Felten heralds it a welcome sign of vodka’s decline. He may be mistaken. Felten goes on to lament the sugary,
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Over the weekend, we opened up a Twitter account for VodkaBuzz with the goal of offering a less formal, more immediate method of communication. If you use Twitter, follow us for updates about the site, the vodkas we’re drinking, etc. Are there any other social sites (or otherwise) that we can join up with to help make it easier for you to keep up with VodkaBuzz? Let me know and I’ll see what I can
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Stolichnaya is one of the most popular vodkas in the United States. For quite a few people Stoli is the self-imposed well vodka because it offers the best bang for the buck at clubs. You may not know that Stolichnaya is a very important brand to Russia with ties to the first state-owned distillery. Stolichnaya was a state-owned brand when the USSR existed. In the 1970s, the value of the Stoli brand was proven when
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I put together a small poll to help me gauge what you guys are interested in regarding the future of VodkaBuzz. If you have a minute, please fill it out! It’s anonymous, and will let you have some influence over what features come to VodkaBuzz next. Thanks in advance to everyone who participates.
According to PR News Wire, Smirnoff has two new flavors in their already extensive flavored vodka line up. The new flavors are melon and pomegranate. With passion fruit, white grape, blueberry, lime, watermelon, strawberry, cranberry, vanilla, raspberry, citrus, orange, green apple and black cherry, it shouldn’t be hard to find a flavor that goes well in your favorite juice or soda, or make some new and interesting martinis. If you have the time and money,
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