What is Vodka

Vodka

Vodka is a distilled alcoholic drink which is made by any type of grain and starchy food material like rye, wheat, potato, corn and grapes which contain starch and sugar. Vodka is the composition of water and ethanol, sometime added some flavor.  World popular tasteless neutral spirit Smirnoff made by corn.

Vodka is the main drink of Russia because they claimed that they invented this drink in 13 th century but in other side Persia claimed that they made this things in 11 th century. According to Russian word, vodka means water of life and this literal translation is little water. The homemade distilled vodka called Moonshine. Its alcoholic content is 40 %. Traditionally this is served neat with ice and other mixer, some time mixed some water.

PROCEDURE OF MAKING VODKA

First, grains are cooked and ground and mixed with the hot water. 

Mash is obtained. Malt or special enzymes are mixed to convert the starch to sugar.

Yeast is added for fermentation.

Then it is go for the distillation. Vodka develops at about 190 degree proof.

Distilled alcohol goes for the purification. High quality vodkas are also filtered through tanks containing charcoal.

Now the time of bottling, this purified spirit diluted with water to decrease the alcoholic strength. Vodka can be bottled in same day, when it is made.

TYPE OF VODKA

VODKAS OF WESTERN WORLD

• GILBEY’S –  It is mainly produced in North America. This is 100% grain neutral spirit. Very popular Smirnoff vodka produced under Gilbey’s.
• GORDON’S – It is low cost vodka, mainly available in bottle. This is available in outside Britain.
• KAMCHATKA- It is mainly produced in North America. Its taste is smooth and crisp.
• POPOV- It is mainly produced by grain, so its taste is smooth and fruity. This vodka is generally British drink.

VODKAS OF RUSSIA AND EASTERN WORLD 

• POLISH VODKA- Belvedere and Chopin are mainly polish vodka which is easily available in market. Off course, they also produced flavored vodka, like Zubrowka which is greenish in color and flavored with a type of grass.
• RUSSIAN VODKAS- This is traditionally made from grain. Some famous brand is Kamlin, Russakaya and Redyar etc.
• FINNISH VODKAS- This type of vodka mainly produced in Finland. Diesel, Mosses and Koskenkorva are the most popular band of Finnish vodka.