vodka ingredients?

Question

vodka ingredients, where it origins from, when it was made. diagrams of how its made. thank you.

Answer 1

I found this on Wikipedia, what a great source it talks about countries of origin , history , distillation etc. plus loads of other links.
just type Vodka in Wikipedia search.


Vodka is one of the world's most consumed distilled beverages. It is typically a colorless liquid containing ethanol purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as grain. The word is the diminutive of "water" in various Slavic languages (voda, woda, вода).

Except for various types of flavorings, vodka consists of water and alcohol (ethanol). It usually has an alcohol content ranging from 35% to 50% by volume. The classic Russian and Polish vodka is 40% (80 proof). This can be attributed to the Russian standards for vodka production introduced in 1894 by Alexander III from research undertaken by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. According to the Vodka Museum in Moscow, Mendeleev found the perfect percentage to be 38, but since spirits in his time were taxed on their strength, the percentage was rounded up to 40 to simplify the tax computation. At strengths less than this, vodka drunk neat (not mixed with other liquids) can taste 'watery' and above this strength the taste of vodka can have more 'burn'. Some governments set a minimum alcohol content for a spirit to be called "vodka"; for example, the European Union sets a minimum of 37.5% alcohol by volume.[1] Although vodka is generally drunk neat in its Eastern European and Scandinavian homeland, its growth in popularity elsewhere owes much to its usefulness in cocktails and other mixed drinks, such as the Bloody Mary, the Screwdriver, the Vodka Tonic, and the Vodka Martini.
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* 1 Etymology
* 2 History
o 2.1 Poland
o 2.2 Russia
o 2.3 Ukraine
o 2.4 Today
o 2.5 Production
o 2.6 Distilling and filtering
o 2.7 Flavouring
o 2.8 Other processing
* 3 Vodka and the EU
* 4 Health
* 5 Entertainment
* 6 See also
* 7 Further reading

Answer 2

What makes Vodka special is that it can be made from almost anything. The popular version we all know and love was originally made from Wheat. Either by Poland or Russia. Both state they were the first.

You can make it with almost any fruit or grain. It's all about the fermentation and distillery process.

Answer 3

Most vodka - including high-priced premium vodka - is distilled from grain. There is a potato-vodka available in the states at Trader Joe's called "Monoplowvka" or something like that.

While it originated in Russia, it is now distilled all over the world.

Answer 4

Well, you could get the alcohol from any fruit, really...
go here
http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/nieminen/vodkamore.html

Answer 5

russia its made from potatohs

Answer 6

potatoes and magic