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In English literature, the word vodka appeared in around the late 18th century. In a book of travels published in English in 1780 (presumably, a translation from German), Johann Gottlieb Georgi correctly explained that " kabak in the Russian language signifies a public house for the common people to drink vodka (a sort of brandy) in". [ 11 ]
A History of Vodka (Russian: «История водки», Romanized: Istoriya vodki) is an academic monograph by William Pokhlyobkin, which was awarded the Langhe Ceretto Prize. Although the work had been finished in 1979, it was published just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union .
The comedy team Zoo would make a spoof music video of "Vodka", with the music video being shown on TVM, a Maltese TV station. The music video shows many spoofs, including the hacker in the video playing Tetris and getting his head beat by another worker, Morena struggling with the rope pulling her, a look alike of Morena, Morena escaping by a bicycle while being chased by a taxi, and the spy ...
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.
INTERVIEW: The heavy metal giants, including singer Bruce Dickinson, speak to Mark Beaumont as they recall their trip to the Soviet bloc and the denim-clad fans just waiting to rebel against ...
Egyptian brewing began in the city of Hierakonpolis around 3400 BC; its ruins contain the remains of the world's oldest brewery, which was capable of producing up to three hundred gallons (1,136 liters) per day of beer. [8] Symbolic of this is the fact that while many gods were local or familial, Osiris was worshiped throughout the entire ...
Societies and cultures around the world have made use of intoxicating substances, with alcohol as the most popular, featured in temple rituals for ~2,000 years. In Mesopotamia , the world's oldest known recipe for beer-making can be traced back to 3200 BC, with related pictographs dated to 4000 BC. [ 5 ]
Welch’s wants to grow up with ’90s kids by turning juice into vodka. Chloe Berger. June 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM. Marcia Fernandes / 500px—Getty Images.