Booze Guy: Little Water (or: why didn't the Irish invent vodka)

Mon Jan 30, 01:50 PM by

Ask people, “what is vodka made from?” and most likely they’ll reply “POTATOES YOU IDIOT”. But as it happens, most modern vodkas aren’t made from potatoes at all.

Grey Goose, that’s some fancy vodka, right? Yeah, it’s made from wheat.

Absolut? Yeah, that’s not made from potatoes either.

Smirnoff, Skyy, Stoli… none of those have so much as a french fry inside them. Most vodka is distilled from corn or rye.

So what can the potato-hungry vodka lover do?

They can drink LUKSUSOWA.

Luksusowa (that’s pronounced “look-so-sova”) is a Polish vodka that is actually made from potatoes. Contrary to popular belief, vodka was not invented in Russia, but in Poland. In fact (or so I am told) the word Vodka is a diminuitive variation on the polish word “woda”, which means “water”.

I’ve got more than a little pollack in me, so i’m always excited to find something that makes up for our lost recipe for ice cubes. I think Luksusowa is the answer. One sip and you’ll never make another pollack joke again!

Unless it’s the one about the solar powered flashlight.

Luksusowa is a smooth, triple-distilled vodka, and anyone who fancies themselves a vodka fan would be well served to pick up a bottle to go with their pierogis and kielbasa. If you don’t like it, you can go ahead and tell that joke about the submarines. I’ve heard it before anyway.

SUGGESTED USE: in ancient times, vodka was used as an aftershave. my suggestion: DRINK THIS SHIT STRAIGHT.

SCORE: 3 brass monkeys and a fifth of Early Times

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