Russia
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Russian Vodka
Russian Vodka: the world's archetypal neutral spirit — distilled from grain and filtered through charcoal until it is 'pure as a tear', the centre of the Russian table and toast. Origins: distilled spirits reached Russia…
Kvass
Kvass: Russia's ancient bread drink — a lightly fermented, barely-alcoholic rye-bread brew, sold from street barrels in summer and used in the cold soup okroshka. Origins: Slavic households have brewed kvass for over a t…
Medovukha
Medovukha: the honey wine of old Rus' — fermented honey, water and berries, drunk at feasts long before vodka existed. Origins: honey drinks are prehistoric across the Slavic world; medovukha was the festive drink of Nov…
World Spirits
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