The roots of vodka?!
Answers: Russia, among others, was producing vodka before potato tubers were exported from the Americas. Does anyone know what was actually being distilled in vodka during that time? please don't just cite wiki's vodka page. i've read it and it doesn't say.
Grains, like nearly all European alcoholic drinks at the time.
During the Middle Ages, distilled liquor was used mainly for medicinal purposes, as well as being an ingredient in the production of gunpowder. In the 14th century a British Ambassador to Moscow first described vodka as the Russian national drink and in the mid 16th century it was established as the national drink in Poland and Finland.
why you want information about that.just drink it.
Grain - vodka ( voda ) means "little water" - and is deeply rooted in siberian and russian culture -
From the XVIIIth century, monarchy saw a very profitable source of taxes in that beverage and did all in order to control its production, even the rules of manufacturing -
Lomonossov who was a great scientist and philosoph, decided for ever that the perfect ° was 40° - that's why russian vodka is always 40° - but must be served nearly frost -
I must tell you that family production of vodka is prohibited, but many russians in retired villages distillate birch pulp, of whichresult is a terrible spirit sometimes 70 / 80 ° and kills you rather quickly -