Wow that's interesting. And full of wisdom.Yonder wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:22 pm Can’t speak for the US production techniques but while teaching in Izhevsk, i had the great pleasure of touring one of the republics premiere vodka distilleries. The tasting room afterward had a wall, floor to ceiling of various vodkas they had produced. Every one flavored with a distinctive element be it leaves, bark, or whatever. All the best I had ever tasted. During the tour i watched them do analysis of the product, identifying each element in the drink. The graph was always a straight line with the exception of a spike at the chemical compound(s) being added for flavor during distillation. fascinating stuff...just alcohol and a touch of flavor.
I also learned that all production workers were women. They found long ago men would just end up drunk and F* things up.
Miles