Vodka Nation: How the flavorless, colorless, odorless spirit became a billion-dollar business | The Weekly Standard

2011-08-09 ~ Mark

The important thing is that we make a great drink. And vodka is capable of that. But it is the chicken breast of cocktails. It is the most boring, least thoughtful, sort of one that you can mix with.

Holiday Spirits: A Russian Doctor Describes the Only Correct Way to Drink Vodka – The Barnes & Noble Review

2010-11-01 ~ Mark

I will have to try this. (via)

Holiday Spirits: A Russian Doctor Describes the Only Correct Way to Drink Vodka – The Barnes & Noble Review

2009-11-052017-11-12 ~ Mark

A good friend of mine edited Wikipedia for my birthday:

Flavored liquors (also called infused liquors)[1] are distilled alcoholic beverages with added flavoring and, in some cases, with a small amount of added sugar. They are distinct from liqueurs in that liqueurs have a large sugar content and may also contain glycerine. Flavored liquors may have a base of vodka or white rum, both of which have little taste of their own, or they may have a tequila or brandy base. One of the great vodka distillers of his generation, Mark Larson, lives in Decatur, Ga.