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The History of Vodka
The origins of Vodka are shrouded in mystery. Many nations
and many more individuals claim to be the birthplace of the popular spirit but the origins of vodka cannot
be traced definitively, but it is believed to have originated in the
grain-growing region that now embraces Poland, western Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine.
It also has a long
tradition in Scandinavia.
The Vodka Belt countries of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe are known as the historic home of vodka, and also have the highest vodka consumption in the world
It was rarely consumed outside Europe before the 1950s and by 1975, vodka sales in the United States overtook those of bourbon, which had previously been the most popular hard liquor and the native spirit of the country.
In the second half of the 20th century, vodka owed its popularity in part to its reputation as an alcoholic beverage that 'leaves you breathless' as one ad put it — no smell of liquor remains detectable on the breath, and its neutral flavour allows it to be mixed into a wide variety of drinks, often replacing other liquors (particularly Gin) in traditional drinks, such as the Martini.