0 an alcoholic spirit made from rye or sometimes from potatoes, originating in Russia -- vodka
a bottle of vodka.
It seems that in 1928-32 sales of vodka in nominal roubles rose almost sixfold, reaching almost 21% of socialist sector trade.
Most pensioner streettraders sell a narrow range of goods, mainly food produce, but some offer goods prohibited by the street trading laws, such as proprietary and home-distilled vodka and cigarettes.
I therefore feel that the current definition of vodka is workable and sufficient.
The trade name 'vodka' should be reserved only for vodka that is produced from traditional ingredients, namely grain, potatoes and beet molasses.
All of a sudden we are witnessing a requirement to designate as vodka second- and third-rate spirits made of bananas and other fruits.
Consumers will then be misled into believing that they are drinking vodka and will stop buying the genuine product.
The notion, current in recent years, that consumers are indifferent to the ingredients from which vodka is produced is misconceived.
One of her friends, aged 11, returned from a half-term break with a bottle of vodka concealed in her case.