| Zubrowka Vodka |
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Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: "Żubrówka ( pronounced: /ʐub'rufka/ (help·info); also known in English
as Bison Grass Vodka) is a brand of dry herb-flavoured vodka distilled from rye, 40%
alcohol (80 proof). The raw rectified spirit is then mixed with a tincture made of
Hierochloe odorata, often called bison grass. This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest,
which is partly in Poland and partly in Belarus. A blade of this grass can be found in
every bottle of genuine Żubrówka, but this is only decorative and is not the reason for
its particular taste, aroma, and yellowish colour. Its name comes from żubr or zubr, the
Slavic word for the wisent, which are particularly fond of the herb. The flavour is
unique, and can be described as having vanilla, coconut and almond-like qualities.
Żubrówka has been manufactured in the region of the contemporary Polish-Belarusian
(Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) border since the 16th century, and by 18th century
was one of the favourite raw drinks of the nobility (szlachta) and the peasantry alike.
In 1926 the Polish Polmos company in Brześć Litewski (now Belalco, Brest, Belarus)
invented a method to mass produce Żubrówka, which was then copied by numerous
companies worldwide, under a variety of brand names. The original distillery company
in Brest (Belaco) still produces Brestskaya Zubrovka (Зуброўка), as do Russia
(Зубровка), Lithuania (Stumbrinė), United States (Bison Vodka), Ukraine (Зубрiвка),
Germany (Grasovka), the Czech Republic (Zubrovka), and many other countries.
Currently the brand Żubrówka, its translations into other languages, and the grass
inside a bottle of alcoholic beverage are registered by the Polmos Białystok company in
Białystok, Poland.
Because bison grass contains the toxic compound coumarin, which is prohibited as a
food additive by the Food and Drug Administration, importing of Żubrówka into the
United States was banned in 1978 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
When produced according to traditional methods (between one and two kilogrammes
of grass per thousand litres of alcohol), Żubrówka contains approximately 12
milligrammes of coumarin per litre. In 1999, Polish distilleries introduced reformulated
US-export versions of the product, sometimes using artificial flavours and colours,
always with the emblematic blade of grass in every bottle, but "neutralised" and
coumarin-free.
The trademark owner and owner of Polmos Bialystok - Central European Distribution
Corporation (Nasdaq:CEDC), Poland's largest liquor distributor[2] introduced the brand
to the United States in 2007." -Wikipedia.org
Info on the Back of the Bottle: n/a
Other Info: "Żubrówka ( pronounced: /ʐub'rufka/ (help·info); also known in English
as Bison Grass Vodka) is a brand of dry herb-flavoured vodka distilled from rye, 40%
alcohol (80 proof). The raw rectified spirit is then mixed with a tincture made of
Hierochloe odorata, often called bison grass. This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest,
which is partly in Poland and partly in Belarus. A blade of this grass can be found in
every bottle of genuine Żubrówka, but this is only decorative and is not the reason for
its particular taste, aroma, and yellowish colour. Its name comes from żubr or zubr, the
Slavic word for the wisent, which are particularly fond of the herb. The flavour is
unique, and can be described as having vanilla, coconut and almond-like qualities.
Żubrówka has been manufactured in the region of the contemporary Polish-Belarusian
(Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) border since the 16th century, and by 18th century
was one of the favourite raw drinks of the nobility (szlachta) and the peasantry alike.
In 1926 the Polish Polmos company in Brześć Litewski (now Belalco, Brest, Belarus)
invented a method to mass produce Żubrówka, which was then copied by numerous
companies worldwide, under a variety of brand names. The original distillery company
in Brest (Belaco) still produces Brestskaya Zubrovka (Зуброўка), as do Russia
(Зубровка), Lithuania (Stumbrinė), United States (Bison Vodka), Ukraine (Зубрiвка),
Germany (Grasovka), the Czech Republic (Zubrovka), and many other countries.
Currently the brand Żubrówka, its translations into other languages, and the grass
inside a bottle of alcoholic beverage are registered by the Polmos Białystok company in
Białystok, Poland.
Because bison grass contains the toxic compound coumarin, which is prohibited as a
food additive by the Food and Drug Administration, importing of Żubrówka into the
United States was banned in 1978 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
When produced according to traditional methods (between one and two kilogrammes
of grass per thousand litres of alcohol), Żubrówka contains approximately 12
milligrammes of coumarin per litre. In 1999, Polish distilleries introduced reformulated
US-export versions of the product, sometimes using artificial flavours and colours,
always with the emblematic blade of grass in every bottle, but "neutralised" and
coumarin-free.
The trademark owner and owner of Polmos Bialystok - Central European Distribution
Corporation (Nasdaq:CEDC), Poland's largest liquor distributor[2] introduced the brand
to the United States in 2007." -Wikipedia.org
| NOM: n/a Distillery: Polmos Bialystok S.A. Area: Poland Aged: Unaged Barrel Type: n/a Bottle Size: 200ml Bottle Number: n/a Number of Distillations: 3 Alcohol Percentage: 40%/80 Proof Price: Gift From Sean Current Website: http://www.zubrowka.net/ |
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