And yet, who came up with vodka?

It is still not known for certain who invented vodka. According to the tradition of our compatriots, this high-alcohol drink is an original Russian, helping to open the whole breadth of the Russian soul. However, Europe has never even heard of it, that it is so, and a number of countries even conduct a fierce struggle to be recognized as the "mom" of the vodka brand. So, the Baltic countries, who consider themselves traditionally "vodka empires", assure that vodka can be made only from potatoes and grain, while "vodka" beginners - Italy, France, Spain - require that vodka be recognized as any drink On the basis of ethyl alcohol, which is produced from any raw material of vegetable origin.

In 2006, Scotland joined the "vodka" riot, which required the European Parliament to allow the production of grape and beetroot vodka. The reasons for such very serious battles are understandable, although far from the ethical point of view - the popularity of this drink grows year after year among young people - the volume of vodka sales is about 12 billion dollars a year. And raw materials here - not the main and certainly not the only subject of the dispute. It's also kind of like a matter of honor, or rather, the establishment of historical truth. For example, when asked about who invented vodka, Poland bravely replies that she and only she, since local scientists were recently discovered that the word "wodka" was first mentioned in 1405 in Polish written documents. Alas, Russia, if she suddenly decides to join the discussion, there will be nothing to show Poland, since the mention of this drink is found in the Novgorod chronicles only since 1533.

Who Invented Vodka: Theory 1

For some reason, it is customary to believe that Dmitry Mendeleev, the great scientist of our country, is the father of vodka. Someone clarifies at the same time that he offered to drink 38-degree vodka in his dissertation, while others argue that the topic of his scientific work was completely different. And the last is really true. The scientist in his work has only considered all aspects of the process of combining alcohol with water and established experimentally that if the concentration of ethyl alcohol in the aqueous solution is about 46%, then the maximum mutual dissolution of these two components takes place. And nothing else! No recipe for the preparation of vodka Mendeleev was proposed in the work.

Who invented vodka: theory 2

According to one legend, in 1430 the monk of Chudov Monastery, Isidore, created the very first recipe for Russian vodka. The monk, having a suitable education and distilling equipment, became the author of a new drink with a degree in Russia.

Who Invented Vodka: Theory 3

In general, alcohol in its pure form was obtained by the Arabs in the 7th-8th centuries. N. E. And already in the 11th century the Persian philosopher, doctor and, of course, the alchemist Ar-Razi brought out what became known as vodka.

There is an unconfirmed, but quite right to life version that the Genoese ambassadors brought to Moscow in 1386 the first vodka, called "Aqua Vitae", that is, "living water". In Russia, it was called bread wine and adapted to produce wheat, rye, barley.

To date, we still do not know who owns the authorship of vodka, who should be thanked and curse at the same time. But throughout the history of vodka, the fact remains that many peoples have made efforts to improve the taste of this drink, to refine the technology of its production, seeking to improve the quality. So, almost every country today produces its traditional vodka: wormwood (Czech Republic, France, Spain), rice (South-East Asia, Thailand), apricot (Croatia, Hungary), juniper (Ireland, England), grape (Italy, Cyprus) , Bamboo (Indonesia), kumiss (Buryatia, Kalmykia), hemp (Czech Republic), raisin (Israel), cactus (Mexico), etc.

What tricks and tricks do not go to producers to advertise their vodka product. So, recently a lot of good things can be heard about such a drink as vodka with silver. Immediately remember that this metal perfectly kills bacteria and other harmful substances. Well, who does not want to drink and still be healthy? However, if you remember a little chemistry, you can realize that silver in alcohol does not play any role, and the vodka itself is an excellent disinfectant and antibacterial agent. Well, this drink with silver is just a beautifully designed and expensive bottle of vodka, to the bottom of which the manufacturer carefully put a copy of the collection stamp of the epoch of the Russian Empire from high-quality silver. Although a trifle, but nice.