Of the dozens of vodka factories strung across Russia’s 11 time zones, the crown jewel of the Russian liquor industry is the Kristall distillery in downtown Moscow, birthplace of the world-famous ...

Vodka's neutral taste is perfect for pairing flavors and crafting cocktails. Whether you prefer fruity, creamy, or dry, one ...

Every Russian leader, it seems, finds a new way to try to confront the country's addiction to alcohol. Now, it's current President Dmitry Medvedev's turn. His approach: declaring war on cheap vodka.

Vodka is one of the most accessible and affordable spirit categories on the market. Made from water and ethanol (typically derived from grains, fruits, or vegetables), vodka has long been associated ...

Between 2014 and 2020, Putin secretly owned the company through one of his subsidiary companies, Putinka vodka was launched in 2002 by a company called Winexim. Get our list of 10 overlooked ...

In solidarity with the people of Ukraine, all the Russian vodka is off the shelves of my favorite liquor store. Maybe that's an admirable gesture, but it seems unlikely to impose a hardship on most ...

If you want to say nyet to vodka to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, your liver may thank you. But the people of Ukraine probably won't be impressed (if they even had time to pay attention to ...

Russians are guzzling vodka like never before, even as exports of Russia’s national beverage are drying up. Kazakhstan is now the only large market left for Russian-produced vodka. Economic sanctions, ...

Cosmopolitans and other vodka-based drinks won’t be the beverage of choice for gay rights activists, so long as Russia’s anti-gay laws remain in place. Gay rights activists from San Francisco to New ...

Two vodkas—one from Latvia’s icy Baltic shore, the other for Florida’s yacht set—show that “neutral” spirits can be anything but. Here’s why these spirits are world class ...

The exports of Russian spirits to India have nearly quadrupled in the first 10 months of the year compared to the same period ...