Towards the end of Ian Fleming’s spy novel Dr. No, James Bond orders a vodka dry martini — “Shaken and not stirred please.” The novel was published in 1958, at the height of the Cold War. But four ...

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Take a good look at the vodka section of your local liquor store. On the upper shelves you’ll find shimmering glass bottles of all shapes and sizes originating from every corner of the world. Vodka ...

When it comes to vodka, there is more to know than if you prefer it on the rocks or with cranberry juice. The Herald recently interviewed Professor Emerita of History Patricia Herlihy to discuss the ...

People from China to Italy and beyond sometimes deny that it was Russia that gave the world vodka. But the Vodka History Museum’s staff is convinced that the drink originated in Russia. Vodka is worth ...

Schrad’s startling claims about vodka’s central role in shaping Russian history might seem implausible. But he marshals 500 years’ worth of evidence so relentlessly that even a skeptic is likely to ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – It was the lifeblood of empire, and fuel for revolutionary mobs. It has been banned, curbed and cursed. And it has killed millions of Russians over the centuries, but there is ...

Many classic cocktails have bizarre or mysterious history clinging to them. Talk about Cosmopolitan or a Long Island Iced Tea (LIIT), these drinks may certainly be some of the classics, but have had a ...