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\\\'\\\'\\\"Shaken, not stirred\\\" makes more sense if you know that most vodka used to be made from potatoes, and thus had a distinctive oil that was broken up by shaking. These days, most vodka is made from grains. \\\'\\\'
[[FlatWhat What?]] Hey, ppl, for those of you who got an F in History, the potato reached Eastern Europe almost 300 years \\\'\\\'after\\\'\\\' vodka was invented! And, y\\\'know, it\\\'s [[FlameBait either Russians or Poles]] (or both) who did it.
JFYI, in Russia there are five grades of drinking alcohol, in descending order: \\\'\\\'Alpha\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Lux\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Extra\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Basic\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'highest purification\\\'\\\'. Of these \\\'\\\'Alpha\\\'\\\' (used for the best premium vodkas) must be made of 100% pure grain only (wheat, or rye , or both) and \\\'\\\'Lux\\\'\\\', used in most quality brands, may include no more than 20% of pure potato starch. For \\\'\\\'Extra\\\'\\\' the requirements are more relaxed, and allow up to 45% of potato starch in starter mash, but then this grade is used only in cheap {{Gargle Blaster}}s, and two lowest grades are little better than paint remover.
[[FlatWhat What?]] Hey, ppl, for those of you who got an F in History, the potato reached Eastern Europe almost 300 years \\\'\\\'after\\\'\\\' vodka was invented! And, y\\\'know, it\\\'s [[FlameBait either Russians or Poles]] (or both) who did it.
JFYI, in Russia there are five grades of drinking alcohol, in descending order: \\\'\\\'Alpha\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Lux\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Extra\\\'\\\', \\\'\\\'Basic\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'highest purification\\\'\\\'. Of these \\\'\\\'Alpha\\\'\\\' (used for the best premium vodkas) must be made of 100% pure grain only (wheat, or rye , or both) and \\\'\\\'Lux\\\'\\\', used in most quality brands, may include no more than 20% of pure potato starch. For \\\'\\\'Extra\\\'\\\' the requirements are more relaxed, and allow up to 45% of potato starch in starter mash, but then this grade is used only in cheap {{Gargle Blaster}}s, and two lowest grades are little better than paint remover.
