Coffee Vodka

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Some sort of Vodka has existed since the 8th century, it was widely available in the area now called Russia in the 13th and 14th century. Since the early middle ages had poor quality control measures and factories didn't exist, this early stuff was really harsh, which probably led to the addition of flavorings. Sometime between the 14th and 16th centuries, "gin" was born in the area around modern France. In many ways, gin is the same basic distilled alcohol as vodka, with the addition of flavorings from the juniper bush. So the concept of adding flavoring to vodka is not new, but it still took a while before the coffee craze met up with the vodka craze. Distilleries finally got around to producing really high-grade vodka in Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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