Posted on 12/03/2016 1:19:06 PM PST by heterosupremacist
The registrar of National Day Calendar has designated the first Saturday in December of each year as National Rhubarb Vodka Day. This day celebrates the unique tartness that Rhubarb gives to Vodka. Rhubarb Vodka was originally introduced in the United States of America in 2010 by Maple River Distillery in historic downtown Casselton, North Dakota.
Rhubarb is a local favorite so the idea was born to infuse Rhubarb into Vodka. The idea was an instant hit and has become a popular distilled beverage across the USA.
•Rhubarb, although known as a tart fruit to most, is actually a vegetable.
It was decided in a New York court in 1947 that since rhubarb was used in the United States as a fruit, that it was to be counted as a fruit for the purposes of regulations and duties.
More information can be found at http://www.mapleriverdistillery.com
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May I substitute whipped cream vodka?
I’ve always wanted to make a batch of strawberry/rhubarb wine. Haven’t gotten around to it yet.
Well, I’ve got the Vodka part! Way too early though.
But ossifer, I was only going one way!
Re “ Post #2
*May I substitute whipped cream vodka?*
Yes, you may!
Re : Post #4
* There’s nothing rhubarb vodka can’t do *
Agreed. It has magical properties!
combining HRC (hard drinker?) with MichelleO (trying to force feed distasteful weeds into our kids’ school lunches) and you get....rhubarb vodka?
I’ll stick with blackberry brandy, thanks anyway
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That could be dangerous!!
never ever seen rhubarb, much less eaten, or in this case, drank it.
Flavored vodka is for chicks.
Period.
Same for flavored whiskey.
Rhubarb is just celery with high blood pressure.
Looks interesting.
Damn I missed it...does using malbec in a glass count?
Is the National Day Calendar organization related to the one that sells articles in Who’s Who or to the one the sells named stars?
I’d like an AZLiberty day, please.
Having lived behind the Iron Curtain for a couple of years in the 80’s (and travelling back to Russia and Hungary many times since), I can agree.
The eastern bloc countries could make Vodka from just about anything, but the idea was for it to have no flavor whatsoever. A good vodka hooch maker could take old furniture and make palatable vodka from it (though you might go blind).
Here in the US Stoli’s used to be my brand when I was a “drinker”. There were no flavors, and in Russia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania (where I trampled around) one did NOT mix vodka with other things, unless it was so god awful, and in that case, you didn’t serve it to guests, you kept it for personal use.
My brother in law came to visit us often in the late 90’s, and premium Vodkas were all the rage here, expensive ones, like Grey Goose (and others I can’t remember). He recoiled at the flavor, said he had had better at the petro-stations back home. Funny how that works. Your average Joe (or Janis in this case) could not understand why our premium expensive Vodka tasted worse than the Stoli’s which was 1/2 the price.
But, I’ve heard the same said many times about Fosters and Heineken, that natives think it is swill, but they are premium here.
In any event... no rhubarb vodka for me (or anything booze with pumpkin spice, Lord I’m sick of seeing pumpkin spice everything)
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