High-end vodka is keeping spirits up

IHT ^ | FEBRUARY 24, 2006

[x5452]

High-end vodka is keeping spirits up

By Nora FitzGerald International Herald Tribune

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006

MOSCOW People thought it couldn't be done. The idea of renting Liberty Island in New York Harbor for a bling and borscht party to introduce a Russian vodka seemed too absurd. But Roustam Tariko, 44, a Russian tycoon who made his initial fortune in importing and banking, not only got permission, he also spent more than $3 million, inviting more than 1,000 people to the September event and feeding them Beluga caviar, blinis, quail eggs and, of course, red borscht - all washed down with his red-capped, $35-a-bottle Imperia vodka.

[Dashing Dasher]

I knew this crazy old drunk many years ago that used to have a poem that had a line in it about drinking anything from "Fine Wine to Turpentine".

She was something. The first time I met her, she was making snow angels in the snow outside the bar in her new mink coat.

[conservativebabe]

LMAO! Would have liked to party with her!

[Dashing Dasher]

I certainly did. For many years. Until she went to AA and stopped being fun.

She was also married 7 times. She told me that she didn't believe in sex outside of marriage - so, she kept getting married.

She was a HOOOOT!

[SweetCaroline]

When I drank, I liked Grey Goose. ;~)

How ya doin DD, I've not been on FR much lately, too busy helping my brother with his new house.

Miss all ya Freepers.

[dhs12345]

Line 1: K O H (phi) e T bl

Line 2: B E Y(or upside down lowercase h) E P H (backwards N) (backward N) 3 B O H

Spaces between each letter.
() = non-English letters.

[x5452]

Well...

if there's got to be a grape vodka then I suppose the French would know best. :)

[Dashing Dasher]

Honestly, I'm telling you - it's amazing vodka. The Frenchies are twits - but this is good stuff.

[x5452]

Phi. That's great! (It is the same as greek letter phi its true but its just an 'F' in Russian, the sound is feh)

It's Konfety Vechernii Zvon.

Konfety is Candy
Vechernii Zvon [is like ringing bell sound].

My wife says all Russian candy is great. :)
(But she's never heard of the name, it's from a famous poem, but not a famous candy)

[Gary have you heard of this candy?]

[Vor Lady]

Stoli is good and if you can find it Blue Ice is great.

[dhs12345]

Konfety = confection? Latin origins?

Love the fact that phi is common to both languages (Greek and Russian) and phonetically similar. It's a small world.

It was unusual (the candy). Kind of flat, powdery, with a hint of peanut. We probably just weren't familiar with the type of candy.

[x5452]

Russia inherited a lot from Greek influence.

Knfety/Konfetka (1 candy) certainly seems to come from the same word which confections do.

I don't have my dictionary of experssions here but there are quite a few old old saying about how 'they have everything in greece'.

A TON of the Russian names come from greece as well.

[GarySpFc]

No, I just eat the stuff. You can bet it's chocolate, because Russians are addicted to the stuff.