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post #1 of 17
10/17/11 at 4:42pm
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Anyone tried it? I just noticed it a my local package store and never new they made vodka.
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post #2 of 17
10/19/11 at 5:25pm
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Opinions?
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post #3 of 17
10/21/11 at 6:13pm
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Nobody has tried this?
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post #4 of 17
10/22/11 at 3:19pm
It was nothing special.
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post #5 of 17
10/22/11 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by ihambrecht View Post

It was nothing special.

Apart from the bison grass stuff, which is really Poland's answer to gin, the same can be said of all vodkas.
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post #6 of 17
10/24/11 at 4:25pm
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Apart from the bison grass stuff, which is really Poland's answer to gin, the same can be said of all vodkas.

What is this? Bison grass stuff?
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post #7 of 17
10/24/11 at 4:34pm
wodka be wodka
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post #8 of 17
10/24/11 at 4:54pm
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What is this? Bison grass stuff?

Bison Grass vodka. Poland has, for centuries, used stuff called Bison Grass, which is related to what we call Sweet Grass, to flavor vodka. The traditionally made stuff is illegal in the US thanks to the same stupid law that prohibited Absinthe, but there are somewhat chemically modified versions that are legal, just insanely hard to find outside of special order.

It's about impossible to describe, but fills a similar niche as gin does. And at least the real stuff is very tasty.
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post #9 of 17
10/26/11 at 4:48pm
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Originally Posted by cptjeff View Post

Bison Grass vodka. Poland has, for centuries, used stuff called Bison Grass, which is related to what we call Sweet Grass, to flavor vodka. The traditionally made stuff is illegal in the US thanks to the same stupid law that prohibited Absinthe, but there are somewhat chemically modified versions that are legal, just insanely hard to find outside of special order.
It's about impossible to describe, but fills a similar niche as gin does. And at least the real stuff is very tasty.

I thought they repealed that law regarding absinthe?
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post #10 of 17
10/26/11 at 4:51pm
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According to Wiki:
United States

In 2007, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) effectively lifted the longstanding absinthe ban, and has since approved many brands for sale in the U.S. market. This was made possible partly through the TTB's clarification of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) thujone content regulations, which specify that finished food and beverages that contain Artemisia species must be thujone free.[98] In this context, the TTB considers a product to be thujone-free if the thujone content is less than 10ppm (equal to 10 mg/kg).[99][100] This is verified through the use of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.[101]

The importation, distribution, and sale of absinthe is permitted with respect to the following restrictions:

* The product must be thujone-free as per TTB guidelines,
* The word "absinthe" can neither be the brand name nor stand alone on the label, and
* The packaging cannot "project images of hallucinogenic, psychotropic or mind-altering effects."

Absinthe imported in violation of these regulations is subject to seizure at the discretion of U.S. Customs.[102][103]

Beginning in 2001, a product called Absente was sold legally in the United States under the marketing tagline "Absinthe Refined", but as the product was made with southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum) and not grande wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) (prior to 2009), the TTB classified it as a liqueur.
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post #11 of 17
10/26/11 at 5:02pm
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Nobody has tried this?

I have had it. Nothing special. Just vodka.
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post #12 of 17
10/28/11 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by cptjeff View Post

Bison Grass vodka. Poland has, for centuries, used stuff called Bison Grass, which is related to what we call Sweet Grass, to flavor vodka. The traditionally made stuff is illegal in the US thanks to the same stupid law that prohibited Absinthe, but there are somewhat chemically modified versions that are legal, just insanely hard to find outside of special order.
It's about impossible to describe, but fills a similar niche as gin does. And at least the real stuff is very tasty.

I want to try this. Anyone know where I can buy it online?
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post #13 of 17
10/28/11 at 8:39pm
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I want to try this. Anyone know where I can buy it online?

http://www.google.com/search?q=zubroka&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=zubrowka&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=A6f&sa=X&pwst=1&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&source=univ&tbm=shop&tbo=u&ei=FnWrTvPhFo-5tgfDkZnvDg&ved=0CDsQrQQ&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=e7860e478ef510b3&biw=1280&bih=647

You'll have to check to see if it can be shipped to you. US alcohol laws, and the state by state patchwork, are a pain in the ass.
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post #14 of 17
10/29/11 at 6:00pm
It is a very smooth vodka for the price, and one of my favorites. Just a notch above Finlandia
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post #15 of 17
10/30/11 at 11:08am
About a month ago my local ABC had handles of Tanqueray vodka on sale for $25, so I picked one up. Basically, as everyone else says, it's just regular vodka, only a little smoother-- certainly none of the pineyness that characterizes the brand's gin (Tanqueray-gin-and-tonic is my go-to drink when someone else is paying.)
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