Vodka: not so plain and simple

The Japan Times, 28 March, 2008

“Vodka is often described as the world’s most versatile spirit, which is a nice way of saying that it doesn’t taste of much. Globally, it outsells every other spirit, but outside of Eastern Europe, nobody drinks it for its flavor.

That’s the argument I put to Ginza-based vodkaphile Hiroshi Tsuchiya earlier this month.”

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