I thought that was cool, then considered I might have to give up Smirnoff. But apparently, although the brand was started in Moscow, it’s now owned and produced by a British company, so no need. 
(Not that I drink it often, just every now and then.)
Both my Vodkas are US.
Laird’s is a NJ made one, in fact a Monmouth County Distiller (oldest distiller in the US in fact.) The other is a better Vodka and from Kentucky.
Laird’s is good for mixed drinks like White Russians where the Vodka doesn’t matter. The other is the one to drink or to be used in mixed drinks where the Vodka does matter.
I like my Kentucky bourbon, I’m sure their vodka is good too.
Find a performance of the Hopak instead!
Them’s good eatin’!
As with most booze, I use vodka very sparingly so I don’t mind springing for slightly pricier stuff. Hangar 1 is reasonably local to me (I lived in Alameda in a past life) and you can’t go wrong with even the straight stuff as artisanal vodkas go (plenty of reviews online). You just have to pay for the privilege 
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I am not confident that Frontline Videos is a reliable source.
https://frontlinevideos.com/russian-su-25-frogfoot-hit-by-manpads-while-delivering-airstrike/
A recent video uploaded by the YouTube channel Funker530, it looks like a Russian SUV 25 Frogfoot ground-attack aircraft is seen being hit in the beginning of the video by a portable air defense system. However, it also seems that the plane was able to get off shots to its target and fly off.
Here in Ontario, where liquor is sold only through the network of government liquor stores, the premier announced three days ago that Russian-made vodka and other Russian products have been pulled from the shelves. As already mentioned, most vodkas with Russian names are actually domestic product, so there’s not really that much Russian product, but every little bit helps. Interestingly, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario is the largest single purchaser of alcoholic beverages in the world, so this move is not insignificant, either. The LCBO sold $7.18 billion worth of alcoholic beverages in the last fiscal year.
That’s almost CDN$500 for every man, woman, and child in the province.
There was an old Soviet era joke, where the Soviet general loudly claims his U.S. counterpart is lying about the number of calories in the U.S. rations, because “Nobody can eat a whole bag of potatoes by himself!”
Total coincidence I’m sure but the first posting Steve1989MreInfo has had in months is a Ukranian 24-hr ration.
Not me. (As it happens, my usual weekly boardgaming and music get-togethers in the bygone B.C. (Before Covid) era typically had at least two other "Steve"s each…)
Around $479 or so, yes. Does that seem like a lot (per year)? Heck, I spent about $250 on wine and liquor just last Saturday! The figure is gross income from the latest annual report, here (PDF).
It doesn’t really show what the food is. I was curious. Also, wow, that guy’s knife is dull!!
I wonder if the video is “real”? I’m guessing there will be a lot of fake videos posted by parties on every side.
I make no judgements. I don’t know. It might be a lot of the children. (FWIW, it’s about five weeks’ worth of wine in this house.)
A huge convoy of Russian killing power is heading to Kiev. Only 40 miles away.
Its time to blow bridges and mine the highways. Place hidden roadside IED’s at intersections. It worked for the Iraq insurgency against US forces. Any vehicles on the roads should be considered hostile targets.
Kiev is in for a meat grinder if this convoy isn’t stopped or at least slowed down.
Ukrainian United Nations Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya read text messages between a fallen Russian soldier and the soldier’s mother in front of the U.N. General Assembly on Monday.
Kyslytsya did not identify the soldier or explain how he obtained the screenshot, though he did say the messages were sent only “several moments” before the soldier was killed.
'Mama, this is so hard': Read the final messages between a fallen Russian soldier and his mother
MOTHER: Why has it been so long since you responded? Are you really in training exercises?
SON: Mama, I’m no longer in Crimea. I’m not in training sessions.
MOTHER: Where are you then? Papa is asking whether I can send you a parcel.
SON: What kind of a parcel, Mama, can you send me?
MOTHER: What are you talking about? What happened?
SON: Mama, I’m in Ukraine. There is a real war raging here. I’m afraid. We are bombing all of the cities together, even targeting civilians. We were told that they would welcome us, and they are falling under our armored vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass. They call us fascists. Mama, this is so hard.
Well that bent the needle on my BS meter.
In the immortal words of Lt. Col. Henry Blake: “The first casualty of War is Truth.”
Perhaps the soldier should have been paying attention to the war instead of his cellphone.