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Żubrówka [ʐuˈbrufka] ( Grass Vodka or Bison Grass Vodka, is a brand of dry, herb-flavored vodka that is distilled from rye and bottled at 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof). Its flavor is unique and is described as having woodruff, vanilla, coconut, and almond notes. The rye distillate is flavored with a tincture of buffalo grass (Hierochloe odorata). This grass grows in the Białowieża Forest (which is partly in Poland and partly in Belarus) and elsewhere. A blade of buffalo grass is placed in each bottle of Żubrówka. While such piece of grass may be used mostly for decorative purposes, in mass production alcohol is infused with bulk amount of grass in order to obtain beverage's taste and yellowish color. The name Żubrówka comes from żubr, the Polish, Belarusian, and Ukrainian word for the wisent (European bison), which is particularly fond of eating buffalo grass.
HistoryŻubrówka has been manufactured in the region of the contemporary Polish-Belarusian (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) border since the 16th century, and by 18th century was one of the favorite raw drinks of the nobility (szlachta) and the peasantry alike. In 1926 the Polish Polmos company in Brest Litovsk (now Belalco, Brest, Belarus) invented a method to mass produce Żubrówka, which was then copied by numerous companies worldwide, under a variety of brand names. The original distillery company in Brest (Belaco) still produces Brestskaya Zubrowka (Зуброўка), as do Russia (Зубровка), Lithuania (Stumbrinė), United States (Bison Vodka), Ukraine (Зубрiвка), Germany (Grasovka), the Czech Republic (Zubrovka), and many other countries. Currently the brand Żubrówka, its translations into other languages, and the grass inside a bottle of alcoholic beverage are registered by the Polmos Białystok company in Białystok, Poland. CultureŻubrówka figures prominently in the movie Suzhou River and is mentioned also in anime series Najica Blitz Tactics.
Zubrowka is featured in W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge.
The bison emblem (Mylvivä härkä, "roaring bull") of Lapland Air Command, Finnish Air Force, originates to the label of Polmos zubrovka. It was introduced in 1941 as the emblem of PLeLv 46, on its Dornier 17 bombers. Żubrówka in the United StatesBecause bison grass contains the toxic compound coumarin, which is prohibited as a food additive by the Food and Drug Administration, importing of Żubrówka into the United States was banned in 1978 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
When produced according to traditional methods (between one and two kilograms of grass per thousand litres of alcohol), Żubrówka contains approximately 12 milligrams of coumarin per litre. In 1999, Polish distilleries introduced reformulated U.S.-export versions of the product, sometimes using artificial flavors and colors, always with the emblematic blade of grass in every bottle, but "neutralised" and coumarin-free. Serving suggestions
Żubrówka is usually served chilled and mixed with apple juice[1] (a drink known in Polish as tatanka or szarlotka; known in the UK as a Frisky Bison;[2] and in the US as a Polish Kiss). It is sometimes served over vanilla ice cream. A Black Bison is Żubrówka mixed with black currant juice. Another common mixer is ginger ale. References
http://www.slashfood.com/2006/07/18/zubrowka-is-bison-grass-vodka/, retrieved 2007-09-29 External links
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