Vodka!

Vodka!As recently as 1950, vodka was an obscure spirit, lumped with such esoterics as Yan Sum Luk Bak, in the catchall "specialties" category. Today, vodka stands alone, at the top of the liquor charts, ahead of bourbon, blended whiskey, Scotch, gin, Canadian--all the long-reigning favorites.(continued on page 228)Vodka!(continued from page 109)At first, bemused whiskey moguls dismissed vodka as a passing fad. How could anything without distinctive character, aroma, taste and color be...