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5 hours ago, Titan said:

I was thinking it was the turn of the Ukrainian fishermen to drag them in with their trawlers.

 

Now that the Moskva is reported sunk perhaps the trawler men will have a go....

 

Methinks the Russians are going to be a teensy bit upset about this.

 

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11 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

 

 Apparently it is not sunk , it's been converted for submarine use .     😂

A result for Russia - the world's biggest sub!

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23 hours ago, teaky said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61126391

 

How do we sign up to this deal?  🥸

You need to send military aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. So, pop a bar of chocolate in the post for a Ukranian soldier and stop drinking vodka (although Vladivar is OK 'cos it's distilled in Scotland). That should get you on Putin's list.

 

Then be very careful about touching your front door handle.

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2 hours ago, CameronL said:

You need to send military aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia. So, pop a bar of chocolate in the post for a Ukranian soldier and stop drinking vodka (although Vladivar is OK 'cos it's distilled in Scotland). That should get you on Putin's list.

 

Then be very careful about touching your front door handle.

Some sound advice there. 🙂  However, I was thinking along different lines in terms of the ban. 😉

 

As far as vodka goes, and anything else for that matter, I stopped buying Russian goods years ago.

 

I'll stop now as this is straying into politics and away from humour too.

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On 16/04/2022 at 00:57, kevinlms said:

A result for Russia - the world's biggest sub!

Pedant here (longest).

 

Moskva

Displacement    12,490 tons

Length                186.4 m (611 ft 7 in)

Beam                  20.8 m (68 ft 3 in)

 

Typhoon class submarine

Displacement    23,200–24,500 t (22,830–24,110 long tons) surfaced

                            48,000 t (47,240 long tons) submerged

Length               175 m (574 ft 2 in)

Beam                 23 m (75 ft 6 in)

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On 17/04/2022 at 12:08, melmerby said:

Even better: Drink Wyborowa Vodka which is much better than dishwater Vladivar and it's Polish, who are enemies of Putin.

 

Was there not a campaign to prevent these fake "made in UK" spirits being called vodka as they are distilled from grain instead of potatoes which Vodka should be made from?

 

Jim

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4 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said:

... potatoes which Vodka should be made from

Says who?

 

There are plenty of premium vodkas made from things other than potatoes.

 

Random examples:

 

Absolut - winter wheat

Grey Goose - Picardie winter wheat

Tito's* - yellow corn

 

* A boutique vodka from Austin, Texas

 

Even Stolichnaya (now officially Stoli and made in Latvia) is made from wheat and rye.

 

The term 'vodka' is not an Appellation d'origine contrôlée like Cognac or other government controlled terms like "Tequila" (which must be made from blue agave grown in the State of Jalisco, specifically within 65km of the town of Tequila). 

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16 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Says who?

 

There are plenty of premium vodkas made from things other than potatoes.

 

Random examples:

 

Absolut - winter wheat

Grey Goose - Picardie winter wheat

Tito's* - yellow corn

 

* A boutique vodka from Austin, Texas

 

Even Stolichnaya (now officially Stoli and made in Latvia) is made from wheat and rye.

 

The term 'vodka' is not an Appellation d'origine contrôlée like Cognac or other government controlled terms like "Tequila" (which must be made from blue agave grown in the State of Jalisco, specifically within 65km of the town of Tequila). 

 

Confirmed by the BII {British Institute of Innkeepers} courses.

 

 

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7 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said:

 

Was there not a campaign to prevent these fake "made in UK" spirits being called vodka as they are distilled from grain instead of potatoes which Vodka should be made from?

 

Jim

Traditional Vodkas are made from grains, potatoes are a more recent source along with such things as oil refinery by-products and wood pulp (???)

 

We should be drinking - Хлібний Дар, Хортиця, Неміроф or Союз-Віктан. All are from Ukraine and made from grains

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