Is Vodka really made from potatoes?

Question

Is Vodka really made from potatoes?

Answer 1

Vodka can be made from anything.  Probably horse do-do.

An apple orchard in my are has applied for a license to make Vodka.  But, most Vodkas on the market today are made from potatoes.

Answer 2

fodkas are made from all different types of stuff from grains(rye or wheat) to potatoes to sugar beet molases

so the person who said heck no overreacted and is not informed

some vodka is made from potatoes

Answer 3

Vodka is made from potatoes or grains, whiskey is made from corn or rye, beer is made from wheat, Gin is made from Juniper berries, Tequila is made from Agave, rum is made from Sugar cane. Vodka is rarely made from potatoes anymore... the difference between it and whiskey is that is in the distilling process. Really good Vodka (from Russia, usually) has absolutely no flavor. That's why it's such a good alcohol for mixing. Cheap Vodka will give you one of the worst hangovers you'll ever have... kind of like Tequila hangovers.

Answer 4

Any vodka that is made from potatoes today will say on it "POTATO VODKA."  An example is Luksusowa (http://www.luksusowa.net/) and Chopin vodka.

Most are made from some type of grain.  An all-wheat vodka will also say this on the bottle, such as Shaker's.

Answer 5

It used to be, now most vodkas are produced with grains or grapes,  some ultra premium vodkas are still produced with ptoatoes and are very smooth indeed.

Answer 6

The real good ones are.

Others are made with grains, including corns.

Answer 7

yes some vodka's are made from potatoes that's why if you go down south it's referred to as tater whiskey... just like some moon shine is made from corn so down south it's called corn whiskey.. i guess it's just depends on what part of the country you are in as to what it is made from.....

hope this helps

Crystal S

Answer 8

(mallimalar)

Potatoes are also added in vodka

One of the most popular drinks of all, Vodka never fails to lift spirits with it strong taste. It can be consumed neat as well as mixed with juices and other ingredients to make popular cocktails like Screwdriver, Greyhounds, Bloody Mary, etc. It sometimes becomes a bit difficult to go to a pub or a club to get your favorite vodka. Good news for all those who have enough time and patience with them! Vodka can be easily made at home, though it requires certain equipments, loads of patience and ample time. It is recommended that those who know how to distill alcoholic beverages should make vodka at home as improper distillation may cause irreversible damage to the health. If that is not the case, you must take help from a professional or an expert.

Easy Homemade Vodka Recipe

Cleanliness is of utmost importance while preparing vodka at home. Even a miniscule foreign particle can spoil the flavor of the vodka you are preparing. Clean your equipments with a mixture of water and bleach. Make sure every corner is carefully cleaned and thereafter dried.

Next, you need to produce a mash. Take your carbohydrates like sugar, potatoes, grain, etc. and convert them into alcohol molecules. It is best to consult a cook book for getting the exact proportion and ingredients for a particular type of vodka. For instance, to make a mash out of grain, mix it with purified or distilled water and heat it. Then add some yeast to it and let it settle (preferably one or two weeks). You need to use the best water while creating a mash, like distilled or purified.

Now comes the distillation process. Put the mash in the boiling chamber and start heating it. Due to the heat, the alcohol will evaporate and the vapors will move through the cooling tubes and get collected in the collection chamber. The key to get clearer and smoother vodka is by distilling it more than two times.

Remember to discard the first and the last 50 milliliters of the beverage you collect. This is supposed to be very bad alcohol and can cause some very serious health problems if ingested. It is also known to cause even blindness due to its toxicity. Don’t ever ingest the first or the last vodka.

The next step would be that of filtration. This process will remove the roughness of the vodka and make it smoother. Vodka is usually filtered through activated carbon filtration. Usually, high quality vodka goes through as many as seven filtrations. Take a funnel, place some cotton in the bottom and stick some activated carbon to it. Now slowly pour the distilled vodka through it, into a bottle. Repeat as many times as possible.

What you collect in the bottle is definitely filtered vodka but this vodka is very strong. Thus, dilution is necessary to make it fit for drinking. Take pure water or distilled water to dilute it in a ratio of 3:4. Your vodka is ready. For adding flavor, you can add fresh berries, peppers, horseradish, orange rind or vanilla bean to the vodka. Let it settle for some 10 days after which the vodka will acquire that flavor.

Answer 9

yep

Answer 10

heck no .who told you that?

Answer 11

There is one brand that really is made from potatoes. It was on Rachel Ray's show $40 dollars a day.

Answer 12

Yes, good Russian vodka is made from potatoes. But now a days they make it with grain.

Answer 13

vodka can be made from potatoes, grain, or sugar beet molasses.