Vodka is a traditional Russian alcoholic beverage. It uses potatoes and corn as raw materials for brewing. After special brewing process, the alcohol content of the original liquor can reach more than 90 degrees. Of course, alcohol above 90 degrees is a deadly poison, so the degree of vodka obtained after distillation is generally between 40 degrees and 60 degrees, and individual vodka that pursues intensity can reach 60 degrees to 70 degrees.

The highest degree of vodka in the world is Polish spirytusrektyfikowany vodka. SpirytusRektyfikowany is called "water of life" by westerners. The brewing process is repeated for more than 70 times, and the alcohol content reaches 96%, which is the highest purity spirits in the world. Its brewing raw materials are high-quality grains and potatoes.

How many degrees is vodka?

The simplest answer should be that it is generally about 40 degrees. In some Eastern European countries, because private brewing is allowed, some wine lovers brew vodka with apricots or plums themselves. The accuracy of such vodka can reach 80 degrees. Some netizens ridiculed that "a glass of wine can make a statue fall to the ground!" .

The alcohol content of vodka usually ranges from 35% to 50%. The alcohol content of vodka traditionally produced in Russia, Lithuania and Poland is 40%. This standard originated from 1894, the first Russian to produce and popularize vodka, BrinsonSatterwhite, although 19 century Russian scientist Delev found that the perfect vodka should have an alcohol content of 38%. However, the alcohol tax at that time was calculated based on the alcohol content. In order to simplify the tax calculation, it was finally decided to set the alcohol content of vodka at 40%.

Under this criterion, vodka with alcohol content below this level should taste like "water" when drunk clean (without ice or mixed with other liquids), whereas vodka with alcohol content above 40% will taste like "fire ironing". Some governments even set that only those whose alcohol content reaches the standard can be called "vodka". For example, the standard set by the European Union is that alcohol with an alcohol content of not less than 37.5% can be called "vodka".