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LeftInTX

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92. I'm surprised that no one has heard of Kamchatka Vodka
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 03:20 PM
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I believe they had signs for it everywhere in the 70's. Who wouldn't want Russian vodka? Seagram's Vodka just didn't have that authentic ring to it.


https://honestboozereviews.com/kamchatka-vodka-750ml/

See at the intial onset the Russian name is enough to make you think – well okay it’s cheap and bottom shelf, but if it’s Russian it can’t be worse than Gordon’s or Mr. Boston. It is though, and that’s liekly because it was made in Kentucky by a large corporation – who should be shot. (Honestly we like the Suntory Whiskey, but when you buy companies that make this shit, you suck just a little bit more.)



What they Say: “Kamchatka is one of the largest selling vodkas in America. Its smooth, crisp taste makes it excellent year round for entertaining and mixability. ”


And this from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133071567/The-Last-Word-In-Business
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Get with it DU drinkers. I know you're a bunch of baby boomers like me.
I don't drink anymore. I believe back in 70s. I may have bought a bottle of this. Mainly because it was Russian.
(Well, NPR tells me it's made in the US)
I even know where the Kamchatka Peninsula is. But I learned that later because I knew it was the name of the vodka. And I thought, "So, that's where the vodka comes "

Drink up America!

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Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Tuesday #1
The epicentre was located 136 kilometres east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city in Russia's Far East. Celerity Tuesday #27
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I did too! spanone Tuesday #11
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I believe there was/is a Kamchatka vodka. LeftInTX Wednesday #69
I knew it from playing the board game Risk as a child uppityperson Tuesday #18
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Hated that game.. had a brother in law that always attacked me... bsiebs Tuesday #30
I never won, but tried to always get AK and Kamchakta because they seemed interesting uppityperson Tuesday #45
ain't that the truth. the one game guaranteed to cause family strife Tetrachloride Tuesday #59
I first heard about Kamchatka in 1983 choie Wednesday #78
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I'm surprised that no one has heard of Kamchatka Vodka LeftInTX Wednesday #92
Nice malaise Wednesday #93
Upgraded to Warning ruet Tuesday #4
Thanks for the update! jmbar2 Tuesday #10
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appreciate it! jmbar2 Tuesday #23
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Can you get out and up pretty fast? Permanut Tuesday #32
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Beautiful area, love that bridge.. Permanut Tuesday #37
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It' a beatiful place. I trust that you have high ground to evacuate to ? CentralMass Tuesday #65
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Watching Hawaii news conference on BBC now malaise Wednesday #74
Waves near California-Oregon border recorded as 3.6 ft (above 1m) muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #76
Sixth Strongest Quake in modern history 8.8 malaise Wednesday #77
My DIL posted on FB about the teunami evacuation order. ProudMNDemocrat Wednesday #80
I watched some of the videos from Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia............. Lovie777 Wednesday #81
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It apears the earthquatke lasted almost 60 seconds.............. Lovie777 Wednesday #83
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