Vodka: The Master Class

Time to Get Schooled   Ring the bell, suckas’. The school of Vodka is now in session.   But first, some classroom rules: 1) Bring a number 2 pencil, a notebook and your tumbler to class every day. 2) Energy drinks will be strictly prohibited as a mixer. After all, you’re not some naive, booze-guzzling freshman.    Because if you think Vodka is some tasteless, odorless hooch confined to Solo cups filled with syrupy sweet juices and energy drinks… well. We’ve got our work cut out for us. So take out a pen and paper — it’s time to get schooled.   Vodka is one of the best-selling Spirits in the world and yet, there are so many questions surrounding: is it made from potatoes? How ‘bout  wheat? Perhaps corn? Did a narwhal piss it into existence? (Yes, yes, yes, and not that we’re aware of.)    Unlike other Spirits, Vodka can be made anywhere in the world. Most use fermented grains (like sorghum, corn, rice, rye or wheat), but you’ll also find potatoes, gra