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Mr.Bill

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52. I can't remember the brands, too long ago. I think the cigars they got me
Thu May 11, 2023, 08:49 PM
May 2023

were all the same brand. Stoli is good Vodka but these Russians laughed when I told them that's what I drank. All the stuff they got me was 100 proof, for starters. The other thing I learned was that Vodka to them has a very broad meaning. Sort of like the word Liquor here. There are many types besides the clear liquid we are used to.

They gave me a bottle of this stuff they called Hunter's Brandy. It was as dark as coffee and they said it is traditionally drank in the autumn hunting season. It did have somewhat of a Brandy flavor, but was 100 proof like all the other Vodkas. They were also adamant that you never mix Vodka with anything, you only drink it straight.

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