Episode 35 features Vodka Monopolowa by J.A. Baczewski. A potato vodka, it's award winning and my go-to for unflavored vodkas. Available in all common commercially available sizes, for this episode I featured a 1 liter bottle that retails for $20. It's 40% ABV, or 80 proof.Enjoy this episode with Monopolowa neat or on the rocks, mix it in a cocktail if you prefer!Monopolowa has two official websites, depending upon if it's the parent brand of US vodka brand: https://monopolowa.com/en/ or http://monopolowa.at/Brief Historical Timeline:1782 - Original distillery is founded1810 - Leopold Maksymilian Baczewski opens a distillery on the outskirts of Lviv, in modern day Ukraine1834 - Coffey stills, or two column stills, are installed and produce superior products1856 - Józef Adam (J.A.) Baczewski joins the family business and begins to upgrade and innovate, packaging export products in clear glass decanters1876 - J.A. Baczewski receives the honor of "Purveyor to the Imperial Royal Court" and display this and the Imperial Eagle Emblem on their bottles1911 - J.A. Baczewski dies, his sons Leopold and Henryk take over1920s - The business expands with new generations of Baczewski's joining the family business1930s - Baczewski products are available on two prestigious Polish transatlantic ocean lines1930s - Offices opened in Paris, Prague, and Vienna, and they begin using airplanes for routine deliveries 1939 - Lviv distillery is bombed by the Germans during WWII1940 - Adam and Stefan Baczewski, current owners, are killed by the SovietsPost WWII - Relative, Eduard Gessler acquires the J.A. Baczewski mark and merges it with his own distilling business to create Altvater Gessler - J.A. Baczewski1958 - Monopolowa is launched and introduced to the United States1980 - A US subsidiary is formed2011 - J.A. Baczewski products are imported to Poland, returning the famous products to their homelandKey Cocktails:It's unflavored vodka, so Monopolowa goes great with anything! Try it neat, or on the rocks, but avoid freezing it.References:Wikipedia article on MonopolowaWikipedia article on J.A. BaczewskiWikipedia article on GaliciaWikipedia article on the Kingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaWikipedia article on the Coffey StillYouTube Video on J.A. Baczewski history Altvater Gessler - J.A. Baczewski websiteProof66.com article referencing "Monopoly"Alcademics Blog Post on Potato VodkaContact Information:Official show website is:

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