While it may be just one of many bottles on a bar shelf, vodka is a little different from most spirits, and not just because it significantly predates the likes of rum, whiskey, tequila, and gin.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to Statista, vodka generated the largest volume of sales within the United States spirit industry, with 77 million ...

KOTKA, Finland — Heini Alajaaski doesn't understand what all the fuss is about. For her, vodka (or "viina" in Finnish) is mostly about having a good time, not what it's made of. But battle lines have ...