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Alcohol producers in the struggle for consumer attention often release unusual alcohol on the market. Carbonated vodka is one such product. Although the drink has its fans, it is mainly bought to surprise guests or make an original gift.
Historical information
The first attempts to create carbonated drinks were made in the 1772th century. Out of curiosity, the English chemist Joseph Priestley placed a vessel of water over a vat of beer wort and obtained a drink saturated with gas bubbles. Joseph liked the unusual taste, so he made an apparatus for carbonating water and in XNUMX published an article with the results of his experiments. Priestley is considered the “father” of tonics and lemonades, although the scientist did not receive material benefits from his invention.
In the future, aeration devices were improved more than once, and bubble-saturated water firmly entered the life of Europeans. Already in 1799, the Thwaites Soda Water company was founded in Dublin, which produced fizzy drinks with the addition of soda bicarbonate and tartaric acids. The distillery’s products were in high demand in the UK, as the soda was diluted with whiskey.
In the future, non-alcoholic pops began to be widely used in cocktails in combination with strong alcohol, but the idea of carbonating vodka on an industrial scale did not occur to anyone until the beginning of the XNUMXst century. The reason was that the production of such a product is associated with high costs, and demand was very difficult to predict. Sparkling vodka is now produced in Sweden, Lithuania and the UK, but these are premium brands designed for a narrow circle of consumers.
In Russia, carbonated vodka is produced by OJSC Penza Vodka Plants, although many representatives of the older generation are familiar with the technology in the country. The habit of saturating hard drinks with carbon dioxide was common in youth circles back in times of total shortages. A bottle of vodka was poured into an ordinary household siphon, which in the 1980s was available in almost every home. According to the recollections of the experimenters, the procedure made sense, since the carbonated half-liter was enough for at least five people. Due to carbon dioxide, alcohol penetrated into the blood faster, which guaranteed the effect of all party participants.
Brands of carbonated vodka
In Russia, vodka with gas is not in high demand, as the country has strong traditions of the classic use of the drink. In addition, this kind of product belongs to the premium class and arouses curiosity only among exotic lovers.
Famous brands:
- O2 Sparkling Premium is a pioneer in the carbonated vodka market. The idea to create an unusual product was born by the British winemaker Philip Matland during the celebration of the New Year, and he spent almost two years developing the technology. The strong drink is based on grain alcohol, and the peculiarity lies in the fact that not carbon dioxide, but oxygen is used for carbonation.
- Camitz Sparkling Vodka is produced in Sweden from alcohol obtained by distillation five times. The manufacturer uses quality grain from the wheat fields of Vastergotland and water from the Tollsjo glacial spring with a rich mineral composition. The bottle opens with a typical champagne pop, and the fizzy effect in an open container lasts up to 8 hours.
- Zolotoy Petushok is well known in Russia due to its unusual packaging. Carbonated vodka is made on the basis of premium alcohol “Alpha” and poured into cans of 0,25 liters.
Features of the taste of carbonated vodka
The taste depends on the ingredients used by the manufacturer. The products of the Penza enterprise are closest to classic vodka. Due to high-quality raw materials, Golden Cockerel is distinguished by its mild taste and pleasant characteristic aroma, devoid of alcohol aggression.
British O2 is flavored with the exotic aphrodisiacs yohimbe and schizandra, giving the vodka a light floral and ginger hue.
Producer Camitz assures that the sweetish sparkling vodka is ideally combined with seafood, as the bubbles perfectly emphasize the salt, and also recommends using the product in cocktails.
Impact on health
Vodka “Golden Cockerel” in 2019 suddenly found itself in the center of increased attention of journalists, who even dubbed the rather expensive drink “bubble drink”. Publications appeared in which experts reported on the destructive effect of carbonated vodka on the body.
However, back in 2007, British scientists analyzed sparkling strong alcohol and found only one dangerous property in drinks – rapid intoxication.
All well-known brands are made from high-class spirits and in small quantities are much less dangerous than ordinary cheap vodka. The main thing is to observe the measure and remember the consequences of abuse.