Throughout recorded history there has always been alcohol in of some variety. When you are sitting on a Friday night with your vodka and coke or Pernod and lemonade, does it ever cross your mind how exactly the drink came about.

Vodka is a drink which originated in Eastern Europe. The name stemming from the Russian word ‘voda’ meaning water or, as the Poles would say ‘woda.’ Century Direct Group found out that the first documented production of vodka was the end of the 9th century in Russia. Poland lays claims to having distilled vodka even earlier in the 8th century, but as this was a distillation of wine it might be more appropriate to consider it a crude brandy. The first identifiable Polish vodkas appeared in the 11th century when they were called ‘gorzalka’ originally used as medicines.

Since early production methods were crude, vodka often contained impurities, so to mask these the distillers flavoured their spirits with fruit, herbs or spices. The mid 15th century saw the first appearance of pot distillation in Russia.

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Posted by admin on March 14th, 2011 :: Filed under Century Direct Group research
Tags :: alcohol, bar, Century Direct Group, drink, food, supplies, supply

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How many times do we just want to drink tea after a heavy meal, but are then bombarded with all the various tea flavors that we get lost. Century Direct Group decided to research some of the teas available to help you with that choice.

There are four types of tea: black tea, green tea, white tea and oolong tea. All these are made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis, also known as the tea plant. Other herbal infusions such as chamomile tea, ginger tea or red tea made of rooibos leaves are disqualified as types of tea since the tea plant is not involved in their making. The difference between the four tea variations lies in the process of making them. Century Direct Group learned that each type has a very unique flavor and various health benefits.

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Posted by admin on March 6th, 2011 :: Filed under Century Direct Group research
Tags :: black tea, Century Direct Group, drink, food, green tea, oolong tea, white tea

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