The difference between real vodka and fired.

Alcohol can be of high quality and "burned". The first category includes expensive drinks, made according to all standards and in compliance with the recipe, and the second, as the people say, "swill", from which you can simply not wake up the next morning. So, how not to run into poison and distinguish real from fake vodka.

Definition

Present vodka is a product with a long history. It appeared at a time when Russia began to switch to a three-field system of growing grain, which gave an incredible harvest. As a result, people had a lot of grain that needed to be used for something. So vodka appeared - a product of fermentation and distillation of wheat and other similar crops. And then D. I. Mendeleev was able to achieve the ideal ratio of water and alcohol, which made it possible to release a product known and famous all over the world. Of course, Dmitry Ivanovich simply dealt with the absorption of alcohol by water, and did not deliberately invent the most "killer cocktail". But... now we have something that is famous all over the world, and that people eat in the days of sorrow and joy.

Singe vodka - well, of course, the demand for real vodka gave birth to a lot of "brilliant ideas" how to make a fake and sell at the price of the original. Fake breeders of all stripes have invented all sorts of ways to deceive customers. Moreover, everything is counterfeited: bottles, labels, excise stamps, even special corks and certificates. However, everything does not always work out smoothly, and there are various ways to identify a fake.

Signs of "burnt" vodka

First, you need to evaluate the bottle by sight. See if the cap fits snugly on the neck. If it scrolls or even more so leaks, you are unlikely to see a real product with guaranteed quality.

"Singe" vodka

There must be a safety ring on the screw cap. And notice how high the level of the liquid poured is. Usually, if it is not a fake, it is customary to pour liquid into a container with a screw stopper up to the middle of the neck. In the case of using a cap "cap", then just above the hanger.

Next, turn the bottle upside down and inspect for the presence of sediment in the liquid. It shouldn't be. If there are strange dust particles, lint, suspension, other foreign particles, immediately stop purchasing this product.

The color of the fake vodka may also differ from the factory one. The real one is crystal clear. In fake vodka, you can often distinguish between yellowish and pinkish shades. Some turbidity is also possible.

Pay attention to the bottling date stamp. By factory standards, it is applied to each bottle on the back or outside of the label or cap. The location may vary, but the readability may not. All inscriptions must be perfectly visible and legible. For greater quality assurance, some manufacturing plants additionally even stamp the bottling date using an inkjet printer. This somewhat increases the price, but at the same time gives a guarantee of quality. The main thing is to compare the bottling date stamp on the label and the cap. If there is a mismatch, there is reason to doubt the quality of the contents of the bottle.

All labels on the bottle must adhere firmly, adhered straight and without tearing. At the factory, the stickers are applied by an automatic machine, so everything comes out smoothly and with uniform dabs of glue. If they are incorrect or blurred, then this is also a reason to doubt.

And the pictures themselves and the inscriptions on the labels should be bright and well readable. Fakes are often labeled with dull, faded labels.

We study the label itself. There must be a manufacturer and its details on it. If it does not exist, then the enterprises, perhaps, too. On the front side there is always the bottling date, name and address of the manufacturer, license number, certification mark, alcohol strength.

If the bottle is not suspicious, the quality of the alcohol itself can be assessed. This is done using an ordinary teaspoon and a lighter. If you heat up vodka, it should burst into flame. Let it burn out and then smell the rest. If the liquid has a strong unpleasant odor, then this indicates the presence of impurities.

Conclusions TheDifference.ru

  1. If you have a fake in front of you, then the cap can scroll or leak, but the cap of real vodka is not.
  2. A real bottle has a safety cap; a fake one often does not have one.
  3. The level of the liquid poured should be up to the "shoulders" or to the middle of the neck, in fakes this rule is not always observed.
  4. There will be no sediment in real vodka, but in "burnt" vodka it often is.
  5. The color of the counterfeit may have a colored tint, but the real vodka is colorless.
  6. There must be a filling stamp matching on the label and cap. The absence or mismatch of dates is a reason to doubt the products.
  7. The label on this bottle is glued evenly, without unnecessary smears of glue and is firmly in place. But a fake often has distortions or smeared glue smears.
  8. Counterfeit labels can have dull, unreadable labels, but real vodka has bright and clear labels.
  9. On the label of real vodka, it is necessary to indicate the manufacturer's plant and all the details, and on a fake one often misses something.
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