Who Really Invented Vodka? (Documentary | Part 2)

We traveled to the front lines of the Vodka Wars in Eastern Europe. In part 2, we go to Poland to get drunk and learn about "Wodka," and how it differs from Russian vodka.
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[@sebatronify]

she had a sense of humor on her - polish people express cheekiness differently. it's all about being strait-faced and hoping for a reaction (which then triggers LOLs).

[@lollalot]

I'm Russian and... what? I feel like I've been living a lie. Respect to Vice for uncovering the truth and broadcasting it. Right now I'm feeling the complete polar opposite of pride for what my people did in the USSR. I hope that we can put the past behind us and enjoy Vodka, not fight over it or over anything else.

[@szlachta1alek]

There we are! Poland invented Wodka :) end of :)

[@larrywave]

lol that just prove that word wodka is from poland nothing else

[@pythagorasnine]

@@larrywave Nonsense. The Poles have chronicles and manuscripts describing vodka destilation going back to the 14th Century (from grain! Not from potatoes as simpletons Russians do; potatoes hadn't even arrived in to Europe till the 17th C, as animal fodder then.) . The Muscovites didn't even have a single printing press until the 18th century so they can 'claim' any fantasies they want, but only stupid people can believe them. Poland was a civilised country in the Medieval ages, with one of the first universities in the world and the one of the busiest publishing industries in the 14th C and plenty of books describing distillery and various alcohols. The Muscovy was part of the primitive Mongolian empire then. END OF.

[@JerryRiceBall]

The polskis didnt event noothin!!!

[@vladimirthegreen6097]

@@pythagorasnine you totaly brainshit

[@radosawbejma4640]

@@vladimirthegreen6097 Another "vodka" drunk Russian 😉

[@BandytaCzasu]

Excellent. The book is 300 years old. No gloves, no extra care, they just handle it like it was printed yesterday, and it's worth is probably in millions.....

[@alski]

You would know wouldn't you, I bet you probably read the book a couple of times.

[@DrRidaz]

yeah I was shocked too, she just turns the pages like its a random fashion magazine

[@szefszefow5904]

for Poland 300 years is nothing

[@przemysawpiorkowski9370]

That's a reprint, come on. :)

[@nastybeats]

@@szefszefow5904 Ture We have a 1000+ old history :))

[@Barkattherobot]

MORE WODKA!!! less WAR!!

[@pythagorasnine]

Tell it to the Russians. Won't listen.

[@Casey5693]

Great documentary! I never realized that Poland had so much to be proud of as a country.

[@nastybeats]

Polish word is Wódka - vodka = means water... There is no such word in russian...

[@exmakina9433]

I enjoyed the ending of this documentary, it's so accurate. Poland has always been taken advantage of.

[@mydnajt]

Ex makina not always:)

[@lukarosen9116]

around 5:00 it's said about the use of vodka as a wonderdrug for "Black Death" in Poland. Funnily enough, Poland was probably the only country not ravaged by Black Death....It truly purifies your innards, I suppose:)

[@wicik1]

this is great, well presented, no bullshit, proper documetry, keep it rolling!

[@badfatherjames]

that ending . man, beatifully done!

[@RasmusDichmann]

06:10 - hahahaha, what a sneaky bastard!

[@MrFucktard12345]

wow. the way they ended it was great. surprisingly one of the most informative vice docs i've seen. give this guy a raise

[@AcidAlexx]

Favorite documentary by Vice, probably because I'm Polish. POLSKAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[@DebtBuysFreedumb]

GJ Vice like the documentary!

[@UVClay]

One of my favorite Vice docs yet.

[@prymus81]

Great movie. Lots of memories. I grow up in Poland:)

[@FlownChill]

Amazing. More of this guy!

[@redpolscorp]

This message is for every russian who thinks that russian wodka is the best: Most barkeepers, conniseurs, chefs and other people who knows alcohol think that the best wodka on the world is CHOPIN. It's polish. In Poland we think that the guys in Sweden make some good water to. Wodka is from the word woda and this means water. Aaaand NOW the russians can start with their hating comments against me. Let the shitstorm BEGIN!

[@darek4488]

+Red Polscorp In Russia the quantities are way more important the quality. That's way Russian vodka doesn't ever taste as good.

[@redpolscorp]

darek4488 Thx for that info.

[@andrew3814]

Wodka, woda = водка, вода. both languages have "water" in the word. no hate, just pointing out similarities.

[@maxdreska3755]

you are a bad weatherman, there wasn't a shitstorm

[@jaredr8]

brilliant watch!

[@TheCrowsClaw]

Thats one great documentary. Somewhat partial, due to wódka production taking place in numerous countries, not only Poland and Russia at more or less the same time, just probably not documented well enough (and I'm saying that as a Polish guy). Nonetheless, it's most important just to enjoy your time with friends and family when having it. No matter Polish, Russian or Scandinavian, which is also very good btw, or any other. Na zdrowie! ( ="For good health" - watch the movie and you'll understand the origin of polish toast ;)

[@alalala132whyisthishandletaken]

that's right. vodka is not something thats particularly hard to stumble upon; it's the default behaviour of most grains when you ferment them.

[@SHKmaster1]

Polish spirytus the real man's drink

[@WeShouldAllBeNaked]

I enjoyed this, amazing job Vice!

[@holdmybeer]

You pretty much named off my family tree. I love these Eastern European documentaries

[@Nowik1991]

Great Vice!

[@patdpolishpower]

One of my favorite Vice documentaries so far! Nicely done!

[@opelozz]

U got my sub for this document;)

[@lstedition]

great video and very informative. keep em coming VICE!

[@BigDudeSuperstar]

great work guys. Pleasure absolutely.

[@bucihc]

love this guys way of presenting the material. direct with some funny parts thrown in. very refreshing.

[@blakerwalk]

That was fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

[@aw2584]

in 2:23 subtitles said "inaudible" when the woman on the right said "dziękuję bardzo", which means "thank you very much".

[@linnashimano7487]

All I could think about when they held that fragile book was: "Wear gloves~! Wear gloves~!"

[@rusellhorny]

Vice, this is brilliant! Thank you , another great documentary, very well done. Keep it up

[@maracux9070]

MORE DOCS FROM THIS CHAP....

[@pavlokalnov9458]

+Mara Cux I agree, he had such an impressive narration

[@mcspikesky]

One of the best produced Vice docs in a while!

[@TontoLongArms]

This one is my favorite!

[@AlbertoOleasA]

love your style vice!

[@Vikseemungal]

Great job guys that was beautifully done

[@nicha112]

Another great documentary, thank you vice.

[@mattg8844]

The ending was absolutely beautiful. So well done it's amazing. Wow.

[@4sebek]

Im from Poland and when i saw this it made me proud even more. Polish Pride! Thx Vice for spreading the word!

[@EJConrad]

Its my day off and this really made my afternoon. TY!

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Nicely done, Vice!

[@Skateandcreate9]

the traditional polish walking beer, such a magnificent sighting.

[@dezent]

Love Vice, more Like this!

[@DieFliegeinderSuppe]

poland roxx, we love you guys. greetings from east germany.

[@LarsonChristopher]

Superb.

[@Marsriegelvollzug]

Great Work!

[@Charlies93]

I would recommend Zubrowka! t's a nice smooth polish vodka :-) - Greetings from Denmark!

[@kimcha5084]

No this one is quite bad

[@fleewithin]

Really good piece. Kudos.

[@NoHandlesGT]

Great documentary

[@Matthew24PL]

hahaha you r so funny, I like your sense of humor !

[@MyGIFTED]

Very cool video!

[@rexludlowable]

well made vice keep it up

[@pilot696]

Love the SEAT Marbella at 14:42 XD

[@Yourismouter]

great documentary, danm makes me thirsty for some polish and Russian vodka LOL, loved the conclusion in the end about the spirit of polish identity and the use of Gui Boratto's beautiful song appropriately titled "beautiful life". well done Vice!

[@0defaced]

bottle o Sobieski right in front of me.......damn, thank you Poland!

[@six10mx]

This is a god damn good video!

[@BuzzTheLobuz]

Great job on discovering Poland for the rest of the world!! Props to Ivar

[@revengejunkie111]

As a polish person living in canada, this is by far the trippiest video vice has thrown at me. I should mention that I've watched almost all of vices videos, including the ones that can't be posted on youtube. I'm just tripped out. I need to go tell my parents about this.

[@pleuriskip]

More from this guy :D

[@sasha5566]

Really well done. I enjoy that even though a definite answer was not found, some really fascinating conclusions were made.

[@theeturnone]

very good!

[@snowbiscuit]

Gorzałka, wódka, Poland is the best!

[@mclovinapple]

lol at Poland having Kaliningrad in the Map at 9:50

[@radosawbejma4640]

So as should be after the WW2

[@RyTrapp0]

awesome docu! well organized, solid video, great editing, and a great host! being a vodkaholic(wodkaholic?) made it all the more pleasurable! now where is my chopin potato...

[@brotherdan6]

Thank you!

[@mercify9]

More of this guy!

[@andrewra4163]

as a Russian, I'd rather not see vodka in Russia AT ALL. We've got tons of things that represent our culture as Russians, vodka is a damn disaster

[@iliapopovich]

The etymology is very simply explained. VODKA is based on the word VODA which in every Slavic language means water. Most probably because it's the purest alcohol with no color or fragrance. Actually, the first time I tasted vodka was when 7 years old mistook it for water in the fridge

[@MrKardukas]

Props to you my friend

[@montaramike]

Another top notch program from Vice

[@bmackenzie7]

This guy does an excellent job, he should be in more of Vice's documentaries. He's really engaging and interesting

[@marcus37170192]

EXCELENT !

[@nercoG]

that was awesome

[@Doomedexistence09]

Cool stuff, I love me some vodka! Thanks vice!

[@JayM108]

Amazing stuff, need to see more of this guy in these doc's. Also, what does the word mean that he says at the very end?

[@raymondpeter4827]

this is great..

[@franciscodmateos1]

Kool video :-)

[@tomp2008]

3:55 to 4:02 .. made me chuckle :)

[@CurtRodgers]

Great ending!

[@VegasSeth]

What a dedicated reporter, this guy is quality. Good job, Vice.

[@Sinehu]

My name is also Ivar, i am Norwegian and have several Russian and Polish friends. They love vodka equally so leave it at that ;)

[@Benivator2]

thank you :P

[@liamdillon6017]

this guy is great

[@conordwyer07]

nice ending!

[@ragharamani]

nicely done, use this guy more often!

[@UnderageBeerHere]

Vice, take notice, THIS is how you do a documentary/video. Please give more people like this assignments instead of giving them to the lifeless, uninterested, boring people.

[@jmninezero6567]

Vodka first recorded usage was by Portuguese travelers navigating the island of New Guinea in 1729. It was originally called La'aaua, made by combining traditional kava, spice from asia and leafs from mindanao gum trees. The Portuguese travelers took several batches back to Lisbon and the royal court. The royal family did not care for the taste of La'aaua which was then sold by lowly court officials to passing european travelers which found its way east, to the slavic nation of Poland.

[@TheycallmeMrRed]

Awesome

[@ngregson]

best documentary vice has produced in a while, we'll done guys

[@lukemilton9587]

I live in NYC and I LOVE VICE!!!!

[@elementsilver]

For all those that want to know the song at the end is Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life

[@moo123wat]

as someone else said in the other video, this guy really needs to be in more videos!

[@MrKellyv1]

Excellent documentary, I didn't even have to drink vodka to enjoy it!

[@micharychlik2274]

Wery good documentary

[@dangel121]

this guy needs to be in more vice docs

[@seren_elesi]

Fine docu

[@fourzerozerozero]

Vice is the best news source on Earth.

[@MrBleedingFingers]

the song in the end is Gui Boratto - Beautiful life