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).

[@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 :))

[@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:)

[@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.

[@Barkattherobot]

MORE WODKA!!! less WAR!!

[@pythagorasnine]

Tell it to the Russians. Won't listen.

[@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 😉

[@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!

[@DebtBuysFreedumb]

GJ Vice like the documentary!

[@jaredr8]

brilliant watch!

[@badfatherjames]

that ending . man, beatifully done!

[@bucihc]

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

[@FlownChill]

Amazing. More of this guy!

[@rusellhorny]

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

[@lstedition]

great video and very informative. keep em coming VICE!

[@patdpolishpower]

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

[@WeShouldAllBeNaked]

I enjoyed this, amazing job Vice!

[@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

[@blakerwalk]

That was fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

[@UVClay]

One of my favorite Vice docs yet.

[@Nowik1991]

Great Vice!

[@mattg8844]

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

[@RasmusDichmann]

06:10 - hahahaha, what a sneaky bastard!

[@nicha112]

Another great documentary, thank you vice.

[@Vikseemungal]

Great job guys that was beautifully done

[@BigDudeSuperstar]

great work guys. Pleasure absolutely.

[@opelozz]

U got my sub for this document;)

[@EJConrad]

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

[@TontoLongArms]

This one is my favorite!

[@mcspikesky]

One of the best produced Vice docs in a while!

[@prymus81]

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

[@TheLoyalOfficer]

Nicely done, Vice!

[@NoHandlesGT]

Great documentary

[@AlbertoOleasA]

love your style vice!

[@sasha5566]

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

[@dezent]

Love Vice, more Like this!

[@LarsonChristopher]

Superb.

[@fleewithin]

Really good piece. Kudos.

[@Marsriegelvollzug]

Great Work!

[@holdmybeer]

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

[@SHKmaster1]

Polish spirytus the real man's drink

[@AcidAlexx]

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

[@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?

[@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!

[@rexludlowable]

well made vice keep it up

[@bmackenzie7]

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

[@MyGIFTED]

Very cool video!

[@4sebek]

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

[@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...

[@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.

[@aw2584]

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

[@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.

[@brotherdan6]

Thank you!

[@mercify9]

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

[@six10mx]

This is a god damn good video!

[@theeturnone]

very good!

[@MrKardukas]

Props to you my friend

[@maracux9070]

MORE DOCS FROM THIS CHAP....

[@pavlokalnov9458]

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

[@pilot696]

Love the SEAT Marbella at 14:42 XD

[@marcus37170192]

EXCELENT !

[@Doomedexistence09]

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

[@ragharamani]

nicely done, use this guy more often!

[@pleuriskip]

More from this guy :D

[@moo123wat]

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

[@raymondpeter4827]

this is great..

[@VegasSeth]

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

[@CurtRodgers]

Great ending!

[@montaramike]

Another top notch program from Vice

[@Skateandcreate9]

the traditional polish walking beer, such a magnificent sighting.

[@lukemilton9587]

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

[@MrBleedingFingers]

the song in the end is Gui Boratto - Beautiful life

[@nercoG]

that was awesome

[@dangel121]

this guy needs to be in more vice docs

[@Matthew24PL]

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

[@BuzzTheLobuz]

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

[@Charlies93]

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

[@kimcha5084]

No this one is quite bad

[@liamdillon6017]

this guy is great

[@conordwyer07]

nice ending!

[@Benivator2]

thank you :P

[@elementsilver]

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

[@bradenkun]

the end song is called "beautiful life" and its by GUI BORRATTO

[@micharychlik2274]

Wery good documentary

[@TheycallmeMrRed]

Awesome

[@tomp2008]

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

[@linnashimano7487]

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

[@MelissaBaker.]

Amazing documentary. What's the song at the end, anyone knows?

[@DieFliegeinderSuppe]

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

[@seren_elesi]

Fine docu

[@franciscodmateos1]

Kool video :-)

[@Zyklon92]

Scott Simpson, hero!

[@EnnoMaffen]

Gui Boratto? Awesome track choice!

[@DNAManufacturing]

This was awesome. Now go to Goa and do a documentary on fenny!

[@ngregson]

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

[@2ndbleak]

Great work. Also, let this guy do more work, he's so much better than your usual reporters.

[@jewgoldman-bankfein-nussba5848]

whats the background music from 11:06? anybody, Please.

[@TheMontyCora]

I like this reporter, well done.

[@MrRobertBatchelor]

I want to know too!

[@snowbiscuit]

Gorzałka, wódka, Poland is the best!