Sooo, my friend gave me this for my birthday. It is a bottle of raki. When he put it in my hand he told me that it was "original russian vodka", since he does not seem to be really good at reading and I did not try to decipher the lable at that time but it did seem a little old with a cheap lable that peeled off a little and that is way too small for its really generic bottle that could just filled with anything. When I aked him where he got that, he said some russian friends left it for his parents a few years back.
I was anxious to try real russian vodka and went ahead and took a sip. It tasted a lot differend. Since I did not really want to get piss drunk I took it home, where I took my first look at the actual lable and it said: "[B]Raki rrushi kosove[/B]". Its 42% and got botteled in 2002.
Now in my dictionary "raki" is not vodka and "kosove" is not russia. Knowing my eastern europe neighbors, I know that "rrushi" might just as well mean "toxic methanol bootleg".
Anyone here who knows his Raki? Anyone who knows the Kosovo?
Here are pictures. I know they are blurry. I have shaky hands. Ill get better ones
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My friend gave me this really strange bottle of raki from kosovo. what the fuck is this shit?
And damn it, I know what RAKI is and I know where the KOSOVO is.
the thing is that people over there tend to drop dead even from the stuff you can buy in a store. So If any eastern europe guy around here can tell me if this is a typical "HOLY SHIT DONT DRINK THAT" thing.
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Drink it all by yourself and film it
It's definitely not Russian, cause I'm Russian and "Raki rrushi kosove" sounds nothing like it. It could be from a Central Asian country...
Down in one!
Nah, don't. Better safe than sorry.
Maybe your friend farted in the bottle and labelled it
You fucked up the links, fix them please :buddy:
Drink it, get fucked up, have friend record with video camera, post results
I can get fucked up on the bottle of jim, jack or jägermeister they gave me.
At least they are sure not to contain rubbing alcohol
Its just that I dont want to throw it away, maybe im paranoid and putting it on the shelf forever isn't a solution too.
I can give it away myself, but I might give away quality liquor
Looks like a kind of whisky.
Note to everyone: use filesmelt.com, imageshack is actual garbage.
Also snort it and see what happens.
Wodka is rarely quality liquor...
Well using [url=http://frengly.com/]frengly[/url] it tells me that the language beneath the title is albanian and i am translating it now, gimme a second.
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Frengly translated it to say:
[b]'Raki rrushi kosove'[/b] is the original drink with characteristic aroma and taste. Production duration annually from selected species of vine, with quality and modern methods. The favorite for this drink is precious and in many fairs and decorated with gold erkombetare
Even Absolut tastes like shit to me...
This is the manufacturer's info. It's in English, don't worry.
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[quote]Kosova Vera Winery L.L.C. produces and markets alcoholic beverages including wines. It operates in the regions of Krusha e Vogël, Mala Krusa, and Landovice. The company is based in Serbia & Montenegro.[/quote]
Also, from here
[url]http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/ae4b7/4c4/a/[/url]
[quote] It's a clear brandy made from grapes (rrushi), and is completely different to Turkish and Greek raki which tastes of aniseed - this doesn't. It's pretty strong, and does take a bit of getting used to.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Glitch360;21166978]It's definitely not Russian, cause I'm Russian and "Raki rrushi kosove" sounds nothing like it. It could be from a Central Asian country...[/QUOTE]
I think it is safe to assume that [B]kosove[/B] means [B]kosovo[/B]
Do a taste test man, if it tastes like alcohol, its alcohol
most likely
[B]Raki[/B] (definite form [I]rakia[/I]) is an [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albanian"]Albanian[/URL] alcoholic beverage, similar to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia"]rakia[/URL] found in other former territories of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire"]Ottoman Empire[/URL]. It is made from [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_%28food%29"]fermented[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled"]distilled[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit"]fruit[/URL], particularly [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapes"]grapes[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plums"]plums[/URL]. Albanian raki contains no [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniseed"]aniseed[/URL] and its taste varies according to the fruit used to make it. The process of making raki is exceptionally difficult, requiring much labor to mash the fruit, ferment it under the proper conditions, ensure the correct amount of fire under the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation"]distillery barrel[/URL] and finally to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infusion"]infuse[/URL] the final product with leaves from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple"]apple[/URL] tree. The slightest mistake turns a potentially perfect batch of raki into what is known as 'soft raki', which is considered by many to not be worth drinking.
Use Google instead of asking facepunch.
Raki is a Turkish drink.
Have you tried a qualitative test for the alcohol in it? Alcohols take the form CnH2n+1OH, so a simple halide test would be able to reveal the concentration of alcohol, qualitatively.
Take a sample of it, and put it in a small glass or something.
Then, you need to get hold of some bromide or iodide solution. I'm not ENTIRELY certain on my chemistry, but the bromide ions should displace the alcohol group and the solution will turn yellow with iodide and cream with bromide.
If it turns a deep shade of yellow, or opaquely cream, then it's heavily concentrated and drinking it [b]might[/b] kill you.
However, if it remains slightly translucent, it's not TOO concentrated and [b]probably[/b] wont kill you.
Disclaimer: This test is qualitative and results are not 100%. I take no responsibility if it leads to your death.
Damn it, I know what RAKI is and I know where the KOSOVO is.
the thing is that people over there tend to drop dead even from the stuff you can buy in a store. So If any eastern europe guy around here can tell me if this is a typical "HOLY SHIT DONT DRINK THAT" thing.
[QUOTE=BloodStream;21167402]Have you tried a qualitative test for the alcohol in it? Alcohols take the form CnH2n+1OH, so a simple halide test would be able to reveal the concentration of alcohol, qualitatively.
Take a sample of it, and put it in a small glass or something.
Then, you need to get hold of some bromide or iodide solution. I'm not ENTIRELY certain on my chemistry, but the bromide ions should displace the alcohol group and the solution will turn yellow with iodide and cream with bromide.
If it turns a deep shade of yellow, or opaquely cream, then it's heavily concentrated and drinking it [B]might[/B] kill you.
However, if it remains slightly translucent, it's not TOO concentrated and [B]probably[/B] wont kill you.
Disclaimer: This test is qualitative and results are not 100%. I take no responsibility if it leads to your death.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, A friend of mine is chemnist, I will give him a sample
Real Russians drink 90% pure spirit.
[QUOTE=werner;21167436]Real Russians drink 90% pure spirit.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but no man can drink methyle bootleg. It is safer to drink rubbing alcohol with is 100% ethyl
It's just fruit brandy. Try it.
[QUOTE=Glitch360;21166978]It's definitely not Russian, cause I'm Russian and "Raki rrushi kosove" sounds nothing like it. It could be from a Central Asian country...[/QUOTE]
The national languages of Kosovo are Albanian and Serbian, so why should it by any means sound like Russian?
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Also, OP, the only country you can get 100% Russian vodka from is Russia.
And Raki isn't vodka by any definition anyway. lern2drink
[QUOTE=H4ngman;21167424]the thing is that people over there tend to drop dead even from the stuff you can buy in a store. So If any eastern europe guy around here can tell me if this is a typical "HOLY SHIT DONT DRINK THAT" thing.[/QUOTE]
Raki is a strong drink, so never drink it fast. Some say it's sweet, but I don't believe it. First of all, find a drinking glass, put raki (make sure it's cold, the ice is not recommended), and put some cold water on it. Alternatively, you can drink a cold water along with raki. You can also eat a salad along with raki (recommended).
Uggh, I had raki a few times in Greece. Nasty stuff.
Isn't raki from Croatia?
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By the way, I'm from Eastern Europe, and don't drink any home made liquor like lemonade, especially if it's from Europe. It's like a knockout in a bottle.
Your friend wants to off you.
Drink them like a man.
whats the worst it could do? :smug:
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