Sainsbury's will remove Russian Standard vodka and Karpayskiye black sunflower seeds from its shelves. Waitrose, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership, will no longer sell Russian vodka either.

In 1934 and earlier Vodka cocktails didn't appear in many American cocktail books - for sure you could find a few, but Vodka wasn't all that popular yet and not many brands were imported to the U.S.

Indian spirits company Allied Blenders and Distillers has teamed up with Roust Corporation to launch Russian Standard vodka in the Indian market. The deal "underscores" Allied Blenders and ...