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LeftInTX

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92. I'm surprised that no one has heard of Kamchatka Vodka

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 03:20 PM

Jul 30

I believe they had signs for it everywhere in the 70's. Who wouldn't want Russian vodka? Seagram's Vodka just didn't have that authentic ring to it.

https://honestboozereviews.com/kamchatka-vodka-750ml/

See at the intial onset the Russian name is enough to make you think – well okay it’s cheap and bottom shelf, but if it’s Russian it can’t be worse than Gordon’s or Mr. Boston. It is though, and that’s liekly because it was made in Kentucky by a large corporation – who should be shot. (Honestly we like the Suntory Whiskey, but when you buy companies that make this shit, you suck just a little bit more.)

What they Say: “Kamchatka is one of the largest selling vodkas in America. Its smooth, crisp taste makes it excellent year round for entertaining and mixability. ”

And this from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133071567/The-Last-Word-In-Business
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Get with it DU drinkers. I know you're a bunch of baby boomers like me.
I don't drink anymore. I believe back in 70s. I may have bought a bottle of this. Mainly because it was Russian.
(Well, NPR tells me it's made in the US)
I even know where the Kamchatka Peninsula is. But I learned that later because I knew it was the name of the vodka. And I thought, "So, that's where the vodka comes "

Drink up America!

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Tsunami watch on west coast [View all] jmbar2 Jul 29 OP

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Jul 29 #1

The epicentre was located 136 kilometres east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city in Russia's Far East. Celerity Jul 29 #27

Lovely pics malaise Jul 29 #31

K & R Permanut Jul 29 #2

K&R spanone Jul 29 #3

Had to look it up malaise Jul 29 #9

I did too! spanone Jul 29 #11

Newest major land mass on earth Warpy Jul 29 #14

I believe there was/is a Kamchatka vodka. LeftInTX Jul 30 #69

I knew it from playing the board game Risk as a child uppityperson Jul 29 #18

LOL malaise Jul 29 #19

Hated that game.. had a brother in law that always attacked me... bsiebs Jul 29 #30

I never won, but tried to always get AK and Kamchakta because they seemed interesting uppityperson Jul 29 #45

ain't that the truth. the one game guaranteed to cause family strife Tetrachloride Jul 29 #59

I first heard about Kamchatka in 1983 choie Jul 30 #78

Interesting malaise Jul 30 #79

I'm surprised that no one has heard of Kamchatka Vodka LeftInTX Jul 30 #92

Nice malaise Jul 30 #93

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Stay safe malaise Jul 29 #20

appreciate it! jmbar2 Jul 29 #23

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We thought we were safe from hurricanes up in the WNC mountains. blm Jul 29 #29

Can you get out and up pretty fast? Permanut Jul 29 #32

I'm about a mile from the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport jmbar2 Jul 29 #34

Beautiful area, love that bridge.. Permanut Jul 29 #37

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Hey, sounds like you'll be okay.. Permanut Jul 29 #41

Hahaha jmbar2 Jul 29 #43

That's a nice location. CentralMass Jul 29 #66

It' a beatiful place. I trust that you have high ground to evacuate to ? CentralMass Jul 29 #65

Thanks - I do jmbar2 Jul 30 #70

Stay safe.. CentralMass Jul 30 #73

Near the Kamchatka Peninsula. calimary Jul 29 #42

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8.7! Jesus Christ! FirstLight Jul 29 #5

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K&R...I'm not close to the coast, but I'm not very high either... Wounded Bear Jul 29 #8

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Ooooohhh...Moclips and Westport, WA GenThePerservering Jul 29 #17

8..7!! The biggest and scariest one I was ever in was 6.7. We were just about right on top of it. Ping Tung Jul 29 #21

More warnings- Japan Issues Tsunami Warning for Areas Including Tokyo Bay malaise Jul 29 #24

Here's a livestream jmbar2 Jul 29 #26

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Kicking. Permanut Jul 29 #33

Finally broke on CNN malaise Jul 29 #35

Worried about our Hawaii DUers radical noodle Jul 29 #39

Just received a warning in San Diego County. I'm inland. Dem2theMax Jul 29 #40

Same here for Oregon jmbar2 Jul 29 #44

I got the same warning LogDog75 Jul 29 #46

I'm in North County, far away from the ocean. Sadly. Dem2theMax Jul 29 #48

There are 10 high rise condo buildings just South of the Hotel del Coronado LogDog75 Jul 29 #49

Tsunami Warning for Oak Park, San Diego...elevation, 312 ft. haele Jul 29 #55

La Jolla resident, 500 yards from the ocean but at an elevation Abolishinist Jul 29 #68

Are they making a ruckus? jmbar2 Jul 30 #71

Aha! I thought I detected a Newport accent coming from several of them. Abolishinist Jul 30 #85

Oh, that's so sad jmbar2 Jul 30 #87

details of the quake below. AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #47

i remember the 7.7 earlier in russia and commented that the strees from that had to go somewhere and here it is . AllaN01Bear Jul 29 #50

Kick DiverDave Jul 29 #51

The Kamchatka, and the far eastern areas, of Russia are some of the most beautiful and unspoiled areas on the planet n/t Cheezoholic Jul 29 #52

Lucky it's hitting during low tide. haele Jul 29 #53

My daughter lives in Washington in that advisory area but she is up on the mountain, safe. nt Trueblue Texan Jul 29 #54

We have some members in Hawaii LetMyPeopleVote Jul 29 #57

Hope they'll update us when it's safe to do so. jmbar2 Jul 29 #58

I just saw this LetMyPeopleVote Jul 29 #62

I just got an alert that the pier and beaches are closed due to the Tsunami watch! SunSeeker Jul 29 #60

Are you in Hawaii? jmbar2 Jul 29 #61

No, I'm in Southern California. SunSeeker Jul 29 #64

Here in Japan, they've still got the tsunami warnings on the TV RazorbackExpat Jul 29 #63

Glad to hear it! jmbar2 Jul 30 #72

Unfortunately, the areas that were hardest hit by the 2011 tsunami, RazorbackExpat Jul 30 #75

Now they've got the entire Pacific coast under a tsunami watch RazorbackExpat Jul 30 #95

Stay safe, coastal DU'ers! Bayard Jul 29 #67

Watching Hawaii news conference on BBC now malaise Jul 30 #74

Waves near California-Oregon border recorded as 3.6 ft (above 1m) muriel_volestrangler Jul 30 #76

Sixth Strongest Quake in modern history 8.8 malaise Jul 30 #77

My DIL posted on FB about the teunami evacuation order. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 30 #80

I watched some of the videos from Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia............. Lovie777 Jul 30 #81

The city was destroyed by a tsunami in 1952. It was rebuilt in a higher location. The port is on the ocean. LeftInTX Jul 30 #90

Sounds like the warnings did their job, and people got out of the way. bearsfootball516 Jul 30 #82

Nothing burger here in Oregon as well jmbar2 Jul 30 #84

Good news malaise Jul 30 #86

I sat in my car on a bluff for a couple of hours last night waiting for waves jmbar2 Jul 30 #88

You did the right thing malaise Jul 30 #89

That's the important thing. LeftInTX Jul 30 #91

Thanks jmbar2 Jul 30 #94

It apears the earthquatke lasted almost 60 seconds.............. Lovie777 Jul 30 #83