Thread: what kind of alcohol ?

my father just got so alcohol and we dont know what it is? i dont know where i can go to get the words translated eithe. If someone could give me their email address i could email you the pics. Also let me know what format you want the pics in,(tif, gif, jpg, bmp, etc).
Thanks a bunch

just upload the pictures to imageshack.us

and then post them here.


Also, does it say anything like

-ВОДКА- ?

not is not vodka. I know that much. heres the link i hope i did it right.

A) That's not Russian. (Ukranian?)
B) It is 25%-30% alcohol.

From what I can tell, it is a half liter bottle.
Edit: "Мiсткiсть 0.5л" means "capacity 0.5 liters"

"Пiкер" which means "picket" in Ukrainian.

"Хортица" does not come up in my Ukrainian on-oline dictionary.

A simple google search on the word "Хортица" gives you their website in english:

http://www.khortica.com.ua/home.php?lang=en

It is named after an Island on the Dnieper.

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

A simple google search on the word "Хортица" gives you their website in english:

http://www.khortica.com.ua/home.php?lang=en

It is named after an Island on the Dnieper.

Isn't that the Island where the Cossacks lived?

I've seen the cartoon.

...and it is a kind of liqueur (not to mix with liquor).

"Лікер Хортиця" == liqueur "Hortytsya". The first letter is "L"
The stylized "a" is actually an olden way of writing "я". In Russian, there would have been an "a" proper there, though.

I know its kinda a jumble of information, this forum does that alot, but i hope this helped.

Ціна з вартістю посуду 7 крб. 10 копю
Price with cost of bottle 7 coupons 10 kopeks

Крб. is "карбованець", which is (was) rouble (рубль) in Ukrainian. A label must be at least 8 years old.

Looks awfull. Guys, think twice befor drink this stuff.

thanks for the input. much appreciated.
now to find out what it tastes like.....



when i get brave enough to try it i will let you guys know what it was like.

It's likely an old bottle (karbobantsi haven't been used since after 1997), maybe even pre-1991. It should be OK stuff, most likely very sweet.

Although one problem with such old bottles is that sometimes the production lines weren't up to the standard at the time and the screw-on caps weren't tight enough. As the result some of the alcohol could evaporate over time, leaving you with a quarter-empty bottle. But most are OK.

Originally Posted by Vesh

Крб. is "карбованець", which is (was) rouble (рубль) in Ukrainian. A label must be at least 8 years old.

I know, I've seen old Soviet money with карбованець on it . But after the split of the USSR they translated карбованець as "coupon" in English. I just presumed it was post 1991.

Originally Posted by TATY

I know, I've seen old Soviet money with карбованець on it . But after the split of the USSR they translated карбованець are "coupon" in English. I just presumed it was post 1991.

Coupon is a totally different thing. The post-USSR Ukranian monetary unit was popularly called "купон" because each bank note had this word on it, although the official name of the unit was still карбованец. (E.g. "купон 25 карбованцiв"). People colloqually called them coupons to make clear they are talking about the "new" Ukranian money and not the "old" USSR rubles. Купон was in circulation for several ears until it was replaced by гривня.