Herlihy, Patricia. Vodka: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books, 2012.
The author presents competing Russian, Polish and Ukrainian origin claims, linguistic arguments, early grain spirits and possible routes of transmission, alongside a Polish advertising claim to origin.
Patricia Herlihy, Vodka: A Global History (London: Reaktion Books, 2012), supplied PDF pp. 33–40.
Patricia Herlihy, Vodka: A Global History (London: Reaktion Books, 2012), supplied PDF pp. 33–40. eISBN 9781861899545. PDF locators differ from printed-edition index references.
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Herlihy, Vodka, PDF 33–40.
National origin stories do not resolve historical priority
The account itself acknowledges uncertainty. It does not establish a single birthplace, invention date or direct genealogy for American whiskey. Source-fidelity citation; no external-original quote authentication performed. Ready status, when set, permits attributed discussion only.
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No access. Supplied PDF 33–40; printed-edition index pagination differs. Evidence 
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Full/footnote: Patricia Herlihy, Vodka: A Global History (London: Reaktion Books, 2012), supplied PDF pp. 33–40.
Short: Herlihy, Vodka, PDF 33–40.
Bibliography: Herlihy, Patricia. Vodka: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books, 2012. eISBN 9781861899545.
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The account itself acknowledges uncertainty. It does not establish a single birthplace, invention date or direct genealogy for American whiskey.
This citation supports attributed discussion of the source. It does not authenticate quoted originals, producer claims or historical/statistical/legal/medical assertions.