Poor economy improves the taste of cheap vodka

: I can't say for sure whether I have ever tried Popov vodka, but I seem to recall pouring it into a punch bowl in college. Or maybe it was Gordon's. Tom Smith, the beverage director at Union Square Wines in Manhattan, says he doesn't carry Popov in his store because he associates it with his days of waiting tables, when he used it to polish silverware. Even Diageo, the liquor conglomerate that owns the Popov brand, seems reluctant to own up to it. Popov, which can sell for less than $9 a bottle, isn't mentioned on its Web site, and when asked about the brand, a company spokeswoman kept trying to steer the conversation toward pricier spirits. But the…

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