  wyborowa (adj. "wyborowa" in polish language is feminine gender from the word "wyborowy" which means "excellent") or wÃ³dka wyborowa is a brand of polish vodka. the adjective wyborowa (excellent) was used in a favorable press article and then added after the word vodka resulting in the final name wÃ³dka wyborowa. the product remained popular domestically until 1873 when the export of the vodka was started to the european countries. in 1927, wyborowa became the first vodka brand to be an international trademark. in the 1950s and 60s, wyborowa conquered all major european countries - it constituted over 60% of the total volume of vodka exported to the united kingdom. after the period of economic transition in the late 1980s and early 90s, the poznaÅ distillery, like many others in the country, got itself into serious trouble and was close to filing for bankruptcy protection. however, due to the large international popularity of its major product, the plant was bought by the french alcohol producer pernod ricard.  until 2009, wyborowa was presented in 29 international competitions bringing - together with wyborowa exquisite (formerly single estate) in the super premium category - 29 medals including 22 gold. in addition, wÃ³dka wyborowa received the international high quality trophy at monde selection's world quality selections in 2012.  ==production process== wyborowa is produced from rye grain, using a double-step distillation process. the rye is sent to small privately owned agricultural distilleries, where the rye is mashed and distilled once to produce "raw spirit". when the rye arrives at the agricultural distillery, it is ground and then cooked within a large vessel using heated water from the distillery's own source. the mixture is treated with enzymes that facilitate the hydrolysis of starch to glucose. afterwards, it undergoes fermentation in stainless steel tanks. once the fermentation has been completed, the
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