Originally Posted by
Martinis at 8
Potato vodkas of old were oily (which is why 007 wanted it shaken and not stirred). The resurgence of the vodka you are referring to in the 60's was due to the refining of vodka switching over to grains instead of potatos, and not due to Fleming, or The Rat Pack.
M8
While I would hardly challenge your experience, please name one US distilled/bottled Vodka from the 1950s which was made with potatoes. From "Smirnoff" on down the ladder, US vodkas from the end of Prohibition to relatively recent years were "Grain" distillates, far cheaper in the US than potato alcohol, not even a good choice for moonshiners (although I've drunk sweet potato alky).