![]() The Magic Mountain ski resort in Londonderry, Vermont, posted a video on Twitter showing an employee pouring Stolichnaya down the drain and saying: “Sorry, we don’t serve Russian products here.’’ “It’s selling out a lot faster than we thought,’’ said general manager Drew Podrebarac. The Southern Spirits liquor store in Indian Land, South Carolina, is doing a booming business in the Ukrainian vodka Kozak after pulling Russian brands off its shelves. On its website, Stoli Group says it “stands for peace in Europe and in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.″ Stoli, owned by the Russian-born tycoon Yuri Shefler, is actually made in Latvia. We’ve got people coming in who’ve never been in the bar before.’’ ![]() ![]() Quay announced the move on Facebook, and “it blew up. “We have a sign above it that says: Support Ukraine.’’ So he rid his shelves of the old Soviet brand Stolichnaya and started promoting Ukraine’s Vektor. I thought I would put on sanctions as well.’’ You wonder what you can do,’’ said Bob Quay, owner of Bob’s Bar in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “I woke up yesterday morning, and I saw that Russia had invaded Ukraine. Some bars and liquor stores think they’ve found a potent way to punish Russia for invading Ukraine: They’re pulling Russian vodka off their shelves and promoting Ukrainian brands instead.
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