Publix, a supermarket chain widely known throughout the southeastern U.S., will remove Russian-made vodka brands from its store shelves to show its support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous said Wednesday.
Evel Pie, a restaurant and bar in downtown Las Vegas, is pouring Russian vodka down the drain and selling Ukrainian vodka shots for $5 with all proceeds going to help the Ukrainian people.
An Indiana-based vodka company is also promoting a new cocktail, "American Stallion," while calling for the rebranding of the Moscow Mule. Fuzzy’s Spirits COO Paul Masseythat the company got the idea to rename the Moscow Mule with an "American democracy spin to it and remove any connotation that has anything to do with Russia."
Public officials have also spoken out, with Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox issuing an executive order Friday that directed the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to "remove all Russian-produced and Russian-branded products from its shelves immediately." Meanwhile, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order requiring state liquor outlets to remove Russian-made and branded alcohol, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine directed the state’s commerce department to
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