V . . . E
A unit of a poem
VERSE
Storrs, CT
University of Connecticut
Empress of Russia 1762 - 1796
Catherine the Great
ABV of 80 proof vodka
40 percent
Borat's "home" Country
Kazakhstan
Today's fashion
VOGUE
Saratoga, NY
Skidmore
Duchess of Cambridge
Kate Middleton
Type of berry traditionally used in Gin production
Juniper
Its Capital is Tbilisi, not Atlanta
Georgia
Stops the water flow
VALVE
Burlington, VT
University of Vermont (or St. Michaels)
Actress in "Belle du Jour" and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg"
Catherine Deneuve
Liquor in a Mint Julep
Bourbon
Country with current power struggle and popular protests
Belarus
A place for an event
VENUE
Brunswick, ME
Bowdoin
Henry VIII's 5th Wife
Catherine Howard
Ethanol with poisonous or bad-tasting additives
Denatured Alcohol
Borders Ukraine and Romania
Moldova
Vigor and Spirit
VERVE
New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University
Florentine Queen Consort of France
Catherine de' Medici
Still that revolutionized Whisky making in 1800s
Coffey Still
Two Countries fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia and Azerbaijan