Possible Clues:

• American vodka brand with a Russian name
• Vodka brand that, despite its name, is not Russian
• Vodka brand
• Vodka with a Russian name
• Inexpensive vodka
• Low-priced American vodka known affectionately (and ironically) as 'Russia's finest'
• Staple vodka on campus
• Alex, Russia's legendary swimmer
• Alexander, the great Russian swimmer
• Alex, Russia's greatest swimmer