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This is a list of vodka brands. Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and ethanol, sometimes with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits or sugar. The classic preparation is performed using grain or potatoes.
Smirnoff (/ ˈ s m ɪər n ɒ f /; Russian: [smʲɪrˈnof]) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo.The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), but its modern incarnation traces back to the 1930s, by American liquor distributor Heublein. [1]
In summer 2013, American LGBT rights activists targeted Russian vodka brands for boycott over Russia's anti-gay policies. [53] [54] [55] In late February 2022, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some North American liquor stores and bars expressed symbolic solidarity with Ukraine, and opposition to Russia, by boycotting Russian vodka brands ...
9 Types of Vodka, Explained 1. Rye Vodka. According to Eldefri, vodkas made from grains, such as rye, deliver a spicier character with robust, earthy undertones.
Stoli also rebranded after the Russian invasion of Ukraine to blunt any boycotts of the vodka brand. Until 2022, the brand was sold as Stolichnaya in the United States, a name that loosely ...
Yuri Shefler, the Russian-born billionaire who founded the company, said the name, and its tie to Russia, was no longer representative of the brand.
Pages in category "Russian vodkas" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Russian Standard (vodka) S. Shustov vodka; Smirnoff; Stolichnaya;
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.