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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]
The word slivovitz derives from Proto-Slavic *sliva "plum" (Bulgarian: слива, Czech: švestka or slíva, Polish: śliwka, Serbo-Croatian: šljiva/шљива, or Slovak: slivka) with the diminutive suffix *-ica (/-ɪtsa/; -ice in Czech). [4] Distilled spirits from different fruits are named similarly.
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.
The marketing claims that, "In 1894, Dmitri Mendeleev, the greatest scientist in all Russia, received the decree to set the Imperial quality standard for Russian vodka and the 'Russian Standard' was born", [9] or that the vodka is "compliant with the highest quality of Russian vodka approved by the royal government commission headed by Mendeleev in 1894."
Nemiroff achieved the Distillery of the Year accolade at the Berlin International Spirits Competition 2020, [4] the Vodka Brand Champion title in 2021, [5] and topped the rating of the fastest growing international spirits brands in the world in the 2022 ISWR TOP 100 rating. [6] The brand delivered 12% growth, increasing its volume to 5.6 m in ...
Here Are All The Women-Owned Wine & Spirits Brands That Should Be On Your Radar. Nashia Baker. February 23, 2024 at 9:35 AM. 18 Women-Owned Spirits and Wines You Should Try Alison Dominguez
Similar, but differently made drinks known in south Slavic countries include brinjevec in Slovenia (brin means juniper in Slovene) and klekovača in Serbia (kleka means juniper in Serbian). Other similar drinks include several types of gin like Jenever. International Juniper Brandy Day is celebrated annually on 24 June. [6]
Dictador has been on the forefront of technology-based stunts like this, last week offering what it called “the world's first tokenization of aged rum” and offering rum via NFT last year ...