Connecticut Breweries History: Smirnoff
Smirnoff is a famous vodka brew founded in Moscow. The Smirnoff
company dates back to its creation in the 1860s by Piotr Arsenieyevich
Smirnov. His distillery was the first in the world to use charcoal
filtering process. By 1886 the Smirnov factory recieved the official
purveyors to the Imperial Russian court mark. Piotr Smirnov dies in
1910 and is succeeded by his son, Vladimir Smirnov. The company
flourishes and produces more than 4 million cases of vodka per year.
During the October Revolution, the distillery was confiscated
and the family had to flee. Vladimir Smirnov re-established the factory
in 1920 in Constantinople. Four years later he moved to Lvov and started
to sell the vodka under a new, french name "Smirnoff". The new product
was a success and by the end of 1930 it was exported to most european
countries. Additional distillery was founded in Paris in 1925.
However, the great crisis made Vladimir Smirnov sell the
brand to an American Rudolph Kunett in 1934, who moved the company
to the USA. Thanks to the succesful advertisement campaigns, the
american Smirnoff vodka is now one of the best-selling vodkas in
the world.
Smirnoff brews SMIRNOFF ICE™ which is a beer alternative brewed
using a malt base that gives SMIRNOFF ICE a refreshing citrus flavored taste.
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