Absolut

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Founder: Lars Olsson Smith
Year Founded: 1879

DISTILLERY LOCATION

Ahus, Sweden

VISITOR CENTERS

There is no visitor center.

MASTER DISTILLER/BLENDER

Per Hermansson, Head of Sensory Analysis

TYPES OF ABSOLUT AVAILABLE:

Absolut Vodka
Absolut Ruby Red
Absolut 100
Absolut Raspberri
Absolut Vanilia
Absolut Citron
Absolut Kurant
Absolut Mandrin
Absolut Pears
Absolut Peppar
Absolut Mango
Absolut Apeach

HOW YOU SHOULD DRINK IT:

Straight
In cocktails (Martini, Gimlet, Vesper, Screwdriver, Bloody Mary, Cape Cod, Greyhound, Madras, Moscow Mule, White Russian)

FAST FACTS:

Absolut Vodka was introduced to the United States in 1979, 100 years after it was first produced in Sweden.
The distillery in Åhus, Sweden makes 500,000 bottles of vodka a day.