Absolut

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 100
Absolut Apeach
Absolut Berri Açaí
Absolut Citron
Absolut Elyx
Absolut Kurant
Absolut Mandrin
Absolut Mango
Absolut Orient Apple
Absolut Pears
Absolut Peppar
Absolut Raspberri
Absolut Ruby Red
Absolut Vanilia
Absolut Watkins
Absolut Wild Tea

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.