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Pyotr Smirnov founded a distillery in Moscow and pioneered a revolutionary charcoal filtration process. He became so successful that he was named the "Purveyor of the Imperial Court"—basically the Tsar's official vodka maker.

During the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks seized the distillery. Pyotr’s son, Vladimir Smirnov, was imprisoned and sentenced to death but managed to flee to France. He changed the spelling of the family name from "Smirnov" to the French-style "Smirnoff" to revive the brand. smirnoff where to buy

The story of Smirnoff is a wild ride that starts in 1860s Russia and ends with it becoming the world's best-selling vodka. Pyotr Smirnov founded a distillery in Moscow and

In the 1930s, Vladimir sold the U.S. rights to Rudolph Kunett, who opened a distillery in Connecticut. Americans were whiskey drinkers and didn't care for vodka at first. To save the brand, marketers rebranded it as "white whiskey" that had "no taste, no smell"—perfect for mixing without the heavy whiskey flavor. In the 1930s, Vladimir sold the U