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Absolut Vodka 750 mL bottle
Absolut Vodka 750 mL bottle

Absolut Vodka is a Swedish brand of vodka, owned by V&S Group, and produced at their facilities near Åhus, Scania in southern Sweden. Download high resolution version (250x632, 26 KB)Absolut Vodka 750 mL bottle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (250x632, 26 KB)Absolut Vodka 750 mL bottle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Having originated in Poland or Russia, vodka is now drunk around the world. ... V&S Group is a Swedish-government-owned producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. ... Ã…hus is a town in Scania in southernmost Sweden, incorporated into Kristianstad Municipality. ... Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ...


Building on a four century tradition of producing Vodka at Åhus, Absolut was introduced in 1879 by the entrepreneur Lars Olsson Smith. Absolut is the third largest brand of spirits in the world after Bacardi and Smirnoff, marketed in 126 countries. The largest export market is the United States where close to 73 million litres were sold in 2003. More than 40% of the imported vodka in the USA is Absolut. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Categories: People stubs | 1836 births | 1913 deaths | Swedish entrepreneurs | Swedish industrialists ... The Bacardi logo. ... Smirnoff is a famous vodka distillery founded in Moscow. ... The litre (or liter in US) is a metric unit of volume. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Much of Absolut's fame is due to its long-running advertising campaign. Started around 1980, and with more than 1500 ads, the ad campaign is the longest running ever. Many of the ads are quite clever, frequently featuring an Absolut bottle-shaped object in the center and a title "ABSOLUT ____". at the bottom. ABSOLUT MANHATTAN., for example, features an aerial photo of Manhattan where Central Park is the shape of an Absolut bottle. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... At Bethesda Terrace: formal stairs and a viewing platform for a naturalistic panorama beyond the Lake. ...


Absolut Vodka is available in 7 different flavors together with plain Absolut Vodka:

ABSOLUT CUT is the latest drink creation from ABSOLUT. A Swedish spirit tonic, this unique pre-mix blends sparkling water and natural citris flavours with ABSOLUT VODKA. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Binomial name Ribes nigrum L. The blackcurrant is a temperate shrub which produces small edible berries with a high natural vitamin C content, which are very dark purple/blue in colour—almost black—hence the name. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article deals with the fruit; for alternative meanings, see orange (disambiguation), or for an article about the word itself, see orange (word) Oranges and orange juice Ambersweet oranges Sectioned navel orange. ... Satsuma Mandarin Orange The Mandarin orange is a small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with fruit resembling the orange. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Vanilla is a flavouring, in its pure form known as vanillin, derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the sound made by humans to simulate flatulence, see Blowing a raspberry. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Binomial name Prunus persica L. A peachy dessert The peach is a tree, Prunus persica, and the juicy fruit that it bears, which has a single large seed encased in hard wood (called the pit or stone), yellow or whitish flesh, a delicate aroma, and a velvety skin. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


External links

  • ABSOLUT.COM — The official site for Absolut Vodka
  • ABSOLUTCUT.COM — The official site for Absolut CUT
  • AbsolutAds.com — a frequently-updated site for collectors with latest whereabouts from all over the world with more than 1,000 images in the gallery.
  • AbsolutCollectors.com — popular site for Collectors of Absolut Vodka advertisements
  • Absolut Ad — website with the best Absolut Vodka ads gallery on the net.

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