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He's taken to Crimea and flees across the Black Sea to Constantinople. Vladimir gathers investors and establishes "Pierre Smirnoff Sons" to produce the Smirnov line. Polish government regulations change and he is forced to halt production. During this time he changes the name from Smirnov to Smirnoff. The business and production overcome bankruptcy and an entire line of Smirnoff vodka was available including pre-Revolutionary best-sellers like No.

Vladimir began seeking investors for the establishment of Smirnoff outposts in other countries. Vladimir passes away widowing Tatyana, his third wife, who inherits the business. Vladimir passes away without ever visiting his new enterprise in the U. The head of the Smirnoff brand and a bar owner in California come together and co-conspire to create the legendary Moscow Mule. A Smirnov was tinkering away at his vodka distillery in Moscow, Russia.

A Smirnov began his life as a serf in Tsarist Russia, illiterate and without any formal training. Smirnov decided to filter his vodka not once, as was typical, but five times. This led to the creation of a superior, purer spirit.

And so it became the Smirnoff we know today. A Smirnov was pioneering not only in the distillation of his vodka, but also proved to be an exemplary marketeer. After refining his product, he was the first in Russia to utilise newspaper advertisements to market his vodka.

He also developed a crafty yet successful, and much replicated technique of donating generously to religious groups who had been outspoken about the negative effects of drinking vodka. This appealed to the whiskey drinkers of the Southern states, and therein lay a whole new customer base.

Around the same time, John Martin had another lightbulb idea. He would conduct sales visits armed with a Polaroid camera and a bottle of Smirnoff vodka. Of course, the next potential stockist would see photos of Smirnoff in the preceding bars and want a piece of the action himself. It was in this cunning way, that John Martin brought Smirnoff to the American public by storm.

When P. A Smirnov died, his legacy was passed to his son Vladimir. After a ban on alcohol was imposed in Russia, forcing Smirnoff then Smirnov to close its doors. Having been born in Russia, Smirnoff has reigned supreme in the US for decades.

Now it must face the challenges the future poses. With sales of 26 million cases last year, the vodka has come a long way since Pyotr Smirnov built his Moscow distillery in His spirit was purer than most, thanks to his pioneering use of charcoal filtration, and soon dominated the Russian vodka market until the Bolsheviks arrived in