Distillery

Absolut

Owned by Pernod Ricard · Skåne, Sweden · Founded 1879

Founded 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith. The 'Absolut Rent Brännvin' (Absolutely Pure Vodka) brand was relaunched 1979 by V&S Group as a global premium vodka. Iconic flat medicine-bottle shape based on 18th-century Swedish flask. Acquired by Pernod Ricard in 2008 for €5.6B. Single-source production — every drop made in Åhus from local Swedish winter wheat.