Talk:Smirnoff

Charcoal
His distillery was the first in the world to use the charcoal filtering process.

does vodka freeze??????

American vodka?
Smirnoff is often referred to as an "American vodka." However, Wikipedia lists it as having Russian origins, and claims that it is owned by a British corporation. So what exactly is the American connection? Even if there is none, it's a wide enough misconception that it deserves to be cleared up in the entry. Serotrance (talk) 01:49, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Please substantiate or remove this claim.

what is "the great crisis"? --24.8.110.164


 * Seems like that portion was removed.--69.212.99.174 18:45, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)

In Illinois, it's pronounced "Shmirnoff". Is this how it's pronounced elsewhere aswell?--69.212.99.174 18:45, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)

This is probably stupid Anglophones who don't understand that Russian is not German. that's why you get some idiots pronouncing it like "Shmirnoff". A friend of mine also pronounces it this way. He only speaks English, go figure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.142.89 (talk) 01:42, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Most of Slavic countries fronounce it the way it should be pronounced - as "smeer-nov" or "smeer-noff". How about the ROTW? [[User:Halibutt|Halibutt]] 23:40, Nov 6, 2004 (UTC)

Speaking of Illinois, I recently noticed on a bottle of Smirnoff Ice Raspberry's label says "..Brewed and bottled by Smirnoff Co. Plainfield, Illinois" I didn't see any reference to Plainfield in the article, I'm guessing that this is because either there are dozens of bottling centers around the US, or that only that flavor itself is bottled in Plainfield, and those specifics wouldn't lend themselves well to the length of this article. Thatmarkguy (talk) 02:00, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Can we elaborate more on the inferiority of the australian smirnoff vodka and possibly get a link to it?.
 * I've bought both Red and Blue Label Smirnoff in Australia. The labels on both say "Bottled in Australia for the Smirnoff Co. by Diageo Australia [...] using premium grain neutral spirit imported from the U.S.A." The info in the article appears to be false.

Is it worth mentioning that the only markets where Smirnoff Ice made and sold as a malt-based drink are the US and French markets? Throughout the rest of the world it's mixed with Smirnoff 21 vodka, and usually contains more ABV (or at least it used to). Canadian-market Smirnoff Ice in particular is made using Smirnoff 21, and contains 7% ABV. (http://www.diageo.com/download%5C3000---R525.pdf) -- 93JC 00:32, July 28, 2005 (UTC)


 * Should a mention to the most recent advertising campaigns be made? Or possibly a list of past advertising campaigns? If so can someone create this? Please post comments.

--The1exile 18:02, 22 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I've got a question about ads for Smirnoff. Back in the 1990s there was an awesome ad here in Australia - was it used elsewhere?  It had a guy and a girl being pursued by some bald headed villain and his henchmen... and every so often the scene would shift, say on a train, fighting aliens, in a dark alley, etc.  This was an awesome ad, and the electronic music underneath it, well, I've been trying to track it down for years without much luck.  Does anyone else know what I'm on about? :) -- Bricks J. Winzer 06:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah I know that add, its awesome. Wish they would show it again on TV.

In Soviet Russia, vodka drinks you. 152.163.100.74 18:49, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Legit question
Shouldn't regular Smirnoff Ice be #72 (not 71)? I mean, I'm looking right at the bottle as I ask this, but just to confirm... —Preceding unsigned comment added by NJDevils1087 (talk • contribs) 05:58, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

can someone tell me if vodka is suppose to freeze????????
 * I don't know about 72, but 71 is definitely the Premium Ice Triple Filtered, so there is a discrepancy here.(Myscrnnm (talk) 12:06, 20 June 2009 (UTC))

I have switched these two. I think they are right now, but the only way to know for sure is to look at the bottles.Wahrmund (talk) 19:20, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Best selling high-priced spirit?
This is a misleading statement, Smirnoff occupies the Value or Lower-Premium segment of the vodka market (~$12-14 per bottle), and in relation to other vodkas, is one of the lowest priced popular brands. Absolut and Stolichnaya are ~$22 per bottle and still would barely qualify as "high-priced spirits" considering the explosive popularity of the Super-Premium market segment (~$28-39 per bottle). Looking further, there are a number of popular ultra-premium vodkas that range in price from $40 to $95 per bottle, THOSE would be high-priced spirits to be sure, but not Smirnoff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.145.10.18 (talk) 16:44, 28 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree - the reference to "high-priced spirits" is, to say the least, difficult to justify. Furthermore the cited reference, apparently an unedited press release from Diageo, does not mention the phrase, but instead makes much use of the vague term "premium". Such woolly self-aggrandisement hardly belongs in an encyclopedia, so I have removed the reference. Dr Walpurgis (talk) 19:44, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

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Dallas concert venue
The article says that Smirnoff has the naming rights to an amphitheatre in Dallas. But the venue has been sponsored by SuperPages.com since early 2008. StanHater (talk) 16:58, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

restoration
Why? The deletion was inline with WP:INDISCRIMINATE... --Izno (talk) 19:24, 4 April 2010 (UTC)


 * The restored content does not fall within the purview of any of the six prohibited categories. Wikipedia contains many similar lists -- they are not statistics and are not indiscriminate.Wahrmund (talk) 20:05, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

ABV
It saysred label is 40% yet in the UK it is only 37.5% (this can be seen in the photo in the article for example). I understand that it is higher in the USA due to rules on what can be sold as Vodka there but this difference between territories should be mentioned.81.135.26.97 (talk) 13:06, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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Smirnoff Cider products
Is anyone aware that Smirnoff now have ciders available? The article should mention this.Visokor (talk) 22:54, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

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Best-selling vodka
There's a claim interpolated into paragraph 1 about the sales figures of an Indian vodka brand called Officers' Choice. Would that not be better relocated into the Officers' Choice article, or into a new article about world vodka brands (comparative sales thereof). Either way it has no place in this article which is specifically about Smirnoff vodka. Guyal of Sfere (talk) 21:47, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

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Conflict of Interest edit request from attorney

 * What I think should be changed: (1) The third sentence in paragraph one; please add "As of 2022," to the beginning of the sentence, and please replace "several countries including Argentina, Albania, Brazil, Honduras, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mongolia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States" with "Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, Jamaica, Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the United States" verbatim. (2) The old, double eagle Smirnoff logo should be updated and replaced with the new, red and white logo (see https://www.kindpng.com/imgv/JwTTJ_smirnoff-smirnoff-logo-2018-png-transparent-png/). Higher resolutions files available upon request.
 * Why it should be changed: (1) The statement is inaccurate and is also misleading by using the phrase "several countries including"; the requested edit contains a complete and accurate list of countries where Smirnoff is produced. (2) The old logo is no longer in use; it has been updated.
 * References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

76.98.251.87 (talk) 19:22, 15 April 2022 (UTC) outside counsel for Diageo


 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: Removed countries entirely, as their referencing is poor, and they're volatile and therefore subject to expiration. As for the logo, you need to submit an image yourself; for help, see this link. PK650 (talk) 00:11, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

120 proof?
I think I remember getting 120 proof (60% alcohol) on a silver label in the 1970s. Was 120 proof made? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:55, 29 March 2023 (UTC)