Sobieski Vodka

Vodka

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 is produced in Poland

Poland

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 from rye

Rye

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 (Dankowski Rye). It is named after Jan III Sobieski, a 17th century Polish king and military leader. Sobieski has been distilled since 1864. It comes in variety of flavours such as: Original (Red label), Peach, Mandarin, Vanilla, Melon, etc. The red label flavour has 40% ABV

ABV

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In the Fall of 2007, Sobieski Vodka was ranked as the #1 vodka by the Beverage Tasting Institute, based on a blind tasting of 108 different vodkas. Proof66.com, which aggregates ratings from the Beverage Testing Institute

Beverage Testing Institute

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 and other spirit ratings

Spirit ratings

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 organizations, put Sobieski in the 99th percentile of all vodkas.

Bruce Willis

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 is the vodka's spokesperson and also a part owner (3.3.%) of Sobieski's parent company, Belvedere

Belvédère (company)

Belvédère is a alcohol-related company based in Beaune, France. It was founded in 1991 and is a member of the CAC Small 90.The company controls the creation and distribution of Sobieski, a Polish brand of vodka. The Polish vodka Belvedere is produced and distributed by LVMH. Other brands include...

, S.A. (not affiliated with Belvedere vodka

Belvedere (vodka)

Belvedere is a luxury brand of Polish vodka produced and distributed by LVMH. It is named after Belweder, the Polish presidential palace, whose illustration appears on the company's bottles. It is produced exclusively in Poland in the town of Żyrardów and has worldwide distribution....

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External links

• Sobieski Vodka & Bruce Willis Homepage
• Polish Sobieski Vodka Homepage, The official Polish homepage
• English Sobieski Vodka Homepage, The official English Sobieski Vodka homepage.
• Sobieski and MSG Media Marketing Agreement Announcement, article on Reuters
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