Blue Label
⏳ Drinking Window
As a highly stable distilled spirit, this product does not age or improve in the bottle. It is ready to enjoy immediately upon purchase and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Russian zakuski (such as caviar, blini, and pickles), smoked fish (like salmon or herring), and rich, savory dishes like beef stroganoff.
✨ Technical Specifications
Smirnoff Blue Label (No. 57) represents a historic distilled spirit rather than a traditional grape wine, categorized here under 'Other'. Its legacy dates back to 1864 in Moscow, where founder Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov established his distillery and pioneered the use of charcoal filtration to create vodka of unprecedented purity. This technique earned him the coveted title of Purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court. The Blue Label is a premium, high-strength expression (typically 50% ABV or 100 proof) of the classic recipe. It is triple-distilled from select grains and meticulously filtered ten times through active charcoal columns. This intensive process yields an exceptionally clean, neutral spirit with a robust mouthfeel, subtle grain sweetness, and a crisp, warming finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its origins to 1864 in Moscow, Smirnoff was founded by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov, who pioneered the use of charcoal filtration to achieve unprecedented purity in vodka. Following the Bolshevik Revolution, his son Vladimir Smirnov fled Russia and revived the brand across Europe before establishing production in North America in the 1930s. Today, as one of the world's best-selling spirit brands owned by Diageo, Smirnoff maintains its heritage of quality through triple-distillation and a rigorous ten-stage charcoal filtration process. The brand is celebrated globally for its smooth, versatile flagship Smirnoff No. 21 (Red Label), the higher-proof Blue Label, and the traditional pot-still distilled Black Label.