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Christiania Vodka takes its name from the Bohemian
King, Christian IV of Norway (1577-1648) . An important and
powerful king ; a sensualist, warrior, artist, architect and
renowned epicurean, King Christian was a man of passion. So beloved
by the Norwegian people, they named their capital "Christiania"
after him. It was in his court that our original recipe was born.
And so we too name our vodka in his honor. Christiania Vodka was
launched in 2000. It is manufactured in Norway, with water from the Jostedals Glacier, the world's largest
glacier; and with potatoes from Trøndelag, a region close to the
Arctic
Circle. The vodka was created by the Norwegian master distiller
Halvor Heuch and is distilled six times before going through
charcoal filters.
It is sold in establishments across the U.S.A.
and in Europe where it is gaining ground in Luxembourg Monte Carlo
and South of France.