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PostPosted: 14:04 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: What do the different Smirnoff labels mean?... Reply with quote
What's the difference between a black, blue, or red label?

Stupid question, but I always wanted to know.

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PostPosted: 14:13 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
another thing about smirnof i wanted to know (sorry) what is it distilled in wheat or potatoe? am allergic to wheat and would like to know.
and havnt a notion as i have only seen the red labelled bottle of smirnoff. wasnt aware there was more than one colour. must be cause am norn iron.
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PostPosted: 14:41 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Different strengths and quality as far as I know.
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PostPosted: 18:40 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
dragonfly wrote:
another thing about smirnof i wanted to know (sorry) what is it distilled in wheat or potatoe? am allergic to wheat and would like to know.
and havnt a notion as i have only seen the red labelled bottle of smirnoff. wasnt aware there was more than one colour. must be cause am norn iron.


Smirnoff is distilled from grain. originally from rye, but more common now is the use of wheat. I didn't think there was any gluten left after the dilstillation process, though. Isn't that what most wheat allergies are? An allergy to the gluten?

see: https://www.knowyourdiageodrink.com/en-row/Allergens/

For potato vodkas, I'd look for : Teton Glacier, Blue Ice, Lukusowa or Pole Star. The Teton Glacier and Blue Ice might be hard for you to find over there since they're American labels, but the Lukusowa and Pole Star are Polish, so might be more readily available.

The labels just signify the variance in proof. Red Label is 75-80 proof, Blue is 100 proof. I couldn't find any info on a black label. Ther's a Silver which is about 90 proof, and a Norsk, which is 80.

see: https://www.knowyourdiageodrink.com/en-row/Product%20Information/resultspage.html?BrandId=5180&VariantId=23617


edit: now I know why I couldn't find any info on Black label: I was looking at the American site. Apparently when I switch to UK, the black label is 80 proof. We get a whole lot more smirnoff stuff over here, apparently, but not the black for some reason.

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PostPosted: 19:37 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
wow mary j thats really helpful. thanks. Very Happy wheat and gluetn are the same to me but aparently they are differant so i have to watch what i eat as its deadly (exaggeration but not good anyway) smirnoff makes me ill and my stomach is rotten the next day and i am gettnig the allergy syptoms all day, thought it was ok as people where telling me it wa distilled in potatoes Embarassed that was 3 ties this year i drank it and stopped drinking all together again. i know why now. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 19:51 - 30 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Think the strength also varies by market. Blue label I got in Belgium duty free is marginally stronger (according to the label) than the blue label in the UK.

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PostPosted: 00:26 - 31 Jul 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Keith speaks the truth yet again. Blue is 50% (100proof) in Europe, 45% (90proof) here in the UK.
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