Sainsbury's, Aldi, Asda and Waitrose have all announced they will axe Russian products amid the war in Ukraine. Sainsbury's will remove
The Russian vodka brands to be removed include Beluga, Hammer & Sickle, Imperia, Mamont, Organika, Russian Standard and ZYR.
Justice banished Russian-produced brands Beluga Vodka, Hammer & Sickle Russian Vodka, Moskovskaya and Russian Standard from liquor store shelves. However, non-Russian-produced vodka brands using Russian brand names were exempted. Ivey also specifically exempted merely “Russian-themed” products.
Russian Standard vodka has been taken off sale “with immediate effect” as the brand is “overtly marketed as being Russian” and is produced in the country, a Co-op spokesman said.
A spokesperson said: "In response to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces and as a sign of solidarity with the people of Ukraine, we have taken the decision to remove from sale Russian-made vodka. "It will not be stocked for the foreseeable future."
But after the Russian Revolution the brand was sold and moved to the USA, as vodka production in the then Soviet Union was nationalised. Now owned by Diageo, Smirnoff vodka is produced around the world, including the UK and Ireland, but not in Russia.
Called Stefanov, a quick glance at the label confirmed that the vodka was made in Atherston, Warwickshire. Aldi has also supported humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and announced that it made a donation to the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
Several U.S. states have already banned sales of Russian vodka. Virginia, where alcohol is sold in state-run stores, has removed seven Russian brands — Beluga, Hammer & Sickle, Imperia, Mamont, Organika, Russian Standard, and ZYR — from the shelves.
Major bottle shops across Australia are removing Russian liquors from their shelves in a show of support for Ukraine. Stores, including Dan Murphy's, will start to remove products “of Russian origin” from the shelves in the coming days.
Russian vodka banned from Australian liquor stores
Russian-made alcohol will be taken off shelves in liquor retailers across Australia in a show of solidarity for Ukraine. The Endeavour Group, the company which owns Dan Murphy's, BWS and Jimmy Brings, will remove all products with a Russian origin in the coming days.
In addition to Russian Standard and Beluga Noble, Russian brands include Husky Vodka, Jewel of Russia, Moskovskaya, Polugar, Ustianochka, and Zyr Russian Vodka.
Russian vodka will be taken off shelves in liquor retailers across the country in a show of solidarity with Ukraine.
Russian vodka being pulled from shelves in US, Canada
Liquor stores across the U.S. and Canada have started throwing out their stocks of Russian vodka in protest of President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to reports.
While Smirnoff had its beginnings in Russia, Vladimir Smirnoff fled the country during the Revolution and re-established the brand in Europe more than a century ago.
In Australia, blue Smirnoff is illegal because it contains an ingredient that is classified as a Schedule 9 Poison. This ingredient, methanol, is used in the production of the drink and is also found in other alcoholic beverages.
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Some Russian vodka brands that are popular in Australia that will be affected by Endeavour's boycott include Beluga, Stolichnaya and Russian Standard.
Smirnoff is owned by the British company Diageo and is manufactured in Illinois.
The country of Sweden and the village of Åhus are the home of Absolut Vodka. But there is another place of which vodka knows its way around: Russia.
In fact, many people experience problems like moonshine blindness and methanol poisoning from toxic batches. Spirytus Rektyfikowany is a type of vodka that originates from Poland. This is a rectified spirit with an astonishing 96% ABV, which is even higher than Everclear's ABV.
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Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen.
One of Australia's biggest retailers has joined a massive boycott of Russian-made liquor, with vodka bottles stripped from shelves across the nation. The Motley Fool's Scott Phillips says Australian bottle shops are taking a small but symbolic measure by pulling Russian vodka off the shelves.