Description
The Smirnoff brand traces its origins to late 19th century Russia where Piotr Arseneevich Smirnoff known by his initials, P.A. founded a distillery in Moscow and began selling vodkas under his name.
P.A. opened a distillery and began producing his own brand of vodkas in 1864.
P.A. drew upon techniques of vodka-making that were well-known at the time. In 1867, P.A. purchased the house at 1 Piatnitskaya Street in Moscow and began making some of his products there. That house stood across from a small bridge traversing a drainage canal from the Moscow River and thus came to be known as his house by the Iron Bridge.