Product Vodka SMIRNOFFQuantity 1 LiterVol 37.5CharacteristicsThe most widespread distilled spirit in the world upholds the name of Pierre Smirnoff, supplier to the Russian imperial court, 1886-1917. In the United States, the production of Smirnoff vodka as we know it today began in 1934. Smirnoff vodka is the result of a unique process, involving three stages of distillation and ten stages of filtration, to achieve the transparency and smoothness of the final product.