Absolut Elyx is manually distilled in a 1921 copper rectification still known as Column 51, made entirely of copper. This is a silky textured vodka is a result of the single estate wheat, the manual operation and the old copper catalysation process. The copper naturally catalyses trace compounds in the spirit, purifying the vodka and adding a highly prized silky texture and taste. ### Product Description In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced the continuous distillation with which he made Absolut Rent Branvin (Absolute Pure Vodka). Instead of the usual three or four times, the vodka was distilled a large number of times. 100 years later, it was reintroduced as Absolut Just as then, Absolut is produced in Ahus, L.O. Smith\'s birth town. Also the place where the wheat used for making the vodka is grown Tasting Notes Silky textured vodka