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	Background (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Smith was quite the little businessman and by the age of ten had tripled the store’s profits.
		Smith, however, was concerned about the purity of his vodka, so to ensure that it was the best that it could possibly be he took many factors into consideration.
		Smith created a revolutionary way of making vodka and every bottle of Absolut Vodka sold today is not only made exclusively in Ahus, but is produced using the same process that made it so famous over 100-years ago.
	personal.denison.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /~clark_lg/Background.html (531 words)

	Absolut Vodka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Building on a four century tradition of producing vodka at Åhus, Absolut was introduced in 1879 by the entrepreneur Lars Olsson Smith.
		Smith introduced fractional distillation that produces liquor without fusel oil in Sweden.
		Smith challenged the city of Stockholm's liquor marketing monopoly with his superior vodka.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Absolut_Vodka (876 words)

	The story (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Successful businessman at 10 and entrepreneur at 14, Lars Olsson Smith controlled one third of all the vodka in Sweden while he was still learning to shave.
		Smith was an entrepreneur in every sense of the word and didn't take kindly to the city monopoly on distilled spirits.
		Once again, Lars Olsson Smith went on the offensive, taking over a number of distilleries in the region while attacking existing distribution channels that were selling what he considered to be inferior products.
	www.absolutad.com.cob-web.org:8888 /absolut_about/history/story (1711 words)

	Reimersholms
		His name was Lars Olsson Smith, one of the legendary moguls of the time, and he had made the mistake of introducing a new vodka that was purer and less expensive than his competitor’s products.
		The city had formed a cartel banning Smith’s new product in the city of Stockholm.
		Smith set up a distillery on Reimersholme, just across the water from the city limits and offered free ferry service to and from his factory store.
	www.reimersholms.com /eng/history_island.asp?id=2 (130 words)

	Absolut Alurgee - History.
		That was the year when the swedish "king of Vodka" Lars Olsson Smith started making his "Absolut Rent Brännvin".
		In the beginning, the vodka was produced in LO Smith's distillery on the island Reimersholmen, just outside the city limits of Stockholm.
		The new president of Vin & Sprit AB, Lars Lindmark, decided that the ABSOLUT VODKA letters should be blue for the 80 proof bottles and red for the 100 proof ones.
	members.tripod.com /~alurgee/Absoluthistory.html (1109 words)

	alko24 — Absolut
		When first introduced, in 1979, 10,000 9-liter cases (90,000 liters) were sold in the U.S. Since then, ABSOLUT VODKA has achieved significant worldwide sales growth, and is today the world's third largest spirit brand, available in 126 markets.
		But the story of ABSOLUT VODKA started way before 1979: In 1879 Lars Olsson Smith, "the King of Vodka", registered the ABSOLUT VODKA trademark with his Absolut Rent Brännvin (Absolute Pure Vodka).
		It is Lars Olsson Smith's portrait that you find on the medallion of every bottle of ABSOLUT VODKA.
	www.alko24.ee /en/?a=maker&id=6 (296 words)

	America's Greatest Brands - History
		The face of Lars Olsson Smith, “the king of Vodka” and the inventor of ABSOLUT, appears on the medallion of every bottle of ABSOLUT.
		Orphaned at birth in 1836 Olsson Smith was adopted and taken to Stockholm at the age of nine.
		In 1850, at age 14, Olsson Smith already controlled one-third of all the vodka sold in Sweden.
	www.americasgreatestbrands.com /volume3/17841a.htm (245 words)

	Las Vegas Weekly: BOTTOMS UP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The father of Absolut vodka, Lars Olsson Smith, introduced the original "Absolut Pure Vodka" in 1879.
		In 1877, when Stockholm imposed a monopoly on the sale of distilled spirits within the city's limits, Smith refused to apply for a permit to sell his product, instead opening a store on the island of Reimersholme, just outside city limits.
		Garnish with a lemon twist and a thin slice of a Granny Smith apple.
	www.lasvegasweekly.com /2003/02_06/nightlife_bottomsup.html (711 words)

	Cooden Cellars: Producers
		Absolutely the 3rd largest spirit producer in the world, part of the V and S Group and owned by the Swedish State.
		Started by the self-made Lars Olsson Smith over 120 years ago.
		The Cartuxa wine cellar is steeped in history and was originally an old Jesuit post and since 1776 a large wine press has been in operation.
	www.coodencellars.co.uk /producers (808 words)

	Welcome to (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced a new kind of vodka called "Absolut Rent Bränvin" (Absolut Pure Vodka), produced using a revolutionary new distillation method.
		In the 1970´s, a worthy successor to Lars Olsson Smith was founded in Lars Lindmark.
		With the 100 year anniversary of Absolut Rent Brännvin approaching, he made the decision to export a new vodka.
	www.scandinaviandesign.com /absolut/index2.htm (319 words)

	Waxing Lyrical
		Swedish inventor and industrialist Lars Olsson Smith changed the face of vodka distillation with the creation of a method called rectification.
		A petite medallion, on which was stamped the likeness of L.O. Smith (the founder of the ground-breaking rectification process) was moulded on.
		Paper labels (which were till then the prerequisite in liquor bottle design) were made do without, replaced by the cursive fonts printed directly on the vessel.
	writingmachine.tripod.com /id8.html (1320 words)

	Vodka a market analysis
		A phenomenon in his own right, Lars Olsson Smith was a successful businessman at 10 and an entrepreneur at 14 controlling one third of all the vodka in Sweden, earning the title of ”the king of vodka”.
		In 1879, with the introduction of ”Absolut Rent Brдnnvin” using a revolutionary new distillation technique he unknowingly introduced what was later to be known as Absolut Vodka a century later.
		He left his legacy of the Absolut Vodka concept, a purer vodka with a heritage of innovative marketing: Lars Olsson Smith : On every bottle, in every bottle.
	www.doingmyhomework.com /show_essay/6189.html (2041 words)

	America's Greatest Brands - Product
		One Source is Åhus, the tiny picturesque town in southern Sweden, near the birthplace of Lars Olsson Smith, where every drop of ABSOLUT is produced.
		The continuous distillation process — the revolutionary distillation method that Olsson Smith used to produce “Absolut Rent Brännvin” — also ensures that ABSOLUT achieves its quality.
		Continuous distillation furnishes a superior way to remove impurities in vodka while maintaining the character of the raw material from which it is made.
	www.americasgreatestbrands.com /volume3/17842a.htm (412 words)

	The Ancestors of John Everett Hale Johnson and Phyllis Marie Smith
		Go directly to The Ancestors of John Everett Hale Johnson or The Ancestors of Phyllis Marie Smith.
		Olsson of Fiveland & Herheim (Sauda), Løland (Sand), b.
		Olsson of Øvre Kvame (also #4760, #4816, #9592), d.
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~syafam/johnson.htm (2149 words)

	Bjorn Olsson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/826-bjorn-olsson.html (529 words)

	Absolut Currant
		Everything began 1879 when the entrepreneur and legend Lars Olsson Smith, also known as the "Vodka King", introduced Absolut Pure Vodka, the predecessor to todays ABSOLUT VODKA.
		The Absolut Company use a production method which is called continuous distillation which was introduced by Lars Olsson Smith.
		Today the process has been so refined to such an extent that no filtration is necessary.
	www.northerner.com /html/sys-se_70hel.html (292 words)

	absolut \| \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Bereits im Jahre 1879 ließ Lars Olsson Smith, Erfinder des noch heute für Absolut Vodka verwendeten Destillationsprozesses, das Warenzeichen Absolut eintragen.
		La marque fut introduite en 1879 par l'entrepreneur Lars Olsson Smith, et est de nos jours le troisième producteur de spiritueux après Bacardi et Smirnoff.
		Absolut é uma marca de vodka sueca fundada em 1879 por L.O. Smith na pequena cidade sueca de Åhus, revolucionou a fabricação de vodka através do processo de destilação continua.
	www.babylon.com /definition/absolut/All (457 words)

	Gourmet Products
		Over one kilo (two pounds) of grain is used for every one-liter bottle.
		ABSOLUT uses a unique process called continuous distillation, introduced in the nineteenth century by ?The Vodka King?, Lars Olsson Smith.
		ABSOLUT is distilled hundreds of times until all impurities have been removed.
	www.quantobasta.com /brand/2/cat/30/Absolut.html (363 words)

	Travel Video Television News
		It was first sold legally in 1498 by a Stockholm tavern keeper, while Absolut Vodka was introduced in Sweden in 1879 as "Absolut rent branvin" - "Absolutely pure vodka".
		Lars Olsson Smith, famous entrepreneur and father of Absolut Vodka, applied a new method of distillation using rectification, resulting in the purest vodka ever produced.
		The Rail Europe Group intends to continue providing the intrepid traveler with rail passes, point to point tickets on high speed and scenic rail, along with reservations for sleeping compartments.
	travelvideo.tv /news/more.php?id=3272_0_1_0_M (925 words)

	THE ABSOLUT STORY
		Here, the starch-rich crop is fermented into "Asprit", a first, raw version of vodka.
		The resulting liquid is then transported to the manufacturing facility where it enters its cleansing stage, the continuous distillation, a purification technique developed in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith, the forefather of the absolute purified 'schnapps'.
		Pick up any Absolut bottle and his portrait is found on the silver medallion.
	www.beveragebusiness.com /bbcontent/art-arch/mildsommar0703.html (1166 words)

	brands
		By the 17th century, the distilled spirit that we today refer to as vodka had become a national drink.
		A successful businessman at the age of 10 and an entrepreneur at 14, Lars Olsson Smith controlled one third of all the vodka in Sweden while he was still learning to shave.
		In 1879, he introduced a new kind of vodka called Absolut Rent Branvin (Absolute Pure Vodka), produced using a revolutionary new distillation method.
	www.totalcocktails.com /brands_detail.asp?brandnr=4 (316 words)

	Absolutely Absolut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It all started back in 1879 when Lars Olsson Smith started making this new brand of Vodka named Absolut.
		When he introduced this new drink the reason why it was so phenomenal was for the way that it was made, through the distillation method which is now known as the rectification method which we still use this very day.
		This made Lars’ vodka unlike any others at the time.
	www.radessays.com /viewpaper/40255/Absolutely_Absolut.html (260 words)

	european vodka alliance
		In the nineteenth century industrial distillation spread across Europe.
		In Sweden, for example, Lars Olsson Smith, became known as the Brännvinskungen (King of Brannvin) because of his domination of the spirits market with his brand – absolut rent brannvin launched in 1879.
		The same thing occurred among vodka producers and in Russia Pyotr Smirnov – the distiller to the Russian Court - perfected the art of producing pure “vodka” by a process continuous distillation and charcoal filtration.
	european-vodka-alliance.org /history_of_vodka.htm (739 words)

	De Danske Spritfabrikker A/S - ABSOLUT VODKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		ABSOLUT VODKA was created by Swedish entrepreneur Lars Olsson Smith in 1879, when he introduced a totally new type of vodka, which he called Absolut Rent Bränvin (absolutely pure aquavit).
		ABSOLUT VODKA is made from winter wheat, which for over 400 years has been proven to give the best and purest vodka.
		In Denmark, ABSOLUT VODKA is available in six taste variants besides the neutral ABSOLUT VODKA: ABSOLUT KURANT, ABSOLUT CITRON, ABSOLUT MANDRIN, ABSOLUT VANILIA, ABSOLUT RASPBERRI and ABSOLUT APEACH.
	www.distillers.dk /show.asp?id=2206 (139 words)

	Welcome to the new improved Websolut Vodka website
		In the beginning, the vodka was produced in LO Smith's distillery on the island Reimersholmen, just
		In 1993, this small village of barely 10 000 inhabitants not only produced, but packed and shipped all the 40 million litres of Absolut Vodka consumed all over the world.
		The new president of Vin and Sprit AB, Lars Lindmark, decided that the ABSOLUT VODKA letters should be blue for the 80 proof bottles and red for the 100 proof ones.
	home.swipnet.se /pimlico/websolut/history.htm (1134 words)

	Absolut Connection - New Ads
		The bottle cap, neck and Lars O. Smith emblem appear to be from the original bottle, which rests on a dark horizontal surface and appears in a rough white spotlight (similar to many authentic ads.) Below the fake logo, is written: It's Giuliani Time
		It appears obvious that they are referring to NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and what many people consider to be his dictatorial style of governing and its crippling effect on the future of New York City's mindset (hence the crack across the view of the skyline) and its cultural institutions.
		The Lars O. Smith emblem has fallen off the bottle and is resting nearby.
	hometown.aol.com /_ht_a/absolutad/davezzz.htm (13081 words)

	Vodka Drink Recipes
		Absolut is owned by the VandS Group and is produced in southern Sweden.
		Absolut was introduced by Lars Olsson Smith in 1879.
		Smirnoff was originally Russian but is now owned by the British company, Diageo.
	www.drink-recipes.org.uk /vodka-drink-recipes/index.htm (562 words)

	LabNet - European Labour History Network
		There was some preference for meeting at the ESSHC, when there will be an interesting programme for most members, but in the end it was left to the Executive Committee whether to have special general meetings of LabNet, or to meet at the ESSHC, at other conferences.
		Elected were Geert Van Goethem, Lex Heerma van Voss, Marcel van der Linden, Lars Olsson, Simonetta Soldani, Brigitte Studer and Eileen Yeo.
		The Executive Committee will try to complete itself with a member from Eastern Europe.
	www.iisg.nl /labnet (1292 words)

	Beverages
		April 9, 1872 - Samuel R. Percy received a patent for "Improvement in Drying and Concentrating Liquid Substances by Atomizing" (dried milk).
		1879 - Lars Olsson Smith introduced a new kind of vodka called "Absolut Rent Bränvin" (Absolute Pure Vodka); used revolutionary new distillation method called rectification (still used today); April 17, 1979 - Absolut Vodka first exported to U. (sold only 10,000 nine-liter cases in first year); 1985 - leading imported vodka in the US.
		April 8, 1879 - Echo Farms Dairy Co. of New York introduced milk sold in glass bottles for the first time in the U.S. February 19, 1881 - Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
	www.kipnotes.com /Beverages.htm (5364 words)

	Absolut Ingenuity - Thread
		ONEWHITESOURCESHADOW created by Scrap Wall (AKA Andrew Taylor) and displayed in The Green Room, matched with Green cocktail.
		"Constructed with the intentions of the founder in mind; Lars Olsson Smith's face is mirrored from one source of light from behind.
		ABSOLUT AVIATION created by Sue Pickernell and Bern Dell and displayed in Sponge Bar, matched with Flight of Fancy cocktail.
	www.thread.co.nz /article/1348 (815 words)

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