page_title: Belvedere Vodka
section_title: Production process
hierarchical_section_title: Belvedere Vodka / Production process
caption_attribution_description: Belvedere Vodka at Red Square in Mandalay Bay
context_page_description: Belvedere Vodka is a brand of Polish rye vodka produced and distributed by LVMH. It is named after Belweder, the Polish presidential palace in Warsaw, whose illustration appears on its bottles. It is produced in Żyrardów, Poland.
  The brand was launched in the United States in 1996 as a "luxury" liquor and is marketed as the world's first super premium vodka. Since entering the U.S. market Belvedere has partnered with a number of celebrities including Chelsea Handler, Usher and John Legend. In 2015, the brand was chosen as the official vodka of the 24th James Bond film, Spectre.
context_section_description: In order for Belvedere Vodka to be labeled as a super premium Polska Wódka (Polish Vodka), the vodka must be produced using specific Polish grains or potatoes and Polish water. The official labeling of Polish Vodka also requires that no artificial additives be added to vodkas. As such, Belvedere Vodka uses varieties of Dankowskie rye harvested from one of seven nearby farms in its "luxury" vodka. To produce the vodka, the rye is harvested and simmered to form a mash which is then fermented and distilled at an agricultural distillery before undergoing distillation three additional times at the Belvedere distillery.
caption: A bottle of Belvedere at a bar at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
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