The original lemon-lime Smirnoff Ice (and all the other flavors, too) contain a combination of malt liquor, sweeteners, and fruit flavoring - malt liquor is grain-based alcohol (like beer) that provides a neutral foundation on which to build all kinds of fun, party-ready flavors.

Enjoy chilled and drink responsibly. Smirnoff Ice Original has a 4.5% ABV. While Smirnoff Ice is made by the Smirnoff brand you know and love, the beverage isn't made with vodka. Smirnoff Ice is made like traditional beers with malt.

Enjoy chilled and drink responsibly. Smirnoff Ice Original has a 4.5% ABV.

vodka Smirnoff is a brand of vodka whose origins go back to 1864 when its distillery was first established in Moscow, Russia. Smirnoff Ice is described as a premium flavored malt beverage. It does not contain vodka and is more closely related to beer than distilled liquors.

In the U.S., Smirnoff Ice is officially categorized as a beer. It's brewed with a malt base like beer, fermented in the same way as beer, and has an ABV which matches many domestic, you guessed it, beer. It looks a little fancier and definitely doesn't taste like an IPA, but, buddy…you're drinking a beer!

Smirnoff has been in America since 1934 and today, is proudly made in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, Jamaica, Brazil, Argentina, India, Indonesia and Kenya.

It's a malt beverage, so the brewing process is similar to the process for making beer. The malt gives Smirnoff Ice a light, fruity flavor that's on the sweet side. Smirnoff Ice is 5 percent ABV, which is pretty standard for a beer.

Smirnoff Ice Original is a premium flavored malt beverage with a crisp taste and bubbly finish, featuring natural lemon lime flavor. • Smirnoff Ice is made like traditional beers with malt and one of the most popular malt beverages in the nation.

Smirnoff vodka is appreciated for its affordability without compromising on quality. Depending on the selection, it falls within the budget to mid-range pricing segment of the vodka market.

Smirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov. All Smirnoff Ice flavors include Apple, strawberry, Screwdriver, Watermelon, and more.

A Russian name doesn't mean a vodka is Russian-made. Smirnoff is named after Vladimir Smirnoff who fled from Russia during the country's revolution, but it's owned by British company Diageo (ticker: DEO) and is made in the U.S., Canada, and many other countries - but not Russia.

Smirnoff Ice does not contain any vodka. Despite the fact that the beverage is produced by a vodka giant, no spirits are used in any flavor of Smirnoff Ice. In fact, like any malt beverage, Smirnoff Ice is made using a process that's more similar to beer brewing than it is to the distillation of spirits.

Smirnoff (/ˈsmɪərnɒf/; Russian: [smʲɪrˈnof]) is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898).