malt liquor 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.

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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.

Blended to meet the taste of highly discerning consumers, Smirnoff Ice is broadly known for its international outlook and appeal. It is a pre-mixed alcoholic drink that is stylish, trendy and specially packaged in a 600ml bottle. It has 5.5% alcohol volume in a returnable 12-bottle case.

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.

Moscow Smirnoff traces its origins to the distillery established by P.A. Smirnov in Moscow in 1864.

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!

4.5% 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.

Malt beverages can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic based on the level of fermentation. Beer is by far the most common beverage made out of malt.

A malt beverage is a fermented drink where the primary ingredient is the grain of the barley plant, which is malted before it is processed.

Most Smirnoff products have an identifying number that is displayed on the label. Some of these numbers are: 21: Smirnoff Red Label, 37.5% or 40% ABV (location dependent). 27: Smirnoff Silver Label Vodka, 45.2% ABV.

Made with Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka, Smirnoff Infusions has a lower alcohol of 23% ABV compared to 37.5% ABV in regular Smirnoff No. 21.