Beluga (vodka)

{{short description|Beluga Super-Premium Vodka brand}}

{{Other uses|Beluga (disambiguation)}}

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Beluga Noble Vodka[https://www.vodka-beluga.com/en|title= Beluga vodka website ] is a brand of Super-Premium vodka produced and bottled by Noblewood Group in Montenegro.[https://noblewoodspirits.com/ Noblewood Group website]

Beluga Noble Russian Vodka was originally created in 2002 by the Mariinsk distillery.{{Cite web|url=https://therumhowlerblog.com/extras/beluga-part-1-the-making-of-a-monumental-vodka/|title = BELUGA Part 1 – the Making of a Monumental Vodka|date = 28 July 2013}} Mariinsk itself was founded in the 18th century in Siberia. In May 2016, Beluga partnered with Summergate Fine Wine & Spirits to be the exclusive importer and distributor of the brand in Greater China.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2016/05/beluga-vodka-appoints-greater-china-distributor/|title=Beluga Vodka appoints Greater China distributor|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}} In October 2022, the international rights to the Beluga brand were sold to Noblewood Group. The estimated size of the transaction was over $75 million.{{cite web |url=https://belugagroup.ru/en/press-room/lenta/changes-in-the-beluga-vodka-brand-ownership-/ |title=Changes in the Beluga vodka brand ownership |date=October 19, 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2023 }} In March 2023, Noblewood Group officially commenced production in Montenegro.{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7052707663649882112 |title=Noblewood Group has officially commenced production and has yielded its first bottles of BELUGA Vodka |date=April 12, 2023 |access-date=April 22, 2023 |publisher=LinkedIn }}