Saaga 1763

A saga from the year 1763

Every tale has a beginning, but few have a beginning as majestic as that of Estonian vodka.

The story starts with Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, who had come to favour

the production of an Estonian distillery near St. Petersburg. Why? History remains silent on

this, yet the following fact speaks volumes – in 1763, Catherine the Great signed a decree

which opened the door to the tables of Russian nobility for her favourite vodka. We may say

that this established the foundation of the vodka industry in Estonia as in only a few decades,

the number of distilleries grew to over 700 and Estonia became the principal vodka provider

in St. Petersburg.

Saaga 1763 vodka denotes the origin story of Estonian vodka and its golden age in

St. Petersburg.