TORONTO, July 19, 2016 – On Tuesday, Dan Aykroyd rode up to the Berkeley Bicycle Club on a motorcycle and was greeted by more than 150 Canadians, anxious to meet the man and taste his newest vodka, Crystal Head AURORA.
Inspired by the Aurora Borealis, Dan showcased his iconic skull-shaped bottle with an iridescent design to celebrate the most vivid aerial phenomenon in the world. Explaining that no two bottles are alike due to the original decorative finish, guests reveled in the bottle’s beauty.
Not to be outmatched, the vodka inside the bottle is equally as impressive, having already won a gold medal for excellent taste from the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016. Dan boasts “our ultra-premium vodka is one of the cleanest vodkas you’ll ever taste as we don’t use any additives such as sugar, citrus oils, or glycerol to mask or enhance the flavours. We don’t now, nor will we ever use any of these additives.”
Crystal Head AURORA is only crafted with the purest ingredients, including high quality English-grown wheat from North Yorkshire and the pristine water from St. John’s, Newfoundland. It’s five-times distilled and seven-times filtered, with three of the filtrations passing through layers of Herkimer diamonds.
Unlike the original Crystal Head, which offers a touch of sweetness from the peaches and cream corn, AURORA offers a drier, bolder and spicier taste as a result of the wheat, staying true to the Crystal Head house-style.
Guests at the launch event were enamoured with the new vodka and the stunning ambiance. They indulged in skull shaped chocolates and cake-pops under a man-made Aurora Borealis, while sipping on deconstructed martinis and cocktails. Well-known graffiti artist Nathan Rooyakkers spray painted the iconic skull on a canvas while guests spray painted their own Crystal Head designs on original bottles, judged by Crystal Head bottle designer, John Alexander.
“Crystal Head AURORA boasts one of the most striking bottles to hit Canadian shelves, while offering an ultra-premium, additive-free liquid that is as bold and spicy as it is smooth,” said Jonathan Hemi, president of Globefill Inc., the owners of.
Crystal Head AURORA is now available nationwide. Enjoyed neat, as a shot, on the rocks or in a cocktail, Crystal Head Vodka reminds you to enjoy AURORA responsibly.
