Limited-edition Bottles
Starting in 2005 the first global limited edition bottle was launched and hundreds of individual, highly- collectible designs have followed. Check out a few of them below!
Absolut Second Skin
Launched: 2005
Market: Worldwide
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No. of bottles: 13,587 9L cases
The first in what has become an annual tradition of producing a limited-edition holiday/Christmas release, Absolut Snowflake was a snowflake covered skin for the Absolut bottle. Released in 2005.
Absolut Colors
Launched: 2008, 2014 (US), 2015
Market: Worldwide
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No. of bottles: 185,000
Absolut Colors was the brand’s first Middle of Year limited- edition release. Dressed in the Pride flag, the design was both a nod to the brand’s long-standing support for the LGBTQIA+ community and a pledge to continue its support for equality. For this limited edition, Absolut collaborated with artist Gilbert Baker, one of the most prominent forces of the modern LGBTQIA+ movement and designer of the original rainbow flag back in 1978. Originally released in 2008.
Absolut Tropics
Launched: 2009
Market: Worldwide
Sizes: 1L
Category: Global Travel Retail Exclusive
Flavor: Mango, orange, lychee, pineapple & melon
No. of bottles: 300,000
Absolut Tropics was the brand’s first limited-edition Global Travel Retail Exclusive. Triggering delightful memories of sun- drenched tropical destinations, the concept developed by brand consultancy Williams Murray Hamm uses thermal imagery of maps to represent the various tropical flavors. Released in 2009.
Absolut Wagner
Launched: 2012
Market: Europe
Sizes: 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition supporting a campaign
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No. of bottles: 410,000
Absolut Wagner was the brand’s first limited-edition bottle supporting a campaign. Released following the Absolut Blank Campaign where 20 artists were given total creative freedom within the iconic bottle shape, the design features the space- inspired artwork of Mario Wagner. When one creative collaboration evolves into another, why on earth wouldn’t you want to explore where it goes. Released in 2012.
Absolut Unique
Launched: 2012
Market: Worldwide
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No of bottles: 398,000
Absolut Unique took the creativity that Absolut is famous for all the way to the bottling line, making Absolut the artist. The result was millions of uniquely designed, individually numbered bottles – each a one- of-a-kind work of art. Released in 2012.
Absolut Originality
Launched: 2013
Market: Global, excluding US
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No of bottles: 4,000,000
Absolut Originality was all about capturing the soul of Absolut. Continuing its long tradition of experimenting with new techniques, each bottle featured a stripe of the brand’s signature blue color, added at the molten glass stage. Released in 2013.
Absolut Drop
Launched: 2018
Market: Global, excluding US
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No of bottles: 2,432,242
Absolut Drop is the ultimate expression of the brand’s belief in creating a better, more open world, where everyone has the freedom to express their true selves, without fear or discrimination, and to love whomever they choose. Recycled ink was collected from racist and anti-LGBTQIA+ hate signs and used to create new bottles of love. Released in 2018.
Absolut Comeback
Launched: 2019
Market: Global
Sizes: 1L, 750ml & 700ml
Category: Global Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No of bottles: 2 050 000
Sustainability has been part of Absolut’s mission for many years and it is striving for a more circular world in which resources are reused again and again to benefit local economies, communities and ecosystems.
With Absolut Comeback, Absolut is on a mission to encourage recycling. This limited edition bottle and campaign is a celebration of recycling and a tribute to those who are striving for a lifestyle that has less impact on our planet.
Absolut Movement
Launched: 2020
Market: Global
Sizes: TBC
Category: TBC
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original No of bottles: TBC
Absolut Movement is inspired by different walks of life coming together. The bottle’s spiral design, featuring 16 swirls which all meet in the middle, celebrates this spirit of mixing together, showing that everyone, everywhere can enjoy moving moments. Released in 2020.
City and Country Series
In 2007, Absolut released Absolut New Orleans, the first in its series of limited-edition bottles celebrating cities and countries, with local artists representing their homesteads through art. Since then, other cities in the US and then all around
Absolut New Orleans
Launched: 2007
Market: US
Sizes: 750ml
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Mango & black pepper
No of bottles: 420,000
Absolut New Orleans celebrated the carnival atmosphere of one of the most vibrant cities in the US. Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, Absolut donated all the proceeds from sales to organizations benefiting New Orleans and cities along the Gulf Coast. Released in 2007.
Absolut Brooklyn
Launched: 2010
Market: US
Sizes: 1L
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Red apple & ginger
No of bottles: 225,000
Absolut Brooklyn pays tribute to this vibrant, diverse and cosmopolitan area of New York City. Designed in collaboration with filmmaker and actor Spike Lee, the bottle is a colorful depiction of the very stoop where he grew up. Released in 2010.
Absolut San Francisco
Launched: 2011
Market: US
Sizes: 750ml
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Grape, dragon fruit &
papaya
No of bottles: 150,000
Absolut San Francisco’s limited- edition bottle was designed with a ‘freedom of expression’ theme in mind. Featuring an illustration of the city’s famous skyline, mock protest signs are visible from the reverse, shouting slogans like “Speak Up!” and “Be Proud!”; ideals the people of San Francisco hold true to their hearts. Released in 2011.
Absolut Mexico
Launched: 2014
Market: Mexico & US
Sizes: 750ml
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Absolut Vodka Original
No of bottles: 290,000
Absolut Mexico features the work of contemporary artist and tattooist Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez, also known as Dr Lakra. A modern take on ancestral symbols of Mayan culture, the design fuses past and present to represent Mexico today. Released in 2014.
Absolut World
Launched: 2014
Market: Australia
Sizes: 1L
Category: Local Limited Edition
Flavor: Spiced orange
No. of bottles: 45,000
Absolut Oz was designed in collaboration with world- renowned Aussie film director Baz Luhrmann. Celebrating the land down under, “Absolut Oz is a distillation of the unifying truth that we are all equal under the sun”, said the Oscar-nominated director. Released in 2014.