After a Quotation night with his future wifeDolph Lundgren decided to enter the vodka production ring.
The “rocky” star, who studied chemical engineering before becoming an actor, has presented Hard cutting vodka, An all-American spirit of 90 that is made with Idaho and water potatoes from the rocky mountains.
It was obvious to the 67 -year -old, who played the Russian boxer Ivan Drago.
“I am originally from Sweden, and people drink a lot of vodka in Sweden because it’s cold and dark there in winter,” he told Fox News Digital. “… But I was a turn of my future wife at that time to Santa Barbara in an appointment, and I was testing some of the vodkas [at this] bar. I really didn’t like them. I directly like the ice, and I could not find one that I really liked. They were all very hard. And after complaining for a while, she said: “Why don’t you do yours?” “
He is not willing to go back to a challenge, Lundgren accepted the challenge of Emma Krokdal.
“I looked at the vodka space, and it looked like a child or boring compared to tequila,” he shared. “Many people from Hollywood or Entertainment have entered tequila and whiskey … Vodka was an open field.
Lundgren and Krokdal were in a search to find the best distillery to give life to their idea of the perfect vodka. In Idaho, a two -hour flight from their home in California, they found exactly what they were looking for.
The Russian potatoes cultivated in the state, along with the “Water from the snow of the rocky mountain,” created a mixture that was strong and soft. The hard cut vodka was born.
The final product, which received double gold in the competition of San Francisco World Spirits in 2024, presented “bright fennel notes, green apple and only a little caramel”, Forbes reported.
“Those that my wife and I liked that they were from Idaho, where they have a variety of vodkas,” he explained. “The one we liked provo
“With all commercial wars and everything, it is also an advantage to be an American manufacturing vodka,” Lundgren said.
Investing in the United States was important for the star, he said. After living inside and outside the United States, Lundgren officially became An American citizen in 2024. Krokdal, who is originally from Norway, is also part of a naturalization ceremony with her husband, where they both swore an oath of loyalty to the United States, People’s magazine Reported.
“It is very important to invest in the United States,” Lundgren explained. “From Sweden, but I am an immigrant and … all the good things in my life come from America. I changed the chemical engineering and martial arts to become an actor, a film star in Hollywood. That could not, if I have not had Havave Havave Havave Havave Havave Havave Havave Havave Havava Havava Havava Havaveed in Course no.
“It simply makes it easier because everything is more organized,” he said. “People are more in the ball when you are doing business. Yes, it is important for me, and I think that Americans will like the fact that it is an American vodka. It is sophisticated. It is difficult but soft, and it has the whole goal. Only bet. Sophisticated and elegant.”
The star said she always felt proud to build a life and a career in the United States. And when it was time to become a citizen, he felt it was “better late than ever.”
“It was time,” he reflected. “I have been here for 40 years. I arrived at school here that I was in my adolescence and I moved here. I was an American resident for a while I got married and moved to Spain for Varouse’s reasons.
“I lived there and my children grew up in Spain, my two daughters. But I always wanted to come. I moved here about 15 years ago, and then I recovered my resurrection. And then I wanted to become a citizen.”
“This country has my life on my leg,” Lundgren said. “Everything good in my life has come from America. I love Sweden, but as I said, I am very close to this country. And standing there, swearing the oath, [seeing] The flag was very emotional. And it’s great. It is not easy to become a citizen. It is difficult to become American citizen, and I think it should be. “
“I am proud to have done it,” he added.
Lundgren said that every time he was in Europe, the United States was in his mind. But he left aside his dreams of staying in the country to be closer to his daughters, who are now 28 and 23 years old.
“I felt that it was the only thing that was missing,” Lundgren said. “… I returned my leg to Europe for my ex -wife for reasons and for reasons. That is, it is, what is what it is.
It was in the United States where Lundgren was suddenly shooting at fame. Drago was introduced into “Rocky IV”, which premiered on November 27, 1985, almost 40 years ago.
“I get used to a child,” Lundgren said about attributing the premiere. “… My girlfriend was a famous singer at that time, Grace Jones. People tried [inside the theater]. The lights went down and these two boxing gloves emerged, a Soviet glove and an American glove. The movie begins, and I am sitting there for 90 minutes. “
“The lights arose, and suddenly everyone looked at me,” Lundgren continued. “I was a little, I knew what to do. I felt really sick of the stomach, but excited. We went out and people are taking pictures of me now. It took me a couple of years to do it.”
Lundgren admitted that fame was difficult for him to navigate. His relationship with Jones, now 76, Anyge came to an end. But over the years, he found himself busy appearing in great success, including “The Expendables”, “Creed” and “Aquaman”, among others.
He is still a good friend of Stallone, 78, who now resides in Palm Beach, Florida. His daughters have also formed a friendship.
“It is quite unusual to be close to someone for 40 years in this business and be in the ring, hitting each other,” Lundgren said.
“Lying mutually creates a certain friendship. We have made six films together now. And he is a very intelligent and talented guy. Sometimes you play the characters that are simplistic and physical, people assume that you are as as ashtled as Ashy A Ashy A Ashe A as an Egyn ashen as a wealth as a wealth.
“Rocky,” said Lundgren, will always take a special place for the star.
“The experience of being part of that son of an iconic film … It was a wonderful experience for a young Swedish boy who has just arrived here to study engineering,” he said.
