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News Archive for SurReal Vodka

EVENT REPORT 09.17.08 8:00 AM

Post Debuts Fashion Washington With Pink Party at Ben Bradlee's Home

Models posing at the Fashion Washington launch party
Photo: Courtesy of Fashion Washington

Some 250 guests congregated at the Georgetown home of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn during Fashion Washington’s exclusive launch party Monday evening. The V.I.P. guests, escorted by models, walked through the D.C. power couple's home and down black turf-covered steps into a white tent decorated to mimic a stylish lounge. The large tent easily accommodated everyone, though the evening's one complaint seemed to be the excessive heat, due in part to an unseasonably warm night.

The party's bold color scheme of black, white, and magenta reflected the first issue of the magazine, which was prominently on display in both paper copies (printed on newspaper stock, not traditional glossy magazine paper) and in large blow-ups of individual pages positioned throughout the room. Orchids from Volanni scattered across cocktail tables provided additional punches of color. MORE >>

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NEWS 04.17.08 3:30 PM

SurReal Vodka Launches in Intimate Embassy Row House

The SurReal vodka launch at the Embassy of Latvia
Photo: Jim Folliard/Gearshift Productions L.L.C.

It wasn’t easy getting onto Embassy Row last night (at least for this reporter’s taxi driver), as Massachusetts Avenue was shut down for the pope’s motorcade, en route to the Vatican Embassy. That didn’t sway SurReal Vodka owners (and husband-and-wife team) Derek and Lisa Olson, who launched their brand at the Embassy of Latvia, prominently located on Sheridan Circle.

The duo picked Washington as their first stop to reach the city’s international crowd and local restaurants (30, including Restaurant Eve, Brasserie Beck, and Citronelle, have already signed on to serve the liquor). They chose the historic venue—once owned by the Smithsonian and complete with dark wood beams and stained-glass details—because of the vodka’s Latvian origins and to create a more intimate launch for their product. “We can have a quality interaction with everyone who comes through the doors,” said Lisa Olson. MORE >>

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