Eristoff Eristoff Eristoff Vodka (air-wrist-off) originated from Georgia and was first created for Prince Eristavi of Duchy of Racha in 1806. Made from 100% grain spirit, Eristoff vodka is triple distilled and then charcoal filtered, a technique first established in 18th century Russia. The Eristoff logo of a wolf howling at a crescent moon represents the Persian name for Georgia, Gorjestan, meaning ""land of the wolf"". Today, Georgia is still home to the grey wolf, which for hundreds of years has been a part of Georgian culture and folklore. The original Georgian version of the Russian name Eristoff or Eristov was
Simon Sidamon-Eristoff Simon Sidamon-Eristoff Prince Simon Sidamon-Eristavi () (February 6, 1891 – September 14, 1964) was a Georgian aristocrat and soldier, who began his career in the Imperial Russian army and became one of the leading officers in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Following the sovietization of Georgia in 1921, he immigrated to the United States, where he was known as Simon Sidamon-Eristoff after his Russified surname and worked as an engineer. His son Constantine and grandson Andrew had political careers in the United States. Simon Sidamon-Eristavi was born in Tiflis, a scion of the Georgian noble family of Sidamoni, whose principal