After a night appointment with his future wife, Dolph Lundgren decided to enter the vodka production ring.
The “rocky” star, who studied chemical engineering before becoming an actor, has presented a hard cut vodka, a 90-proof spirit that is made with first-line potatoes and water from the rocky mountains.
It was obvious to the 67 -year -old, who played the Russian boxer Ivan Drago.
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Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren, on the right, with Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky IV” (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis through Getty Images)
“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.
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“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.
Dolph Lundgren’s wife, Emma Krokdal, challenged him to make a vodka he would like. (Hard cutting vodka)
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.
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 hard cutting vodka is made with Idaho potatoes and rocky mountain water. (Hard cutting vodka)
The final product, which received double gold in the competition of world spirits of San Francisco in 2024, presented “bright fennel notes, green apple and only a little caramel,” Forbes said.
Dolph Lundgren said a distillery in Idaho helped give life to his vision. He associated with the famous global waiter Philip Duff, who trained it. (Hard cutting vodka)
“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.
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Dolph Lundgren is the founder and the chair or hard cutting vodka. (Daniele Venturelli/Getty images)
Investing in the United States was important for the star, he said. After living inside and outside the United States, Lundgren officially and the American citizen in 2024. Krokdal, who is originally from Norway, also separates in a ceremony of naturalization with her husband, where they are accusations.
Dolph Lundgren and his wife Emma Krokdal became US citizens in 2024. (Instagram.com/dolphlundgren)
“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 the United States. I changed chemical engineering and martial arts to become an actor, a film star in Hollywood. That could not, if it had happened, happened working in the United States with American.”
Dolph Lundgren said that when it comes to becoming an American citizen, it was “better late than ever.” (David Keeler/Getty images)
“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 has it is 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.”
Dolph Lundgren was studying chemical engineering before continuing to act in New York City. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella collection through Getty Images)
“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.”
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Dolph Lundgren lived in Spain to be close to his family before settling in California forever. (Alamy)
“This country has been my life,” 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. “
Dolph Lundgren with Ida, Left and Greta daughters (Ian West/Pa images through Getty Images)
“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.
Emma Krokdal and Dolph Lundgren married in 2023. (Daniele Venturelli/Getty images)
“I felt that it was the only thing that was missing,” Lundgren said. “… My ex -wife had taken me back to Europe for several reasons. And maybe it wasn’t such an intelligent movement, but I did it for the family … but … I always felt bad to renounce my green card at that time. I always felt that I wanted to recover it. I felt becoming an American … feels so correct.”
Playing a catapulted Russian boxer Dolph Lundgren to stardom. (United Artists/Getty Images)
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. “
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Sylvester Stallone hits Dolph Lundgren on a scene of the movie “Rocky IV”. (United Artists/Getty Images)
“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 are out and people are taking photos now. It took me a couple of years to get about it.”
Dolph Lundgren and Grace Jones around 1985 in New York City (Robin Platzer/images/getty images)
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 appealing in great success, including “The Expendable”, “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.
Dolph Lundgren told Fox News Digital that Sylvester Stallone’s three daughters, above, are friends with their two daughters. (Ryan Emberley/Amfar/Getty Images to Amfar)
“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.
Dolph Lundgren, on the right, said he and Sylvester Stallone have remained good friends over the years. (Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)
“Throwing each other, that creates a certain friendship. We have made six films together now. And it is a very intelligent and talented guy. Sometimes you play simplistic and physical characters, people help you and Lligente. I loved meeting him over the years.
“Rocky,” said Lundgren, will always take a special place for the star.
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Dolph Lundgren still remains busy as an actor and filmmaker. (Carl Court/AFP through Getty Images)
“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.