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Reyka

Reyka is a brand of vodka distilled and bottled in Iceland. Looking to enter the premium vodka market, William Grant & Sons established a distillery in Borgarnes, Iceland to begin production in 2005. The marketing for Reyka draws heavily on Iceland's reputation for purity and uniqueness. The word "Reyka" derives from the Icelandic word for smoke. The vodka is made in a carter-head still and uses water drawn from a lava field, forgoing the need of treatment or demineralisation before it is blended with the vodka.

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Reyka is a brand of vodka distilled and bottled in Iceland. Looking to enter the premium vodka market, William Grant & Sons established a distillery in Borgarnes, Iceland to begin production in 2005. The marketing for Reyka draws heavily on Iceland's reputation for purity and uniqueness. The word "Reyka" derives from the Icelandic word for smoke. The vodka is made in a carter-head still and uses water drawn from a lava field, forgoing the need of treatment or demineralisation before it is blended with the vodka.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1324831380

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