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Cristal was first produced in 1876 in Russia for Tsar Alexander II, who required champagne to be made in a clear bottle, as he was weary of someone putting weapons inside his much-loved traditionally green bell shaped champagne bottles, which were easily able to hide any contents inside very well. In order for clear bottles to be made, a Flemish gl...
02/04/2010

I for one have only ever come across the term Cristal champagne when listening to lyrics in rap songs, for example in Jay Z’s “It’s a Hard Knock Life” album, which suggests that the brand is highly associated with hip hop culture. After a bit of initial research it became apparent that this is quite true. However, let’s start at the beginning. 02/04/2010