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My Story – How Au Vodka became a category phenomenon

Alex Oldroyd
Last updated: 30/01/2024 at 9:14 PM
By Alex Oldroyd
9 November 2023
12 Min Read

Au Vodka co-founder Charlie Morgan reflects on how two teenagers from Wales established the largest super-premium vodka in the UK.


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Au Vodka co-founder Charlie Morgan reflects on how two teenagers from Wales established the largest super-premium vodka in the UK. Ten years ago, when he was 17, Charlie Morgan hit the headlines when during a high-profile soccer match, he was kicked by Chelsea’s Eden Hazard - and he wasn't even playing. Fast forward two years and Morgan's profile rose again - for less controversial reasons this time - when he teamed up with school friend Jackson Quinn to set up premium, gold-filtered vodka brand Au. “We just felt we could do it a little bit better,” he explained in 2021.

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