Dan Aykroyd, who is now more famous for his spirits brand than his acting skills, has added another product to his Crystal Head Vodka range. The new agave based vodka is called Onyx and comes in a jet black skull shaped bottle.

 

Crystal Head Vodka shared how their iconic skull bottles are made. In 2007, artist and co-founder John Alexander designed the bottle, which was inspired by co-founder Dan Akroyd‘s vision of 13 crystal skulls. Italian manufacturer Bruni Glass brought the design to life. The entire process took almost two years before the spirit made its debut in the United States.

 

Ten years ago, with several successful careers under his belt—of which included Academy Award-nominated actor (for the 1989 drama “Driving Miss Daisy”) , comedian (he was an original member of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” on “Saturday Night Live” and actually conceived and starred in the original “Ghostbusters”), musician (his musical sketch with John Belushi spawned an actual band, The Blues Brothers), businessman (he co-founded the House of Blues and filmmaker—Dan Aykroyd decided he needed another new venture.

 

Last week, Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka won its court case against a tequila company that was also distributing its product in skull-shaped bottles.