Finlandia Vodka Wins Numerous Awards at 2009 Vodka Masters

Business Wire

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Finlandia^® Vodka savors its success from the 2009 Vodka Masters contest, hosted by the Spirit Business. Of the more than 120 vodkas that entered the contest, Finlandia won four medals in the major blind-tasting categories of the competition:

Masters Award -- Finlandia Tangerine Fusion (Scandinavian category)
Gold medal -- Finlandia Vodka (Premium category)
Gold medal -- Finlandia Lime Fusion (Flavoured vodka category)
Silver medal -- Finlandia Mango Fusion (Scandinavian category)

“We are tremendously proud of winning four prestigious awards in the 2009 Vodka Masters contest,” said Maureen Brekka, managing director for Finlandia Vodka. “We are pleased to have been selected for a Gold medal in the premium category for our classic vodka. We believe our flavors taste so great because we start with such a pristine vodka and then add the freshest fruit flavors that nature has to offer. I think this is evident in our award-winning flavors.”

With nearly 40 years of history, Finlandia Vodka has grown into a global leader in the premium and flavored vodka category, and is ranked among the most powerful premium vodka brands. Finlandia Vodka was one of the first premium vodkas to introduce flavors from nature in 1994 with the launch of Cranberry Fusion.

Since then, Finlandia has introduced more fresh tasting flavors to the portfolio: Finlandia Lime Fusion (1999), Finlandia Mango Fusion (2004), Finlandia Redberry (2004 -- limited distribution in Eastern Europe), Finlandia Wild Berries Fusion (2005), Finlandia Grapefruit Fusion (2006), Finlandia Tangerine (2009), and coming soon in Poland, Finlandia Blackcurrant Fusion.

For more information on Finlandia Vodka, please visit www.finlandia.com.

For more information, please contact David Page at 502-774-7701. For imagery, please visit the Finlandia pressroom at www.finlandiapr.com.

About Finlandia:

Finlandia Vodka is a product with a global reputation for its unique Nordic heritage and its crystalline natural spring water, a legacy of the Ice Age. Finlandia’s unparalleled quality can be attributed to only the finest natural ingredients: pure glacial spring water and six-row barley, which offers the highest quality starch and the lowest possible content of natural oils, delivering a crisp, clean taste.

Brown-Forman Corporation is a producer and marketer of fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Canadian Mist, Fetzer, Korbel, Gentleman Jack, el Jimador, Tequila Herradura, Sonoma-Cutrer, Chambord, Tuaca, Woodford Reserve, and Bonterra. For more information about Brown-Forman, please visit our website at www.brown-forman.com.

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