Pinky Vodka
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Pinky Vodka is a blended vodka manufactured by United Spirits Ltd (USL), a subsidiary of Diageo. It was created in Sweden in 2008. It became the second best-selling "super premium" vodka in World Duty Free stores, with 12% of category share in the year of its launch.{{cite news |title=Perky performance from Pinky vodka |url=http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=31&doc_id=19282 |quote=In the year of its launch, Pinky vodka became the second best-selling super premium vodka in World Duty Free stores, with 12% of category share. ...|newspaper=The Moodie Report |date=January 12, 2008 |access-date=2011-10-04 }}
The 80-proof (40% alcohol by volume) flavored vodkas are sold in the U.S. and globally in a perfume bottle, and are marketed as super ultra-premium.
Awards
- 2009 Gold Medal - Beverage Testing Institute [http://www.tastings.com/scout_spirits.lasso?id=189576 http://www.tastings.com/scout_spirits.lasso?id=189576] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105133425/http://www.tastings.com/scout_spirits.lasso?id=189576 |date=January 5, 2010 }}
- 2009 Gold Medal - Frontier Magazine Buyers' Forum Award [http://www.frontiermagazine.co.uk/award_winners_09.phtml http://www.frontiermagazine.co.uk/award_winners_09.phtml]
- 2009 Medal Winner, Packaging Design - San Francisco World Spirits Competition.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
- 2009 Medal Winner - San Francisco World Spirits Competition.{{cn|date=October 2021}}
See also
References
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- Solman, Gregory (February 18, 2008.) [http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ground-zero-takes-stake-pinky-vodka-94681 "Ground Zero Takes Stake in Pinky Vodka."] Adweek Magazine. Accessed September 2011.
- Zinko, Carolyne (February 1, 2009.)[https://web.archive.org/web/20100406222220/http://articles.sfgate.com/2009-02-01/living/17188537_1_pinky-valentine-s-day-drink-recipes "Pinky vodka for rosy Valentine's Day."] SFGate.com. Accessed September 2011.