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1938
Original recipe was developed, gaining popularity
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1954
A new era for the brand began with its bottling at the historical Latvijas Balsams in Riga, Latvia’s capital city, where STOLI is still bottled today.
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1958
20 years after the brand was born, it won it’s first gold medal for its quality and flavor at the World’s Fair in Brussels.
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1960's
One of the pioneers in the flavor vodka category worldwide
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1970's
One of the first premium vodkas ever to be imported to the U.S.
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1990
One of the first brands to actively champion LGBTQ+ community, with a year-long print campaign in seven US LGBTQ+ publications, including the longest continuously published in North America, San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter.
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1996
30+ years after introducing the first bottled flavored vodka, six new flavors launched - Vanilla, Peach, Raspberry, Coffee, Cinnamon, and Strawberry.