Finlandia Vodka is the bottle Pierce Brosnan’s Bond was given to drink in Die Another Day. When the film arrived in 2002, the Finnish brand was its official vodka partner and took the place Smirnoff had held in earlier films, with a silhouette of Bond and the film’s title carried on its promotional material. We can tie it to the film’s partnership, not to a single scene.
What you are buying is simple. Finlandia is a Finnish vodka made from six-row barley and glacial spring water, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume. The brand says the distillery behind it dates to 1888, and the taste is deliberately light and clean, with none of the sweetness that flavoured vodkas add.
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That plainness is the point. Keep a bottle in the freezer and pour it neat over a single large cube, or build a martini the old way: very cold, very dry, with a twist of lemon peel and no fuss. A vodka this restrained leaves room for the vermouth and the glass, which is where a good martini is decided.
It is widely stocked, so there is no need to hunt for a particular vintage or edition. Browse the rest of Food & Drink, see what Pierce Brosnan’s Bond drank elsewhere, or return to the full list from Die Another Day. Please drink responsibly.
Specifications
| Type | Vodka, made in Finland |
|---|---|
| Strength | 40% alcohol by volume (80 proof) |
| Made from | Six-row barley and glacial spring water |
| Film | Die Another Day (2002), official vodka partner |
