The Stoli Awards PH: The best of the best for Stolichnaya
Stolichnaya Premium Vodka, one of the world’s top vodka brands, recently held its Stoli Awards at the Hard Rock Café Manila, where it honored its best partners for 2016.
WILL HARD ROCK BE THE ONE? Hard Rock Cafe Manila has always used Stolichnaya in its cocktails.
Not to be confused with the Stoli Awards held every year in Cyprus, the Stoli Awards in the Philippines rewards the exceptional performance of their business partners in the following categories: Individual, Restaurant, Resto bar, Hotel, Casino, Convenience Store, Supermarket, Hypermarket, and Dealers.
Here are the winners for each category:
Individual: Mr. Timmy Tan, son of business magnate Lucio Tan and runs the food and beverage business of their family
Restaurant: Kabisera, one of the upscale restaurants under Max’s Group
Resto bar: XX XX (pronounced 20 20), one of the newest bars in Makati
Also read: XX XX at Pasong Tamo: Going old school
THE BEST HOTEL TO GET STOLI. Marriott Hotel Manila got the award as the hotel that sold the most bottles/beverages of Stoli.
Hotel: Marriott Hotel Manila
STOLI IN CASINO? Resorts World Manila has you covered.
Casino: Resorts World Manila
YES, IT IS IN CONVENIENCE STORES. The world’s best vodka can be found in almost all 7-Eleven stores in Metro Manila (if not the Philippines).
Convenience Store: 7-Eleven
EVEN SM HAS THEM! Yes, the supermarket section of the county’s widest chain of malls carries Stoli via its distributor, Blue Mountain Distribution, Inc.
Supermarket: Blue Mountain Distribution, Inc. (SM Supermarkets and Hypermarts)
IT’S EVEN IN S&R! If you’re a member of S&R, you should’ve seen their products during your many trips.
Hypermarket: Kareila (S&R) Management Corp., better known as S&R Membership Shopping, topped everyone else in all the other categories
AIRPORTS. Stoli can even greet you or say goodbye to you as you enter or leave the country!
Dealers: Airport House of Wines & Liquors
THE STOLI SPECIAL. The first-ever Stoli Special was given to GKM’s Wine and Spirits Gallery for their best-in-category sales of the raspberry-flavored version of Stoli.
This year also marked the awarding of the first-ever Stoli Special, an award given to whoever had the best flavor for Stoli. GKM’s Wine and Spirits Gallery, located in Pasay City, won the prestigious award.
A TRIUMPHANT RETURN. Given a new look yet with the same feel, Stoli’s Salted Karamel is an experience for your taste buds.
Apart from awarding its best partners in the Philippines, Stoli (as it is referred to in the vodka trade) also revealed two one-of-a-kind vodkas during the event: the sought-after Salted Karamel™ and the brand-new Stoli Gluten-free vodka.
GLUTEN-FREE VODKA? Yes, it exists. If you’re that conscious of what you’re drinking, Stoli offers a gluten-free variety.
Stoli Gluten-free is the first of its kind in the world. Made from a unique, naturally gluten-free recipe of 88 percent corn and 12 percent buckwheat, it provides consumers the only gluten-free vodka in existence right from the start. It retains the same crisp, clean finish you get with Stoli’s premium vodka, all without the risks of consuming gluten.
Both are set to be released on July 12 this year.
Born in the former Soviet Union in 1938, Stolichnaya (shortened to Stoli), it’s the world’s foremost vodka brand that uses wheat harvested from their farms somewhere in Russia, and is now made at Latvijas Balzams in Riga, Latvia.
It is the only vodka that has been certified as Alpha Spirit (the highest grade for vodka) by the Russian Federation, with its methanol content at a whopping 0.000021%. To be considered as Alpha Spirit or Alpha-grade vodka, it must not contain more than 0.003% methanol. This can only be achieved by using the highest-quality raw ingredients: either pure wheat, rye, or a mixture of both grains.
There may be more affordable vodkas out there, but Stoli continues to trump the rest because of its quality and approach to production. You can find Stoli at almost all leading supermarkets, hotels, casinos, restaurants, and convenience stores nationwide.
Written by: Andronico Del Rosario
