Stolnaya is a brand of vodka

Vodka

Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....

 released by OST-Alco. The range consists of Stolnaya Special, Stolnaya Red Bilberry, which is made with cranberries

Cranberry

Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. In some methods of classification, Oxycoccus is regarded as a genus in its own right...

, and Stolnaya Infusion which contains extracts of honey and pepper.

Trademark dispute

OST-Alco, distributors of the Stolnaya brand, has been involved in a running dispute with SPI Group, manufacturers of Stolichnaya

Stolichnaya

-Description:Fermentation of Stolichnaya starts with wheat and rye grains and artesial water from the Russian city of Samara and the Kaliningrad region. The fermentation takes about 60 hours. Once fermentation is complete the resulting liquid is distilled four times to a strength of 96.4% ABV....

 brand vodka, concerning trademark

Trademark

A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...

 rights. SPI claims that the "Stolnaya" brand is confusingly similar to "Stolichnaya". A number of jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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have withdrawn or refused registration of the Stolnaya brand because of SPI's objections.

External links

• Stolnaya vodka
• Critics Reviews