By Popular Demand, Pinnacle® Pumpkin Pie Vodka Returns For The Holiday Season

DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle® Vodka, a leading imported premium vodka, is bringing back two of its most popular flavors this holiday season, including Pinnacle® Pumpkin Pie, a resounding fan favorite since its launch in 2012. Thanks to popular demand from thirsty fans, Pinnacle® Pumpkin Pie and Pinnacle® Peppermint Bark are now available for a limited time only nationwide!  Whether making a festive cocktail for a holiday party or just a simple drink for the ladies, either of these flavors is perfect for any occasion this fall and winter.

Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie and Pinnacle Peppermint Bark are perfect ingredients for creating easy, delectable cocktails that spice up holiday entertaining. Five times distilled with a smooth, premium taste, these seasonal fan favorites combine quality and distinct flavor that are sure to please guests this season:

• Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie offers the rich taste of pumpkin blended with the smooth, spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with a delectable dollop of whipped cream
• Pinnacle Peppermint Bark has a delicious mint flavor that blends creamy white and dark chocolate notes with a refreshing peppermint finish

"Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie is the leading pumpkin flavored vodka on the market. It has been such a huge hit with our fans, we can hardly keep it on the shelves," said Jason Dolenga, Senior Brand Director of Vodka at Beam Suntory. "We love the excitement these flavors create, especially around the holidays when great cocktails and food are the center of attention at gatherings with family and friends."

Fans of legal drinking age can savor Pinnacle Pumpkin Pie and Pinnacle Peppermint Bark in a variety of fun ways this season, including these two simple recipes:

Pinnacle® Dessert Table
1 part Pinnacle® Pumpkin Pie Vodka
1 part DeKuyper® Creme De Cocoa Dark Liqueur
1 part Half and Half

Combine ingredients in a mug. Garnish with whipped cream and serve.

Pinnacle® Peppermint Cocoa
1 part Pinnacle® Peppermint Bark Vodka
Hot Chocolate

Prepare hot chocolate, pour into a mug with Peppermint Bark Vodka. Garnish with whipped cream and crushed peppermint candy sprinkled on top.

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About Pinnacle® Vodka
Award-winning Pinnacle® Vodka is one of the leading imported premium vodka brands. Five times distilled, the smooth spirit starts with the finest wheat grain from the Brie region of France. Pinnacle® Original Vodka was recently recognized with the top honor for the Vodka category in the 2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC), beating out more than 100 vodkas from all over the world in a prestigious blind taste-testing. In addition to the Original base product, the Pinnacle® Vodka line spans an array of more than 40 fun and playful flavors including the brand's notable launch of Pinnacle® Cinnabon® Vodka earlier this year. 

About Beam Suntory Inc.
As the world's third largest premium spirits company, Beam Suntory is Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World.  Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the flagship Jim Beam bourbon and Yamazaki Japanese whisky, as well as world renowned premium brands including Maker's Mark and Knob Creek bourbons, Hakushu and Hibiki Japanese whiskies, Teacher's,  Laphroaig, and Bowmore Scotch whiskies, Canadian Club whisky, Courvoisier cognac, Sauza tequila, Pinnacle vodka, and Midori liqueur.  The company generates annual worldwide sales of approximately $4.6 billion excluding excise taxes.

Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and entrepreneurial culture.  Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.  For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com.

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Miranda Harper
Finn Partners for Pinnacle® Vodka
212.715.1641
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Lana Walker
Beam Suntory
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