Refreshing citrus soda with a premium liquor kick. Gin with natural grapefruit and juniper berry flavors. The Finnish Long Drink Legend of 1952. The Legend: Long drink is a top selling category of alcohol in Finland - a legend that is now available in America. The roots of long drinks go back to the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, when the country of only 4 million people was still recovering from World War II. Concerned how to serve drinks quickly enough to all the visitors, the government came up...