PART II - EXHIBIT 15


November 13, 2002

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Attention: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
Washington, D.C.  20549-1004

Re: Fortune Brands, Inc.


We are aware that our report dated October 16, 2002 on our review of interim
financial information of Fortune Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 and included in the
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter then ended is
incorporated by reference in (a) the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-87260) relating to the 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-95919)
relating to the Fortune Brands Retirement Savings Plan, the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-95925) relating to the Fortune
Brands Hourly Employee Retirement Savings Plan, the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-58865) relating to the 1990 Long-Term Incentive
Plan of Fortune Brands, Inc., the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-95909) relating to the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan of
Fortune Brands, Inc., the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.
333-51173) relating to the Fortune Brands, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan, the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-58166)
relating to the Future Brands LLC Retirement Savings Plan, and the prospectuses
related thereto, and (b) the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Registration
Nos. 33-50832 and 333-76371) of Fortune Brands, Inc.


Very truly yours,




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Chicago, IL 60606