EXHIBIT 23




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation 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 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, 333-76371) of Fortune Brands, Inc. of our report dated May 24,
2002 relating to the financial statements of the Fortune Brands Hourly Employee
Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.




Chicago, Illinois
June 28, 2002