Olde Hansa is a medieval restaurant in Tallinn's Old Town. The restaurant also has a brewery and a production of schnapps. These are mainly served to the restaurant's customers. Schnapps are also sold in some shops. Pepper schnapps is a type of drink with a long tradition in the Baltic countries.…
Originating in Trinidad & Tobago, Agnostura is known for its bitters, which Johan Sieger developed in 1824. The company began producing rums in 1947 and currently has a very wide range of different rums. In addition to the Trinidad & Tobago distillery, Angostura also owns distilleries in the United States, Canada,…
Tallinn Distillery was a distillery in Tallinn, Estonia, that operated from 2018 to 2024. The company has now ceased operations and is in liquidation. The distillery produced various distillates using apple wine as a base. The distillery bought the apple wine from outside sources and focused solely on distillation and the…
De Kuyper, one of the world's largest liqueur manufacturers, has a selection of over 20 different fruit and berry liqueurs. This blog has only reviewed one of them before (Sour Apple). Now it's the turn of a grapefruit liqueur, which belongs to the cocktail liqueur series and has a very moderate…
St.Pons Herbs herbal liqueur is produced by the Lithuanian group Vilniaus Degtine. The group's Obeliai Distillery, located in the town of Rokiskis in northern Lithuania, is focused on making rectified spirit. Vilniaus Degtine uses Obeliai spirit for all of its own products. The company mainly produces vodka, under several different brands,…
Part of the international Amber Beverage Group, Amber Latvijas Balzams, which is also listed on the Latvian Stock Exchange, operates in Riga and is the largest alcohol producer in Latvia. In addition to the legendary Black Balsam, the company produces Stolisnaya and Moskovskaja vodkas for international distribution, as well as a…
Samogon is a traditional Russian spirit or moonshine, whatever you want to call it. In the process, the mash made from grain is distilled twice, after which it is filtered, diluted and bottled. While standard vodka is made by column distilled, around 95% ABV rectified spirit, which is diluted with water,…
Imperial XII is a trademark owned by the Lithuanian company Stumbras. Stumbras is part of MV Group, which is the largest Lithuanian alcohol producer. Stumbras' production facilities are located in Kaunas, the second largest city in Lithuania. Their selection include Lithuanian vodka, Stumbras vodka, Stumbro Starka and the brandies Imperial XII,…
JJ Whitley is a brand founded in 2017 and owned by Halewood Artisanal Spirits. The name comes from John James Whitley, who was once the CEO of Greenall & Whitley Co. The Whitley family is said to have been distilling alcohol since 1762. Halewood previously produced the base spirit in a…
Aviation is an American gin, its production began in 2006. It is produced by House Spirits Distillery in Portland, Oregon. Aviation's popularity and sales grew dramatically after actor Ryan Reynolds bought a stake in it. Aviation appeared in several commercials and also in films after the acquisition. Reynolds later sold his…