Cachaca, the national drink of Brazil, is always quite a rarity in these northern latitudes. That's why it was very surprising to come across it in a small village shop in southern Estonia. The dusty bottle was on sale, so it must have been there for years until the shopkeeper put…
In the wake of Aperol's popularity, several similar and equally strong products have hit the market. Now every reputable Italian winery also offers its own aperitif. Mionetto is a traditional winery that was founded in 1889 by Francesto Mionetto. Mionetto's main product is prosecco, which the company produces in more than…
Several products from Estonian Remedia distillery have already been reviewed in this blog. Remedia, which is now part of a Luxembourg group Amber Productions, produces various alcoholic beverages in the municipality of Kuusalu, northern Estonia. A 50 cl bottle of rhubarb liqueur cost €5.99. The liqueur is light pink in the…
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,…