Arsenitch is originally Latvian vodka. It was bought by Altia in 2012 and switched to using a rectified spirit made in Koskenkorva in Finland. Blended with cherry juice, sugar and spirits, Ruby Cherry is one of many Arsenitch flavored vodkas. The price in Estonia is about 7.50 € for a half…
Voruta is a brand of a Lithuanian winery located in the small town of Anykščiai. Both berry wines and bitters are produced under the name Voruta. There are two versions of bitters available, one with black currant and another one flavoured with cranberry. Anykščių Vynas Winery was established almost 100 years…
Remedia is Estonian alcohol producer and their products have been on this blog already many times. Cherry liqueur is another berry liqueur from them, it is made from rectified spirit, cherry juice, sugar, colourings and essences. Remedia do not promote their product at all, but are confident that cheap prices and good…
Remy Martin's winery was founded in 1886, at a time when the phylloxera was wreaking havoc in French vineyards. Founder Paul-Emile Rémy Martin II started to grow a new grape variety that was resistant to the parasite. In the same year, Paul-Emile also founded a distillery and began producing brandies. However,…
Larsen is a cognac house founded in 1926 by Jens Rydar Larsen from Norway. It is a well-known cognac brand in the Nordic and Baltic countries, where its current owner, Altia Group, has a strong foothold. Larsen’s VSOP is a blend of distillates made from grapes grown in two different regions,…
Porto Cruz is one of the largest producers of port wines. Their products are sold in more than 50 countries. In the largest years, the company was maturing millions of liters of port wine. Every year, the company sells nearly 10 million bottles. Gran Cruz Winery was founded in 1887. Today…
Xanté is a well-known pear-cognac liqueur. Xanté cream liqueur is now a new product to the same family owned by Finnish company Altia. Gluten-free spirits, coconut cream, pear juice or essence and sugar have been used. In terms of its ingredients, it is therefore both gluten-free and vegan. The aroma is…
Larsen Cognac House was founded by Norwegian Jens Rydar Larsen in 1926. He moved to the French Cognac Province in 1919, married a Frenchwoman and bought Joseph Gautier’s Cognac Factory. In 2012, Larsen was first sold to Remy Cointreu, who sold it a year later to the Finnish Altia Group. Larsen's…
Jamskaja Mjagkaja is a Russian vodka produced by Rust Russia. It was founded in 2003 and has merged several different distilleries and alcohol producers from all over Russia. Rust Russia is part of the Rust Group, the world's second largest vodka producer. It has a market share of about 15% of…
Žolynų is a product serie manufactured by the Latvijas Balzams for the Lithuanian market. There are a variety of flavored and sweetened spirits in the series. In addition to various herbs and spices (including St. John's wort, Melissa, birch tube, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom), dried blueberries, apple and raspberry juice have been used.…