In 1866, the German pharmacist Jacob Kurberg bought the Moe manor and restarted the production of different spirits. Jacob was a specialist in the use of different medicinal plants and he also made various tinctures. Jacob Kurberg has given this name to this series of spiced spirits from Moe Distillery. The…
Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) belongs to the bean family. It is very proteinaceous and grows a blue-violet flower. It has been used as horse feed for millennia. The sprouts (germinated seeds) are mainly used for human consumption. The flowers of alfalfa have traditionally been used for tea or to flavor…
RomanZero Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur made by Dutch Cooymans Distillery. There is no information about the product on the Internet, it is mainly aimed at the Eastern European market and is one of the cheapest limoncello sold in Estonia. Traditionally, Limoncello is made by maceration of lemon peels in…
Jägertee is a popular hot punch in Central European ski resorts. It is made from black tea, rum, wine, orange juice, lemon juice, spices and sugar. The Austrian Stroh has also launched its own Jägertee liqueur, which is a so-called condensed version of the classic drink. Naturally, rum made by Stroh…
Zubrowka is a legendary Polish vodka, with each bottle inside a stalk or leaf of bison grass (Hierochloe odorata). This grass gives the vodka a very unique aroma. In addition to this, it contains a small amount of coumarin, a narcotic, why Zubrowka according to the original prescription is banned in…
Estonian Liviko Distillery has a great selection of different alcohols and cherry is one of their liqueur series products. Due to the producer's website it is made with natural cherry juice, brandy, neutral spirit, water and sugar. It’s seasoned by nutmeg, bitter almond and cinnamon, to bring some southern-European temperament to…
Nipernaadi was a popular novel and road movie in Estonia at the 80’s and gave the name to this cranberry vodka. It’s made by Lithuanian alcohol company Stumbras, from the order of Estonian alcohol wholesaler Global Wine House. It’s made by rectified spirit, cherry juice and a slight amount of sugar.…
Nemiroff is one of the major Ukrainian vodka brands. Nemiroff vodka production began 150 years ago in the small town of Nemyriv, 250 kilometers southwest of Kiev. Nemiroff is owned and manufactured by Lvn Limited TOV, headquartered in Nemyriv neighboring city in Vinnytsia. Nemiroff is the only one of the major…
Lapponia is a traditional Finnish liqueur producer, which is now owned by the world's second largest alcohol producer Pernod Ricard. However, liqueurs are still produced in Turku, Finland. According to the manufacturer, Lapponia liqueurs are made by traditional methods from berry extraction. There is 330g sugar per liter. The price of…
Moe Distillery is the oldest distillery in Estonia. According to Moe's website, it is the world's second oldest vodka distillery, founded in 1688, when Estonia was under Sweden and ruled by Charles XI. However, 1886 was the year that the making of liquor in the new modern premises began at Moe…