Producer: Cantina Vallebelbo, ItalyPrice: 100cl bottle 9.39€ (AlcoShop, Latvia) Garrone's story begings at 1991, when a businessmen from Torino wanted to create his own vermouth. It's nowadays available wildly on east-Europe and some Asian countries. Compared to Campari Garrone feels more sweet, even there is same sugar content (250g per liter).…
Captain Morgan was originally developed and produced by Seagram. It got the name from Sir Henry Morgan, captain from 17th Century. Seagram bought Long Pond Distillery from the Jamaican government in 1945. Later the production was moved to Puerto Rico for cheaper tax rates. At 2001 the trademark was sold to…
Jack Daniels whiskeys are produced in Jack’s Daniels Distillery, Lynchburg, Tennessee. It has been owned since 1956 by the conglomerate Brown-Forman Corporation. The whiskey developer is Jasper Newton Daniel, who was born in the mid-19th century (the exact year of birth is unknown). Jesper learned how to make alcohol from his…
Old Captain is rum brand by Dutch Boomsma Distillery. It's blend of many rum producer distillates around Caribbean Islands. Boomsma is 125 years old, one of the few still working family owned distilleries in Holland. For some reason Old Captain rums are very well available in Baltic states. 70cl bottle bought…
John Medley's Bourbon is a strange bird on supermarket bottom-shelf. Medley's family have been big name on American whiskey industry, but the brand haven't existed anymore on decades in USA. Until German Berenzen Group launced a bourbon with John Medley's name (original Medley family did not have any John). So maybe…
Saaremaa Gin is produced by Altia Eesti, which is a subsidiary of Finnish company Altia. Base spirit for Saaremaa Gin comes from Finland at the Koskenkorva factory. Herbs used here are angelica root, coriander seed, juniper berries (harvested from Saaremaa) and a few others. Purchase price for a 50cl bottle is…
Billy's Bourbon is developed by German Drinks & Food Vertrieb, nowadays owned by Cooymans Distillery from Holland. There is not any other story available, than it's a tribute to Billy the Kid. It's produced in USA, matured 3 years on oak barrel and bottled in Holland. Cooymans main market is in…
Valge Viin (Vodka) is produced by Liviko, the oldest and biggest alcohol producer in Estonia. It nowadays has approx 30% market share. Valge Viin together with Liviko's best selling vodka Laua Viin are both made from imported rectified spirit (made by wheat) and produced in the USA. Diluted to ground water…
Olmeca is produced in Jalisco, Mexico and it’s owned by Pernod Ricard. It was established in 1967. It got its name from the Olmec civilization, which was one of the first civilizations in south-America, existed at 1500-600 BC. Olmeca is manufactured by 7-8 years old agave pinas. After harvesting, pinas are…
Dos Mexicanos is a product of Sodiko N.V from Belgium. It's produced by Agave Azul San Jose, from Jalisco, Mexico. They are specialized at wholeselling the tequila to different producers at Europe, which bottle it with using their own brands. Agave Azul have over 100 years experience of tequila making and…