St. Germain was the first liqueur made from elderflowers, and the young company that produced it immediately blew up the bank. Elderflower liqueur quickly grew in popularity and, especially among bartenders, it rose to the status of "salt and pepper" as a cocktail flavoring. As you might expect, other liquor manufacturers…
Jean-Gabriel Monnet founded his cognac house in 1897 and it remained in the possession of the Monnet family for more than 60 years. In recent decades, Monnet's owner has changed many times. It has been owned by Hennessy, Hine, Angostura and a few others until it finally ended up in the…
Evan Williams is produced by Heaven Hill in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to Evan Williams, Heaven Hill also produces Elijag Graig, Larceny and Old Fitzgerald brands. Evan Williams Bottled in Bond, which is also called "White Label" is apparently the same stuff as the company's better known Kentucky Straight "Black Label".…
Glenfiddich is a malt whisky familiar to everyone who knows even something about Scotch whiskies. It is the best-selling single malt in the world and a familiar sight in bars everywhere. It must also have found its way into the bar cabinet of quite a few homes. There are dozens of…
The Finnish-Norwegian Anora's Koskenkorva series has many kind of liqueurs. The most traditional are the Nordic berry-flavored blueberry and cranberry liqueurs and, for example, rhubarb-flavored shot. A rather exotic case is passion fruit-infused liqueur. In addition to passion fruit, the liqueur has been flavored with elderflower extracted oil. A 50 cl…
Vana Tallinn is a legendary Estonian liqueur. It has been manufactured by estonian company Liviko since 1960. Vana Tallinn is the most famous Estonian alcohol in the world. It is sold in more than 30 different countries. Vana Tallinn is based on rum produced in Jamaica. Various spice extracts and sugar…
Schuchmann is a German family that bought a winery in Georgia in 2008 and continued to produce wine there. The head of the family, Burkhard Schuchmann, had already been in Georgia when he was a young student and fell in love with the country so much that he decided to move…
Osborne is the creation of Englishman Thomas Osborne Mann. It was founded at the beginning of the 19th century and is one of the oldest wineries in Spain. Today, Osborne has grown into a large group, has given up wine production and focuses mostly on the brandy and other products. However,…
Altia Eesti is the producer of Saaremaa named alcohols. Saaremaa Vodka is probably the most well known, but Altia has caught strong grap to Estonian gin industry also with Saaremaa Gin products. In addition to the traditional dry gin, there are also different flavored versions, at least cucumber, rhubarb and raspberry.…
LV Destilati is a small distillery near Jelgava, Latvia. The company produces various distillates, using berries, apples and other fruits. The distillery is using very traditional methods. The berries or fruits are first fermented into wine and then distilled using wood-heated distillation equipments. There is information about the company only in…