In addition to its flagship product Unicum Zwack, Hungarian Zwack company has created a comprehensive range of other liqueurs, herbal liqueurs and palinkas (plum spirit). Traditional Unicum and plum-flavored versions I have already reviewed, but there is also a version flavored with Arabica coffee beans. The coffee-herb liqueur called Barista is…
Alongside the traditional Unicum Zwack herbal bitter, the Budapest-based Zwack distillery has also produced a few slightly lighter versions. Szilva, which means plum in Hungarian, a fruit grown in abundance in the country, has been chosen to bring a new aroma to this most famous Hungarian herbal spirit. In the preparation…
999 (The Nines) is a herbal liqueur made by the Lithuanian company Stumbras. The traditional 999 liqueur was made with a total of 27 ingredients. 9 flowers/leaves, 9 herbs/fruit and 9 roots/plant bark. As is often the case with the successful herbal liqueurs, the producers release different versions of it with…
999 Herbal Devynia, made by Stumbras, is Lithuania's equivalent to Estonia's Vana Tallinn and Latvia's Black Balsam. The 999 series includes various herbal liqueurs with slight nuances. There is a traditional, lemon-enhanced, hemp-seed flavored and more bitter version. 999 Bitter is, as the name suggests, a drier and more bitter version…
Wurzelpeter is one of many German herbal liqueurs. It began to be manufactured in 1935 in the Berlin Mitte district. After the 2nd World War, the company that produced the liqueur was nationalized, and over the years, it was grown as the East German equivalent of the famous West German product…
In Italy, herbal liqueurs are called Amaro and they are made there by several different manufacturers around the country. Montenegro Srl from Bologna has been producing its own amaro since 1885. Originally produced under a different name, the liqueur changed its name to honor Princess Elena Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, who became…
Fernet is a sub-style of amaro, which is an Italian bitter or herbal liqueur. Fernets are usually herbal and very bitter drinks with a low sugar content. Fratelli Branca is one of the most famous producers of fernet. Fernet is typically made in Italy, but it is also made in other…
Liberum is a trademark of Brest Distillery Company (Belalco) from Belarus. Today everything associated with Belarus has been dropped and the brand is managed exclusively by the Latvian distributor Belpisceprom. Liberum also produces vodka made from 100% wheat spirit. The same stuff is probably also the basis of the herbal liqueur.…
Over the past few years, Estonian leading alcohol producer Liviko has published several different flavor versions of legendary Vana Tallinn liqueur. The latest of them is flavored with cream toffee and it entered the market in 2021. Based on Jamaican rum, the liqueur is traditionally flavored with cinnamon, vanilla, star anise…
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…