Legendary Latvian digestive bitter, Riga Black Balsam, have also various lighter versions, which have been created over the years. Berry juices have been the manufacturer’s recommendation to dilute the original bitter, which might be too strong for most people. Black Balsam Currant was the first flavored and lighter version to be…
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…
There is a Jägermeister in Germany and all the Baltic countries have their own herbal liqueurs, which have risen to the status of a national drink. However, Finland has lacked this. Pramia has its own Metsänhenki and the alcohol giant Altia has also brought the Valhalla herb liqueur to its own…
Becherovka is a Czech national drink, an old traditional herbal liqueur. It was published as early as 1807 and was then known as Karlsbader Becherbitter. The product was developed by Josef Vitus Becher, at Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Today it is owned by French beverage giant Pernod Ricard. More than 20…
Metsänhenki is a Finnish herbal liqueur, produced by one of the biggest liqueur producers Pramia. Due to the manufacturer, Metsänhenki (the spirit of forest) was developed five years before the wanted combination was found. It’s base is a rectified spirit made from organic grain. It’s spiced with spruce and pine, juniper…
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.…
Galliano is a sweet herbal liqueur. It was invented by Italian brandy manufacturer Arturo Vaccari in 1896 in Livorno, Italy. It was named after the Italian war hero Giuseppe Galliano.Galliano is made from 30 different herbs and spices, which are at least star anis, juniper, lavender, yarrow, peppermint and cinnamon. It…
Aroma de Herbes is a liqueur serie from Lithuanian company Sanitex. Žolelių Užpiltinė - Herbal infusion is made in Latvia and on sale only Sanitex own Promo Cash&Carry stores around Lithuania. 20cl bottle was discounted to 2.52€. Nose is quite light, there are some typical herbal flavours and some sweetness. Taste…
Jägermeister is the most sold herbal liqueur in the world. It was developed in 1934 and is made of 56 different plants, herbs, spices and roots. For those 25 are known, for example cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, liquorice, star anise. Jägermeister was developed by Curt Mast, who was working on his father's…
Amaro Ramazzotti was invented in 1815 by Ausano Ramazzotti so it is one of the oldest herbal bitter liqueurs from Italy. Ramazzotti starts to get popular when Ausano opens a bar and offers his own amaro to quest instead of coffee. Ausano died in 1866 but his family continued the production…