Original Minttu produced by Chymos is a classic and well-known drink in the slope cafes of ski resorts, where its marketing has been targeted. Koskenkorva also noticed the popularity of this peppermint schnapps and launched its own peppermint liqueur in the early 2000s. Koskenkorva Minttu is 35% aBV, so clearly weaker…
Koch is an Estonian alcohol producer who has been featured on this blog several times. Their business idea is to produce various liqueurs and alcohols as cheaply as possible and sell them to the same owner, SuperAlko and CityAlko alcohol stores in Estonia and on the Estonian-Latvian border. There is no…
De Kuyper is the world's largest producer of liqueurs. It was founded by Petrus de Kuyper in 1695 in Horst, the Netherlands. It is still a family-owned company, now operating for the eleventh generation. The company, which originally made spirits, moved in 1920 to also make soft liqueurs. Today, De Kuyper’s…
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. The vanilla version of the original Galliano is made in the same way, but there have been added vanilla flavouring and…
Xante is a cognac liqueur made by The Xante Company. It was invented in Sweden in 1994. Finnish company Altia bought the brand in 2012 and it is now a part of Anora Group. Xante is a blend of 4-years old cognac and pear juice. Not sugar or any artificial ingredients…
Remedia is an Estonian company specialized to produce cheap alcohols and liqueurs to supermarkets. Almond liqueur was just 3.99€ for a 50cl plastic bottle. There is a certain almond aroma, but the taste is light, sugary and almond aroma is weaker than on the nose. It's a very light and straightforward…
Kiiu Torn is Estonian Remedia Distillerys first product when they started their business at 1991. It have been produced since then for same recipe. Egg liqueur is made by pastorizeured egg yolk, sugar syrup and neutral spirit. It’s flavoured with rum and natural spice extracts. On original production method it do…