Estonian alcohol company Liviko released two novelty drinks in 2023, both featured with a plum. In addition to plum vodka, Liviko's liqueur series was completed with plum liqueur. In addition to plum, rectified spirit and sugar, the plum liqueur has been supplemented with a small amount of rum. A 50 cl…
Toschi is an Italian family company founded in 1945. Toschi's business idea was to preserve fruits and berries for alcohol, and the company is still on that path. The company, which became famous in Italy for various liqueurs, spirits and syrups, went international in the late 60s and today their products…
The Dutch company Lucas Bols is one of the oldest distilleries. Today, it mainly focuses on producing liqueurs, which Bols has quite a comprehensive selection. There are more than 40 different types of liqueurs in production, and the company also produces genever, vodka, gin and other alcohols. In addition to its…
Liquorice, and especially liquorice enriched with ammonium chloride, is a very Finnish phenomenon. Salted liquorice is also produced and sold in other countries, at least in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, but its consumption is highest in Finland. Everyone in Finland is familiar with various kinds of salted liquorice caramels, and…
Lucas Bols is one of Europe's largest liqueur manufacturers. In the Baltic countries, Bols together with DeKuyper are the most common imported liqueur brands. Bols's range of liqueurs is quite comprehensive and several of their liqueurs have been reviewed in this blog as well. The cardamom-flavored liqueur is a special batch…
Apricot is a small beverage producer in central Estonia. The company's product portfolio consists mostly of vodkas with different labels, a gin, herbal liqueur, a few flavored spirits, and a plenty of different liqueurs. Apricot's products can be found in a few Estonian stores, usually on the lowest shelves there. The…
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.…
Bonino is produced by the German Condor GmbH, which has more than a hundred products in its portfolio, ranging from vodka to absinthe. Most of Condor's sales are in Germany, but they also export products abroad, mainly to Eastern Europe and the Far East. Condor's brands are quite unknown and they…
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…
Bottega is an Italian winery whose roots are already in the 17th century in grape cultivation and wine production. However, the Bottega family started the actual business in the beginning of 1900, when in addition to exporting wine, they also started producing grappa and other alcohols. Later, Bottega merged with another…