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…
Wenneker is a Dutch beverage company, founded in 1812. During its history, the company has produced several alcoholic beverages and also owned many distilleries, but today it mainly focuses on liqueurs. Wenneker is less known than bigger Dutch players DeKuyper and Bols. But in innovation, the smaller ones often win. Carrot…
Sour Apple has been a popular liqueur flavor in cocktails for decades. It, mixed with vodka and sprite, is a classic drink for which every bar has its own name. Sour Apple is said to give the drink a beautiful green color and a slight apple aroma. Because of its color,…
Marie Brizard is an old French alcohol producer, founded in 1775. The company is mostly focused on liqueurs production, where the company has quite a strong foothold in France. Today, the company is part of the Belvedere Group. Triple-sec is made from Haitian and Spanish oranges. Marie Brizard liqueurs are quite…
Villa Massa is a lemon liqueur made by the Italian Massa brothers, Sergio and Stefano. Its production was started in 1991 and it uses lemons grown exclusively in the province of Sorento. The lemons are peeled and the peels are extracted in strong alcohol. After a few days, the solution is…
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…
Ginjinha or simply Ginja is one of Portugal's national drinks. It is a liqueur made from cherries (ginja ~ sour cherry), produced only from natural ingredients, i.e. no dyes or other preservatives besides sugar have been used. The cherries have been extracted in strong alcohol, which is most commonly aguardiente, i.e.…
The birth of Blue Curacao is related to a story where a distilled spirit made from bitter, small oranges made from the island of Curacao was put into wooden barrels and shipped to Europe. Apparently, the bitter orange somehow reacted with the wood, and upon arriving in Europe, the distillate in…
Coffee liqueur is the basic product of most alcohol manufacturers and of course also Estonian Liviko produces it. Arabica coffee beans, sugar, water and rectified spirit have been used. The product is bottled quite inexpensively in a plastic bottle with a very simple label. 50 cl cost €5.65. The liqueur is…
Kuemmerling is a traditional German herbal liqueur/bitter. Kuemmerling was developed by Hugo Kümmerling, who started developing herbal liqueurs in 1921. The development process of Kuemmerling took 17 years and after that another 25 years passed before it was put into industrial production. Kuemmerling has been produced since 1968 by the family…