Koch Aida Palsam is an herbal liqueur from Koch LCC, which belongs to the group that owns SuperAlko and CityAlko alcohol stores in Estonia. The same series has also Apteekri Schnapps and Kochi Palsam. The Koch factory is located in Estonia, near Rakvere, in the village of Sõmeru. According to the…
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…
Amaretto is a traditional Italian sweet almond-flavored liqueur. Amaretto was developed in Saronno, according to legend, in 1525. Disaronno Originale was formerly known as Amaretto di Saronno. It began to be manufactured in early 1900 in Saronno, by a company called Illva Saronno. Disaronno is made from apricot kernel oil, caramelized…
Valentino is one of the three amaretto liqueurs made by the Belgian Sodiko. Sodiko is a young company whose core business is to produce a variety of alcohols as cost-effectively as possible and sell them in Eastern European stores at affordable prices. In the Baltic countries, Sodiko's products are sold exclusively…
Grand Collection Amaretto is a product of the Belgian Sodiko, which the company no longer manufactures, but nowadays under the name of Amaretto Venice. Sodiko is a company founded in 1991 that smelled of money when the Soviet Union collapsed and the whole of Eastern Europe opened its markets to Western…
Cranberry is one of the most popular raw materials for liqueurs. This berry, which grows in the swamps of the northern countries, does suit everyone because of its sour and bitter taste. However, the strong and tart taste is well suited for liqueurs. Even if there is a lot of sugar…
Chambord is a French berry liqueur made with raspberries, blackberries and blackcurrants. The berries are first extracted in neutral alcohol for six weeks, after which the juice is squeezed. Cognac, vanilla, honey, sugar, lemon zest and various spices are added to the mixture. The mixture is allowed to stand for a…
Vana Tallinn is a legendary Estonian spice/herbal liqueur. It has been produced since 1960 and has risen to the status of a national liqueur over the decades. In recent years, various flavored versions have also emerged in the Vana Tallinn product family. They are based on the traditional Vana Tallinn liqueur…
Honey-flavored whiskey liqueur has become one of the most popular products among American whiskey makers. Wild Turkey was one of the first to bring it to market, quickly followed by at least Evan Williams, Seagram and Jim Beam. As you might guess, sooner or later it has also found its way…
Vana Tallinn is a legendary Estonian herbal-spice liqueur, which has been made in Tallinn since 1960. Alongside the traditional liqueur, several slightly different flavored versions have been produced in recent years. The first of these is Wild Spices, which the manufacturer says is a hotter version of the original liqueur. It…