Vana Tallinn is a legendary Estonian spice/herbal liqueur. It has been manufactured by the former state-owned, but now privatized company Liviko since 1960. By 2011, it had already produced 100 million bottles, many of which have also ended up abroad. Vana Tallinn is the most famous Estonian alcoholic beverage in the…
Element is one variant of the legendary Riga Black Balsam. It was released in 2017, but hasn’t gotten very popular so far. It is mainly available only from Latvia. Manufacturer Latvijas Balzam calls the product as fifth element, which in this case is rum. So, good quality Caribbean rum is mixed…
The Riga Black Balsam Cherry version was published in 2012 and was the third product in this series of Latvian bitter digestives. The cherry version is similar to the previously released blackcurrant, i.e. juice or juice concentrate has been added to the legendary Riga black balsam. In addition to being enjoyed…
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…
Dewberries, which belong to the raspberry family, are grown naturally in Estonian forests. Its relative is blackberry, which can be grown in the garden. However, it thrives best in these latitudes in the greenhouse. Estonian Koch Distillery has done blackberry liqueur, using black berries grown in Estonia, extracting them in rectified…
RomanZero Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur made by Dutch Cooymans Distillery. There is no information about the product on the Internet, it is mainly aimed at the Eastern European market and is one of the cheapest limoncello sold in Estonia. Traditionally, Limoncello is made by maceration of lemon peels in…
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…
Estonian Liviko Distillery has a great selection of different alcohols and cherry is one of their liqueur series products. Due to the producer's website it is made with natural cherry juice, brandy, neutral spirit, water and sugar. It’s seasoned by nutmeg, bitter almond and cinnamon, to bring some southern-European temperament to…
Lapponia is a traditional Finnish liqueur producer, which is now owned by the world's second largest alcohol producer Pernod Ricard. However, liqueurs are still produced in Turku, Finland. According to the manufacturer, Lapponia liqueurs are made by traditional methods from berry extraction. There is 330g sugar per liter. The price of…
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…