Nemiroff is one of the most famous Ukrainian vodka brands. The vodka producer from the city of Nemyriv has invested a lot in exports and has grown into one of the world's top 10 vodka brands. Birch leaves have been one of the vodka flavoring in Eastern Europe for centuries. Nemiroff…
Bari Luys is a brand of the Armenian Shahnazaryan winery, which focuses on the production of wines and brandy. Shahnazaryan is a family company that started the operations in 2005. Bari Luys means "good morning" but the saying is also used as a greeting when raising and clinking a glass. Fruit…
Together with Koskenkorva, Finlandia is the flagship product of Rajamäki Distillery, the biggest alcohol producer in Finland. Finlandia was recently sold to Brown-Forman and due to that has gained more attention in the USA market and slowly also in other continents. Finlandia Grapefruit, i.e. grapefruit-flavored vodka, was released in 2006. It’s…
Viru Valge is the most well known Estonian vodka, the flagship product of its producer Liviko together with Vana Tallinn. Cornflower flavored special vodka was released in honor of Estonia's 100th anniversary in 2017. High-quality rectified spirit distilled in Latvia has been used for its production. The aroma of corn flower…
Viru Valge is a traditional Estonian vodka, founded in the 60's in Tallinn. In addition to the traditional vodka, the producer Liviko, following the current trends, has also developed various flavored vodkas. There are six different flavors in the Cocktail vodka series. The Green Apple is a fresh apple-flavored version. The…
Liviko and Altia are the largest alcohol producers in Estonia and are naturally well aware of what the other is doing and what new products are being launched. It is very typical that if one develops something new, the other will have a similar product on offer in a few months.…
Surakas has quickly become one of the most interesting craft distilleries in Estonia. Most of the small producers distill gin, but Surakas operates in the area of flavored vodkas. Instead of following the footsteps of big producers and making another different version of cranberry or rhubarb vodka, Surakas goes his own…
Crystal Vodka is a trademark of Estonian alcohol producer Remedia Distillery. It’s made on imported rectified spirit, made from wheat. Like usual in Estonia, most of the vodka producers have also flavored versions, of which cranberry is one of the most popular. Remedia was bought in 2019 by Latvian Amber Distribution…
Altia Eesti, the Estonian subsidiary of the Finnish-Norwegian company Anora, is active in the Estonian market and maintains a selection of three vodka brands. Saaremaa is better known, Arsenitch a bit less popular and Eesti Standard Vodka is generally less known. It’s focused mostly on Finnish tourists, which come to Tallinn…
Arsenitch is a vodka originally made by Latvian Jaunalko. The brand was acquired by Altia Finland in 2012. Altia shut down the production in Latvia and moved it to Altia Eesti premises Estonia. At the same time they started to use the rectified spirit produced in Koskenkorva, Finland. Arsenitch Sandthorn is…