Courvoisier is perhaps the smallest of the "big four" cognac producers, who control more than 80% of cognac sales. The cognac house owned nowadays by Beam-Suntory was founded in 1835 by Emily Courvoisier. VSOP is a blend of distillates that are said to have matured for up to 12 years. However,…
Disaronno is a legendary Italian liqueur whose recipe is said to date back to the 1500s. The production of Disaronno amaretto started at the beginning of the 20th century and is still produced by Illva Saronno. Disaronno Amaretto, or Amaretto di Saronno as it used to be earlier, remained the company's…
Legion is one of several Moldovan brandies, which you can find in Baltic state stores. It is produced by the largest winery in Moldova, Ungheni-Vin. The company also has other brandy trademarks, and it is the only Moldovan company that has enough guts for export. Of course, there are other Moldovan…
Grand Marnier is a legendary French orange liqueur. It was developed already in the 19th century and the family company that manufactures it, Marnier Lapostolle, continues to operate today. However, since 2016, the ownership of the company has been held by Gruppo Campari. Cordon Rouge is made with bitter, green oranges…
Plantation is a creation of the French cognac house Maison Ferrand. The cooperation with different rum manufacturers that started in the 1990s has finally brang nice success. Plantation has gained great popularity in recent years and also started to gain a foothold in the alcohol departments. Especially in recent months in…
De Kuyper is a traditional Dutch distillery. It has been operated for over 300 years and is still a family company. De Kuyper is focused on various alcoholic products and is best known for its large selection of liqueurs. Triple Sec is one of De Kuyper's gore products and the company…
Paddy is produced by Irish Distillers, at the Midleton Distillery in Cork city. In 1868, Midleton Distillery joined the Cork Distillers Company, a group of four other Irish distilleries. In 1882 the company hired a young Cork man, Paddy Flaherty, as a traveling salesman. Flaherty traveled around the pubs of southern…
Šmakovka is a strong alcoholic drink from eastern Latvia. It’s made from grain, usually barley or rye, or a mixture of both. Traditionally it’s been distilled at homes with hand made equipment. In western and northern Latvia it is known as kandža. Šmakovka is such a traditional drink that there is…
Eclipse is the flagship product of Barbadian distillery Mount Gay, said to be one of the world's oldest rum company. The distillery, which operated as a family company from 1703 until 1989, is now owned by Remy Cointreau. The golden yellow Eclipse is written to have been released in 1910. It…
Hennessy is the best-known cognac and, with over 40% market share, also by far the best-selling brand. It is sold all over the world and quite comprehensively available in Baltic grocery stores. It is not rare that, especially in smaller stores, only Hennessy products can be found on the cognac shelf.…