Jas Hennessy & Co is the world's largest cognac manufacturer, with a market share of approximately 40%. The Hennessy Cognac House was founded by Richard Hennessy in 1765. Today, Hennessy cognacs are produced by Moet Hennessy, which in turn is owned by Louis Vuitton and Moet Hennessy’s parent company LVMH and…
Moskovskaya is an old Russian vodka brand that is currently made for the European market in Latvia by Latvijas Balzam. However, they apparently import the rectified spirit from a factory in Russia, Moscow. In addition to various vodkas and flavoured vodkas, the company also produces various flavored spirit drinks under the…
The Lahetaguse (Lahhentagge) village is located in the southwestern part of Saaremaa, Estonia. The Lahhentagge distillery was started there in 2016. It is the only distillery currently operating in Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia, with a population of about 33,000. Lahhentaggen’s first and currently only alcohol product is Ösel Dry…
Mood is a young craft distillery, located in the city of Riga in Latvia. Mood makes its own spirits from scratch, using the typical moonshine materials, white sugar, water and yeast. The fermented sugar wine is distilled several times and finally diluted to 40% strength with Latvian artesian water. In addition…
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…
Renault Cognac House is a creation of Jean Anton Renault. It was founded in 1835 in the town of Cognac. Jean is said to be a great traveler and innovator, bringing new ideas of cognac making from his travels. Renault was the first manufacturer to bottle cognac before export, instead of…
Riserva Speciale is the second half of the Martini & Rossi special vermouth series. Rubino means ruby (red) in Italian. The second product in the series, Ambrato, is a light and dry vermouth. In this special series, the various herbal extracts have matured in oak barrels for at least two months…
The Hardy Cognac House was founded by the Englishman Anthony Hardy in 1863. Anthony was a wine merchant in London and often visited France to see the production of the wines he sold. He fell in love with the Cognac area, decided to move there also and start producing his own…
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…
Jim Beam Red Stag was released in 2009 and is one product in the Jim Beam whiskey liqueur series. Red Stag is a blend of bourbon and cherry liqueur, with the addition of a little brown sugar and cinnamon. Originally, the product was 40% ABV, but today it is available in…