The Santa Marta liqueur product family is part of the Italian Gruppo Francol portfolio. In addition to Limoncello, the company produces a wide range of liqueurs, grappa and other distillates and also owns vineyards for wine production. Luigi was the first of the Francoli family to start distilling grappa in the…
Kahlua is one of the best known and best-selling coffee liqueurs in the world. It was developed by Pedro Domecq and production began in 1936. Today it is owned by Pernod Ricard, who bought Kahlua producer Allied Domecq in 2005. According to the manufacturer, Kahlua is made from rum, corn syrup,…
Tohi Distillery is one of the youngest craft distilleries in Estonia. It is located in Kohila, about 30 kilometers from the capital city Tallinn. The distillery has been established in the historic Tohisoo Manor, which also has a long tradition of making vodka on it’s own premises. However, Tohi does not…
Obdo comes from Riga and is one of the few Latvian gins. Obdo is a real handicraft product, all the herbs used are collected from the Latvian countryside and dried in the sauna of the owner's house in the countryside. A total of 22 herbs, spices and fruits have been used,…
Pramia is a Finnish alcohol producer. It was the first company to receive a license to manufacture alcoholic beverages in 2005 after the Finnish state relinquished its monopoly on alcohol production. Yölintu “Night bird” is a whiskey-coffee liqueur made by Pramia. According to Pramia, the name of the night bird comes…
The reputation of the Finnish people as a hard coffee drinker is known (at least finns thought it) and now the vase has also been noticed in Altia's product development department. Koskenkorva Espresso tries to strike to that golden vein here and it is desired to be a Finnish pet and…
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…