Fies Original is a trademark of Franz Fies GmbH. Their product range includes several different clear fruit distillates, liqueurs and fruit distillates matured for up to 10 years. The Fies factories are located in south-west Germany in the Schwarzhwaldhoff region, which is obviously a fertile area for this type of production,…
Fruit brandies are very popular in German-speaking countries. In Germany, there are several different fruit brandies in every Market, usually made from pears, cherries or plums. They are usually clear distillates; some may also have added a little juice to give color and aroma. The fruit is crushed and the juice…
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…
Swedish Absolut is the second best-selling vodka in the world. It has been manufactured in Åhus, Sweden since 1879. Wheat grown near the factory is used as a raw material. Absolut Vanilla was developed in 2003, mainly because vanilla is simply one of the most beloved flavors in the world. According…
Bacardi Oakheart was launched in 2011. It is a flavored rum-like drink from Puerto Rican, one of the world’s largest rum producers. The release was preceded by a two-year canvass on the product name; eventually Oakheart was selected from 2,700 name proposals. Oakheart is a blend of rum distillates aged for…
Pineau is a special product from the Cognac region. It's a fortified wine or liqueur wine like sherry or port wine. Pineau (des Charentes is the river in Cognac region) is made from grape juice or must, with some cognac added to reach 17% ABV. Matured in oak casks for several…
Ron Guajiro's rums come from the Canary Islands and are probably the only products from the Islands, which have also ended up for sale to Estonia. Ron Guajiro is the rum brand of the San Bartolomé distillery. The distillery was founded in 1948 in the city of Tejina, in northern Tenerife.…
In 1866, the German pharmacist Jacob Kurberg bought the Moe manor and restarted the production of different spirits. Jacob was a specialist in the use of different medicinal plants and he also made various tinctures. Jacob Kurberg has given this name to this series of spiced spirits from Moe Distillery. The…
Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) belongs to the bean family. It is very proteinaceous and grows a blue-violet flower. It has been used as horse feed for millennia. The sprouts (germinated seeds) are mainly used for human consumption. The flowers of alfalfa have traditionally been used for tea or to flavor…
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…