The Old Bushmills Distillery was established in 1784 and is the oldest continuously operating and still operating distillery in Northern Ireland. The year 1608 in the bottle means that the distillery was then authorized to distill whiskey. The distillery burned down in 1885, but it was quickly rebuilt and has been…
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…
Rum made from blackstrape molasses has gained popularity in recent years, mainly due to effective marketing. Blackstrape means molasses, which has been heated three times, so the sugar has already been removed twice, leaving a thick, dark syrup with a sugar content of about 60%. It is said to be much…
London based, the world's biggest alcohol company, Diageo flagship product is Johnnie Walker, the world’s best-selling Scotch whisky. The brand was founded in 1819 and is known for its various color versions, starting with the cheapest Red Label and ending with the very valuable Blue Label. Launched more than a hundred…
Koch Aida Palsam is an herbal liqueur from Koch LCC, which belongs to the group that owns SuperAlko and CityAlko alcohol stores in Estonia. The same series has also Apteekri Schnapps and Kochi Palsam. The Koch factory is located in Estonia, near Rakvere, in the village of Sõmeru. According to the…
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…
Paganini is a grappa distributed by the German company Ylldal Import. It is made somewhere in Italy, there is no information about the manufacturer and the place of production. Ylldal is part of Borco, a German beverage giant, which owns Sierra Tequila and several other big and well known brands. What…
Courvoisier is one of the four major cognac producers which have more than 90% market share in cognac sales. It was founded by Emile Courvoisier in 1835. Today, Courvoisier is owned by the American-Japanese alcohol giant Beam Suntory. Distillates produced mainly in the Fins Bois area have been used in Courvoisier…
Alcohol has been produced in the Lithuanian manor of Pakruojis since the 17th century. However, production was on a long hiatus until the distillery was reopened in 2018. The distillery in the small village of Pakruojis in northern Lithuania is one of the few craft distilleries in Lithuania. They still have…
Jacob Kurberg was a German pharmacist who bought a manor in the village of Moe in Estonia in 1866 and restarted the production of spirits there. During the Soviet era, production was discontinued until it reopened in 2012. The current Moe distillery respects tradition and has named its product line according…