Sir Edward’s is a trademark of Bardinet, a French company. Bardinet’s parent company La Martiniquaise bought Glen Moray distillery in 2008 (seller was Glenmorangie). There mostly comes the malt whiskey for Sir Edward’s blended scotch. Likely this is the birth year of the label, even though there is a year 1891…
Bozoline is a Lithuanian herbal bitter. It is produced by Alita, Lithuanian wine house. It was established in 1963, as a state-owned wine company to produce wine from fruits and berries. The company was privatized in 1995 and after that have enlarged its action to sparkling wines, brandy and other spirits.…
Xante is a cognac liqueur made by The Xante Company. It was invented in Sweden in 1994. Finnish company Altia bought the brand in 2012 and it is now a part of Anora Group. Xante is a blend of 4-years old cognac and pear juice. Not sugar or any artificial ingredients…
Belorusskij Balsam is a digestive bitter produced by Belarussian company Minsk Kristal. It has been made by 22 different herbs, roots, flowers, leaves and fruits. Among them - infusions of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, pine buds and linden flowers. These natural ingredients are being told to have a toning and strengthening effect…
Soberano is made by Gonzales Byass, which is better known on it’s sherry production. Conzalez Byass was established in 1835 by Manuel Maria Conzalez, who decided to start sherry and other wines production at the city of Jerez, in south-Spain. To get the products more widely on sale, he took a…
William Peel is a trademark owned by French company Marie Brizard (part of Belvedere Group). It is a very popular whisky in France. It raises it to the most sold scotch whiskies since France is a very big importer of Scotch Whisky. William Peel is blended from 18 different Highland and…
High Commissioner is produced by Loch Lomond distillery. Loch Lomond was established in 1966 and it has produced plenty of different whiskies with different taste profiles. Loch Lomond was sold to Inver House in 1984 and after that have changed the owner many times. In 2014 it was bought by a…
Barbadillo is one of the biggest sherry producers in Spain. The wine house was established at 1821 by Benigno Barbadillo. It is still a family owned company and have a wide selection of different sherry wines. They are the most important producer of manzanilla sherries. If addition of a wide range…
Lillet Rose is fruitier and less herbal aperitif wine than better known Lillet Blanc. It’s a blend of different red and white wines, fruit liqueurs and herbs, matured for a few months in oak barrels. More about Lillet wine house is written in Lillet Blanc review. 75cl bottle costs 11.99€ at Vynoteka…
Remedia is an Estonian company specialized to produce cheap alcohols and liqueurs to supermarkets. Almond liqueur was just 3.99€ for a 50cl plastic bottle. There is a certain almond aroma, but the taste is light, sugary and almond aroma is weaker than on the nose. It's a very light and straightforward…