Gammel Dansk is originally Danish digestive bitter, but nowadays produced in Norway. It was developed in 1964 at Roskilde by Danish Distillers to compete for Jägermeister and other bitters imported from abroad. Gammel Dansk is produced from 29 herbs, spices, berries and flowers. The recipe is naturally a secret but it…
There are plenty of different vodkas under the name of Pshenichnaya. Originally it is made in Russia and also now Russian company Alkon is producing it. But there are vodkas with the same name also in Latvian, Estonian and a few other countries. This bottle I have is from Remedia in…
Elegante Fino Palomino sherry comes from the same wine house as the most sold fino sherry of the world, Tio Pepe. When Tio Pepe matured at least 5 years, Elegante Fino is younger, matured around 3 years. There might also be used wines which are note eligible for producing Tio Pepe…
Brugal is produced in the Dominican Republic by Brugal & Co. The company was founded in the late 1800s by the Spanish Don Andrés Brugal Montaner. The first aged rum was created in 1920 and it was the first of its kind in the whole country. Brugal Añejo was invented in…
Caribba is bottled by Estonian company Liviko, the rum is produced somewhere in Caribbean islands. Due to Liviko’s homepage it is Jamaican rum. Caribba is very cheap rum and on sale everywhere in Estonia. With Bacardi and Captain Morgan it is sold even in all small village stores. Compared to those…
Barclays Extra Special is produced in Glasgow by Campbell Meyer & Company. They also have other, rather unknown, blended scotch brands, like McIvor, Highland Chief and Bonnie & Clyde. Due to producer Barclays is their most sold product. Barclays dated back to 1903 when it was established by Jimmy Barclay. It…
Esbjaerg is originally Danish vodka brand, but it is now manufactured in Holland by Boomsma Distillery. Esbjaerg was a very popular vodka brand in Denmark before the 2nd World War. There is a legend, where fisherman bring ice from the Greenland and that ice was melted and used for vodka production. …
Drambuie is one of the best-known whisky liqueurs in the world. It’s a blend of aged whiskey, heather honey, spices and herbs. Legend says that the recipe dates as far as 1740, but the production was started in 1909. Malt whiskeys are said to come from Speyside and Highland areas. It’s…
Koch is an alcohol company situated in Rakvere, Eastern-Estonia. Koch Elixir liqueurs are made by natural methods, by infusing berries on strong alcohol at two months. Only natural components are used, sweetened by sugar but no essences of other flavoring are not added. 70cl bottle purchased by bargain price of 5.99€. …
Remedia is Estonian alcohol producer, situated in Kuusalu, 30 kilometres from Tallinn. They are producing a wide range of different alcohols, among them 17 different berry and fruit liqueurs. Blueberry liqueur is one of their liqueur, and on it’s product methods there is not any infos. I suppose it is mixed…