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…
The founder of Gonzalez Byass, Manuel Maria Gonzalez, named ‘Tio Pepe’ after his ‘Uncle Joe’ who created his pale, very dry white wine in 1844. Uncle Joe also helps to find funding on the first wine house. Tio Pepe is the most sold fino sherry in the world. 35cl bottle was bought…
Whyte & Mackay comes from Glasgow, it was established in 1844 by James Whyte and Charles Mackay. Whyte & Mackay main market is the UK where it has a firm 3% market share. In the whole world it is 26th most sold Scotch Whisky. The company has been sold many times,…
Cross Keys Gin is produced in Latvia, Riga by Latvijas Balzams. It’s the same company who produces the infamous Riga Black Balsam, a bitter herbal digestive for which every Latvian is proud of. Cross Keys got its name from the ancient symbol of Riga, part of it’s heraldry. Cross Keys Gin…
Angela Black Currant liqueur is made by Estonian company AlcorDistillery, which went bankrupt in 2016. Not any infos about this product are available. It is still on sale at Alcoshop at Latvia, price was 4.19€ for a 50cl bottle. Nose is sweet and has a decent berry aroma. Mouthfeel is thick…
Finlandia is only premium class vodka from Finland. It is 5th most sold on vodka in that class and owned by Brown-Forman. It was invented in 1970 in Finland and produced in Koskenkorva and Rajamäki until then. Even though it is owned by a USA company, it’s produced in Finland and…