Cucielo is a small vermouth producer in the Piedmont region of Italy. The name Cucielo comes from the cuckoo bird which is also seen on the bottle label. Cielo means sky in Italian. It is a tribute to the bird that travels twice a year from Europe to Africa, the length…
Rooster Rojo is a tequila owned by Latvian Amber Distribution. Rooster is clearly the most common tequila in grocery stores throughout the Baltic States. In Estonia, it can be found very comprehensively and, together with Sierra, it is the most common tequila brand. Rooster is also on sale at a very…
Wenneker is a Dutch beverage company, founded in 1812. During its history, the company has produced several alcoholic beverages and also owned many distilleries, but today it mainly focuses on liqueurs. Wenneker is less known than bigger Dutch players DeKuyper and Bols. But in innovation, the smaller ones often win. Carrot…
Sour Apple has been a popular liqueur flavor in cocktails for decades. It, mixed with vodka and sprite, is a classic drink for which every bar has its own name. Sour Apple is said to give the drink a beautiful green color and a slight apple aroma. Because of its color,…
Famous Grouse is one of the most famous Scotch blended whiskys and according to some sources it is the most popular whiskey in Scotland. It is sold all over the world, at least in almost 100 countries. Famous Grouse has been produced since 1896. Today it is owned by The Edgington…
Coquerel is clearly the most prominent Calvados in the Baltic States. You can find it for sale in almost every grocery store and very often it is the only calvados available. Maisons de Coquerel started producing calvados in 1937 in Normandy, northern France. The company has been producing calvados ever since,…
Armagnac comes from France and is said to be one of the oldest distilled spirits. It is one kind of a brandy that can only be made in the Armagnac region in southwestern France. For armagnac production the same grapes are used as cognac, but the distillation is carried out using…
Platinum is a luxury product of the Russian Standard series, released a few years after the release of the original Standard in 2001. It is made from wheat that was sown in the fall, wintered under the snow, started to grow again in the next spring and harvested at the end…
Until the beginning of 2021, Russian Standard was one of the best-selling Russian vodkas. After the Ukrainian war, the bottles disappeared from sale and this vodka brand, founded in 1998, can only be found in a few stores. In addition to the original Russian Standard, the brand has also been announced…
Marie Brizard is an old French alcohol producer, founded in 1775. The company is mostly focused on liqueurs production, where the company has quite a strong foothold in France. Today, the company is part of the Belvedere Group. Triple-sec is made from Haitian and Spanish oranges. Marie Brizard liqueurs are quite…