Vana Tallinn’s cream liqueur series got a newcomer in the summer of 2023. The combination of tiramisu and spicy cream liqueur sounds very interesting. The manufacturer Liviko advertises the product as a “piece of cake in a bottle” and combines the best elements of both Vana Tallinn and the well-known Italian dessert. Tiramisu is made with coffee, mascarpone cheese, cocoa and egg. Liviko does not say how the flavor of tiramisu is obtained in the liqueur, i.e. whether the above ingredients are added in the appropriate ratio or whether the aroma comes from the essence bottle. A 50 cl bottle of liqueur costs €8.40.
Cream Tiramisu is in the glass the color of a regular cream liqueur, maybe a little lighter than the traditional Vana Tallinn Cream. The smell has creaminess and a touch of spiciness, but not much more than that. The mouthfeel is thick and silky, as cream liqueurs tend to be. The taste is very smooth and pleasant. The flavor has cream, vanilla and ice cream. In the background, you can feel the rum effect, which gives the drink a nice kick, knowing that you are drinking liqueur. The mouthfeel is perhaps a bit thicker than Vana Tallinn’s other cream liqueurs. There is some kind of suppleness in the composition, as if a product like mascarpone cheese had been added to the drink.
Cream liqueur is a really good-tasting product and it´s delicious to sip a glass or two. The only thing missing is the taste of tiramisu. You can’t really recognize it in the drink. The aroma of coffee can only be felt with a good imagination. And although the taste of the liqueur is otherwise quite good, it doesn’t have the effect of “tiramisu in a bottle” at all. The liqueur is very similar to the traditional Vana Tallinn Cream, perhaps with a slightly different mouthfeel.
Vana Tallinn Cream Tiramisu leaves a slightly divided feeling. The product is really good, one of the best, if not the best, in this whole series of Liviko cream liqueurs. However, Liviko has not been able to tame the taste of tiramisu in a bottle. So the result here is yet another new product in the Vana Tallinn cream liqueur series, with a minimal difference to the original cream liqueur. In conclusion: the product is good and really tasty, but maybe it’s not just for this reason that it’s worth going on a trip to Tallinn.
85/100
