Lakka or is a
liqueur
A liqueur (; ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-aged beyond ...
produced in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
which derives its flavor from the
cloudberry
''Rubus chamaemorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to cool temperate regions, alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest. This herbaceous perennial produces amber-colored edible fruit similar to the blackbe ...
fruit. The word means cloudberry in
Finnish.
The beverage is produced by soaking the berries in alcohol anywhere between two and six months until sweetened, and is branded by
Chymos
Chymos Oy was a Finnish company founded in 1906,Lukka, JuhaniLaatua, tehokkuutta ja ergonomiaa ''Cimcorp customer magazine''. Accessed on 6 January 2017. producing juice, jam, wine, liqueurs and candy. In 1993 the company's candy production was bou ...
and
Lapponia Lapponia may refer to:
* Laponia (historical province), a historical Swedish province
* ''Lapponia'' (book), a 1673 ethnographic account of the region by Johannes Schefferus
* Lapponia (train) The ''Lapponia'' was an express passenger train operate ...
, both of which are distributed by the Sweden-based
V&S Group
V&S Group (''V&S Vin & Sprit AB''), founded in 1917, is an international producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages. The group is currently owned by Pernod Ricard. Headquartered in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, the group employs approxim ...
, best known for its
Absolut Vodka
Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, in southern Sweden. Absolut is a part of the French group Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard bought Absolut for €5.63 billion in 2008 from the Swedish state. Absolut is one of the largest brand ...
product.
External links
Lapponia official website(Finnish/English)
Chymos Lakkalikööri webpage(Finnish)
Finnish liqueurs
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