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Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

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Liviko Liviko is an Estonian distillery, Baltic distributor and one of the largest alcohol companies in the Baltics. Liviko was established in 1898. Liviko has its production and head office in Estonia along with distribution offices in Riga, Latvia, ...

since 1960. The recipe contains Jamaican rum and a variety of herbs and spices. Vana Tallinn is typically served on the rocks but may also be used for cocktails, food, coffee or mulled wine.

History

The

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for Vana Tallinn (45% vol) was invented in 1960 by the master distiller Ilse Maar, the bottling manager Bernhard Jürno and the distillery specialist Jaan Siimo. Vana Tallinn (45% vol) was the only drink in the Vana Tallinn product family until 1999, with liqueurs with an alcohol content of 40% and 50% vol added at a later time. More than 115 million bottles of Vana Tallinn liqueur have been sold since the production began in 1960. As of 2022, Vana Tallinn liqueur is sold in 60 countries around the world. In 2018 Liviko announced they started to export Vana Tallinn to Spain, and in 2019 to

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Products

Vana Tallinn liqueurs: *Vana Tallinn 40% (80

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) *Vana Tallinn 45% (90

) *Vana Tallinn 50% (100

) Vana Tallinn Cream liqueurs: * Vana Tallinn Original Cream * Vana Tallinn Chocolate Cream * Vana Tallinn Ice Cream * Vana Tallinn Marzipan Cream * Vana Tallinn Coconut Other variants: *Vana Tallinn Glögi (glogg) *Vana Tallinn Winter Spice (35% or 70 proof) - this liqueur has been produced since November 2012. It is based on Vana Tallinn liqueur with the addition of

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nutmeg Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus ''Myristica''. ''Myristica fragrans'' (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, an ...

. *Vana Tallinn Heritage Edition (40% or 80 proof) *Vana Tallinn Wild Spices – contains more spices than classic Vana Tallinn: a blend of peppers, star anise and ginger have been added. Produced since 2018. *Vana Tallinn Signature *Vana Tallinn Elegance – ultra premium class liqueur that sees the original Vana Tallinn recipe blended with select rum aged in oak casks from Martinique. * Vana Tallinn Coffee Fusion * Vana Tallinn Dark Liquorice * Vana Tallinn Spritz - carbonated cocktail drink, low-alcohol beverage that combines the flavour nuances of the classic Vana Tallinn, lemon and sparkling water.

Vana Tallinn Grand Prix

Vana Tallinn Baltic Sommelier Grand Prix is an annual sommelier competition to find the best sommelier in the Baltic States (Estonia,

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). The competition was named after Vana Tallinn. Sommelier competition has been organized since 2006 by Liviko in cooperation with the Sommelier Associations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Finalists of the competition undertake a series of skill tests including blind tasting, decanting, serving wine, food matching and correcting mistakes on a wine list.

Awards

* The Spirits International Prestige 2010 – 1st place * The International Wine and Spirit Competition 2010 – 1st place * The best alcoholic beverage of Estonia 2011 – Vana Tallinn Heritage * The best alcoholic beverage of Estonia 2013 – Vana Tallinn Winter Spice * The best alcoholic beverage of Estonia 2014 – Vana Tallinn Signature * The International Wine and Spirit Competition 2014 – 2nd place, Vana Tallinn Signature * The Spirits International Prestige 2015 – 1st place * IWSC 2015 Silver – Vana Tallinn 40 * The Spirits International Prestige 2017 – 1st place Vana Tallinn 40 * The International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017 – 2nd place, Vana Tallinn 40 * Consumers’ Choice Award SIP – 2017 Vana Tallinn 40 * The International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017 – 1st place, Vana Tallinn Elegance * Estonia’s best alcoholic drink 2019 - Vana Tallinn Wild Spices

References

External links

Liviko product description
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