What is Suomi Viina?
Koskenkorva Viina (also known simply as Koskenkorva or Kossu) is a traditional clear spirit drink (38%) in Finland, produced by Altia at the Koskenkorva distillery in Ilmajoki and bottled in Rajamäki, Nurmijärvi. The drink is produced by diluting this alcohol with spring water and a very small amount of sugar.
What is the drink of choice in Finland?
The national beverage of Finland is milk (sometimes curdled), which is safe to drink (as is water) throughout the country. Two famous Finnish liqueurs should be tasted: lakka, made from the saffron-colored wild cloudberry, and mesimarja, made from the Arctic brambleberry.
What is traditional Finnish food?
Here are 10 traditional Finnish foods everyone should try on their next trip.
- Salmiakki (salty licorice)
- Ruisleipä (rye bread)
- Korvapuusti (cinnamon bun)
- Karjalanpiirakka (Karelian pie)
- Leipäjuusto (bread cheese)
- Uudet perunat ja silli (spring potatoes and pickled herring)
- Poronkäristys (sautéed reindeer)
Where is koskenkorva?
Finland
Koskenkorva is a sustainable vodka from Finland In the village of Koskenkorva, Finland, we have good barley, pure water, dedicated local farmers and state-of-the-art distillation process.
Is Sima an alcoholic?
Sima is a Finnish fermented low level alcoholic drink and soft drink. It is traditionally a form of mead, an alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water, although nowadays the honey is usually replaced with different kinds of sugar, mostly syrup, which makes it a sugar wine.
Are Finns heavy drinkers?
High concentration of alcohol consumption The alcohol consumption of Finns is extremely unevenly distributed. A small part of the population does not drink at all, a large part drinks a little, most of them moderately, and a small part excessively.
What kind of liqueur is Salmari from Finland?
Salmiakki Koskenkorva, (also Salmiakkikossu for short or generically as Salmari) is a pre-mixed liqueur popular in Finland.
What kind of liqueur is salmiakki Viina vodka?
Salmiakki Koskenkorva, (also Salmiakkikossu for short or generically as Salmari) is a pre-mixed liqueur popular in Finland. Canonically, salmiakkikossu consists of Koskenkorva Viina vodka with salmiakki extract being dissolved into it. Sometimes ground-up Turkish Pepper-brand salty liquorice is used instead of the extract.
How is Salmiakki Koskenkorva similar to black liquorice?
Salmiakki Koskenkorva. The taste of Salmiakki Koskenkorva resembles strongly that of black liquorice and cough medicine (this is because the original mixture, Apteekin Salmiakki, used in Salmiakki Koskenkorva, is also used in cough medicines), and has the additional effect of increasing salivation .
What kind of candy is used in Salmiakki?
Upon closer inspection, very fine particulates of carbon black suspension are visible in the liquid. Before the 1990s, Finland had a very thin and stratified cocktail culture. Some Finnish drinking establishments started serving a drink made out of ground ammonium chloride -based candy ( Salmiakki in Finnish).