Vana Tallinn
Vana Tallinn liqueur is one of Estonia’s hallmark products, manufactured continuously at Liviko since 1960. The spicy flavour of Vana Tallinn liqueur is derived from Jamaican rum, herbs, various spices from around the world, oranges and lemons. Only natural ingredients are used to make Vana Tallinn, including real vanilla pods. The recipe contains more than ten ingredients in total. The recipe 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. The name Vana Tallinn means literally "Old Tallinn," which refers  to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The tower-shaped bottle of the Vana Tallinn depicts Old Town of Tallinn, depicting the towers of the UNESCO World Heritage listed medieval city wall. 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. The liqueur Vana Tallinn is typically served on ice, it is used in cocktails and food recipes. It could  be added to coffee or mulled wine. Vana Tallinn liqueur is sold in more than 30 countries around the world. In 2018 Liviko announced they started to export Vana Tallinn to Spain, and in 2019 to India. Overview. Vana Tallinn liqueurs: Vana Tallinn Cream liqueurs: Other variants: 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, Latvia and Lithuania). 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.