Vodka "Finland": manufacturer, types, reviews. How to distinguish a fake?

Finns surprise our tourists not only with love for strong alcohol, but also with the culture of its use. The harsh beauty of northern nature, cold and polar night cause the propensity of the inhabitants of this country to something hot. Vodka, liqueurs and all sorts of tinctures here have long been made. And now, modern technologies and strict quality supervision lead Finland to the number of the main distillate exporters in the world.

This article is devoted to only one alcoholic beverage from the Scandinavian country. This is vodka "Finland". It refers to the price segment of the "premium" class. Her brand is recognized all over the world. It is worth a bottle of such alcohol is not cheap. What are the tastes of vodka? Finland? Besides the classic, what are the volumes of tare, how to distinguish a fake from a real drink - read in this article.

How the product is created

Many thousands of years ago, the Earth suffered a global glaciation. How does this relate to the vodka "Finland"? The most immediate. The glacier, retreating, left behind a unique spring with the purest thawed water. It is on its basis that vodka "Finland" is made. Manufacturer Finlandia Vodka Worldwide LTD settled in a small town of Koskenkorva in the south of the country, and takes water from the nearby village of Rajamäki, where a miracle spring beats.

The second and no less important ingredient of the drink is the six-rowed barley, which ripens in the northern climate of the polar day, when for seventy days the sun does not hide behind the horizon. The grain is then recruited by a special energy, which is then transferred to the spirits. But in addition to the natural advantages of this vodka, others should be given credit and technology. The manufacturer exposes multi-level distillation spirits, thanks to which the vodka is cleared of all kinds of impurities.

Brand Birth

The first batch of strong drink under the name "Finland" was published in the year eighteen eighty-eight. True, all the recognized brand was created much later. Until one thousand nine hundred and ninety-year, the label of the bottle was adorned with the reindeer fighting with each other. Now the logo has changed. Now it is a triple of deer against the background of the polar sun. The design of the bottle has changed many times. The management of the company decided to make a container worthy of that subtle taste that vodka "Finland" has. The photo shows a beautiful bottle, as if carved from a block of ice.

The manufacturer also took care of the cleanliness of the environment. Such a bottle is a sin to throw out. After all, the original design can easily turn it into a vase for a bouquet. The available volumes of tare are from fifty milliliters to a liter (there are still bottles of five hundred and seven hundred milliliters). Recently, vodka appeared in a tetrapack with a tap. Its volume of two liters makes the packaging irreplaceable for picnics in a large company. Production facilities of the company are located all the same - in the small town of Koskenkorva.

Gastronomic combinations

Vodka "Finland" is good both as an independent drink and as an ingredient for cocktails (mainly long drinks). It can be served in an aperitif or accompanied by various hearty meat dishes.

Like all vodka, "Finland" is chilled. Thanks to a beautiful bottle, it looks spectacularly on the festive table. This vodka is appropriate and as an expensive gift. The taste is very soft, although the strength is standard for distillates (forty degrees). Therefore, you need to drink it moderately. But, according to the reviews, despite the dose, in the mornings, unlike the experience of other distillates, the head does not hurt and there is no hangover syndrome.

A status drink can not be cheap. After all, Finland is produced from natural and unique raw materials, which goes through two-level purification and distillation. In the Russian market, a half-liter bottle of this drink costs eight hundred rubles (for seven hundred grams ask for one thousand and eighty, and for 1 liter, 1410 rubles). But even such a high price does not prevent vodka from being the best-selling. Every year people around the world buy more than one and a half million boxes of elite drink.

Classical Finland: characteristics, reviews

This is the first vodka that the firm released in 1888. Since then, the design of the bottle, the label, has changed, but not quality. It remains as high as it was in the nineteenth century, when they loved everything that was good and reliable. The quality of the drink is also evidenced by the fact that fake vodka "Finland" is often found. Later we will tell how to distinguish the falsification from the original drink.

What are the taste characteristics of the classical "Finland"? Reviews say that this drink has a very mild flavor, in which the notes of a freshly baked crumb hardly can be guessed. The taste of vodka is refined. It sounds barely audible fruit notes under the dominant of ripe barley. There is no sharp alcohol aftertaste. Classical vodka "Finland" is perfectly combined with meat solyanki, ears, hot at home, pancakes with red caviar, baked meat (especially shish kebabs). If you drink a "solo" drink, then eat well pickled mushrooms, pickles and vegetables, grilled.

Vodka "Finland": species

For a long time, the drink was produced in a single, classic edition. Only in the nineties of the last century the company decided on a bold experiment and began to supply the international market with a berry flavor drink. So the vodka "Finland" Cranberry "appeared (1994). Success has surpassed the most bold expectations. The smell and taste of the northern berries, the bright pink color of the drink was so appealing to consumers that the sales volumes of the novelty exceeded the classic look of "Finland".

Enjoying the success, the company produced vodka with lime flavor (1999). This kind was as if created for long drinks and shots. From the 2000s, the range of such a product as vodka "Finland" began to expand rapidly. Tastes of mango, forest berries, grapefruit, mandarin and black currant can create a variety of cocktails. "Fruit" vodka, according to testimonials, like the representatives of the fair sex.

Vodka "Finland": how to distinguish a fake

The high price and the often changing design of the bottle make the drink a frequent victim of falsifications. We examined the taste of vodka and characterized its flavor. But how to distinguish a fake in an unopened bottle? Since 2011, the original packaging has the appearance of a slightly melted block of ice. The bottle is made of white glass with a corrugated structure. Forgery of vodka "Finland" is unlikely to have such an artsy, and therefore costly container. Next, pay attention to the label. It is printed on a translucent film. Patterns on it should be clear, bright colors. The inscription "Vodka of Finland, Made from pure glacial spring water and the finest six-row barley" is a sign of the originality of the product. The counter label of the bottle should be made of an opaque film.

Classical vodka "Finland" has an exceptionally transparent color. At first glance it seems as if the lid is made of metal. Knock on it with your fingernail. The real "Finland" cap is made of plastic, painted in silver. Inside the neck are placed the dispenser from the glass ball and the safety valve.

How to distinguish fakes of "fruit" vodkas

The popularity of cranberry "Finland" led to the fact that it was forged. To protect yourself from buying counterfeit, you should turn the bottle upside down, shake it and look at it in the light. Color should not change, air bubbles quickly melt. If the color of vodka becomes cloudy, then there are harmful impurities in it. This is a fake. Are cranberry and other fruit vodkas of white (transparent) color? Oh sure. And this color is not at all a sign of forgery. The fact is that recently the company changed the concept. Now it provides only tinting bottoms of bottles in the color of berries or fruits. But the people are so used that cranberry vodka "Finland", a photo of which is replicated by advertising, should be bright pink, which is careful to buy a transparent analog. This significantly reduced the level of sales of new items. Therefore, the company has come to a decision and continue to produce "Cranberry" in two ways: red and colorless.

"Frosty El"

This vodka (both classic and fruit types) reviews recommend to use to create cocktails. Consumers note that this distillate gives familiar drinks something unique. Therefore, it will be unforgivable not to give several recipes for club drinks. To fully reveal the Scandinavian taste of vodka, we begin with the long story "Frosty El". In a tall glass, fill the crushed ice and pour 50 ml of mandarin "Finland". Add a glass of apple juice and ginger ale (75 ml). Press the lime lobe. Add 10 milliliters of sugar syrup. We decorate a glass of lime slice and a cocktail cherry.

"Lumberjack Juice"

For this cocktail, cranberry vodka "Finland" is suitable. Reviews recommend mixing in a shaker 50 ml of this alcohol and a half cup of pomegranate juice and ice cubes. After the liquid is poured into a chilled glass for cocktails. Squeeze the lime out. Decorate with orange peel and mint leaves.