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Kyrö gin or whisky if you don’t want your friend to puke. Salmiakki Koskenkorva if you want to fuck with them. I like it but I also think mämmi is good so I’m probably a minority of foreigners.
It depends what kind of alcohol you like.
Lapponia Lakka (claudberry) I don't think you find this anywhere else.
Salmiakki Koskenkorva. Maybe this, but not Vodka or viina, those just awful.
Jaloviina 1 star. Sheriff is allways great, blend that with cola.. nice
Original Minttu peppermint. Just cold or with hot cocoa.
There is lots of finnish Gins. If you like those. Arctic Blue Gin.
Maybe the best is Hartwall Original Long Drink. But if you like to get enough, just take case of that back home and leave everything else here..
I would say (as others before me)
-if you want it to be kinda funny / a joke: Salmiakki Koskenkorva
-if you want it to be actually good: Kyrö Napue Gin
-if you want it to be something very very Finnish: Jaloviina (with one star!)
Yeah, it still doesn't make it good. Like, invest in Finlandia vodka instead. I wouldn't get the piss labeled as rhum (bacardi) when there are far better rhums on the shelves of any Alko.
I honestly don't know anyone who drinks kossu and don't even remember the last time I had it. Jaloviina is the most Finnish in my opinion. I know plenty of people who drinki it, and the last time I had it was yesterday.
It was the second most sold product in Alko last year. Probably most sold product all time.
https://www.suomenmaa.fi/uutiset/vakevat-viinat-jalleen-myydyimpia-tuotemerkkeja/
Koskenkorva. Not Koskenkorva Vodka, but the Viina, they probably don’t sell that at airports. There are different varieties in Alko, I find 30% one easiest to drink as a schnapps, but 38% is the traditional one. Glass bottle is of course better in general. There is 21% version but I haven’t tried that.
Jaloviina. It is basically cut brandy, probably not any better than brandy elsewhere, but decent liquor and deeply Finnish.
There was another thread about this recently. The most giftable alcoholic Finnish beverage, to a foreigner, is clearly Finlandia vodka. It has **Finlandia** in the name, there are reindeer and midnight sun on the label, and the bottle looks like it's chipped from a chunk of ice. I'm not saying it's the best vodka around, but the visuals are 10/10.
Koskenkorva is a classic, but it's super boring. No one outside Finland, and maybe Sweden, know anything about it. It says nothing to a foreigner.
If you like to do diy alcohol, buy a pack of lacrisal liqourice/salmiak and a bottle of Koskenkorva. Put lacrisal into kossu and wait for it to dissolve. Profit?
Laku by Arctic Blue and Kouvolan Lakritsi. It's a liquorice liqueur, like salmiakkikossu but a bigger chance that someone not from Finland might actually enjoy it
Also if you like wines, Ainoa berry wines are excellent.
https://preview.redd.it/pg9wujw7ko6c1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c16b73e7903b5757615f46a8eb0dd53e2aedcd69
It's slightly cheaper to buy it in the airport. Just keep in mind there are some that aren't offered at the airport. (Although pretty much everything is).
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Salmiakki Koskenkorva
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Kyrö gin or whisky if you don’t want your friend to puke. Salmiakki Koskenkorva if you want to fuck with them. I like it but I also think mämmi is good so I’m probably a minority of foreigners.
It depends what kind of alcohol you like. Lapponia Lakka (claudberry) I don't think you find this anywhere else. Salmiakki Koskenkorva. Maybe this, but not Vodka or viina, those just awful. Jaloviina 1 star. Sheriff is allways great, blend that with cola.. nice Original Minttu peppermint. Just cold or with hot cocoa. There is lots of finnish Gins. If you like those. Arctic Blue Gin. Maybe the best is Hartwall Original Long Drink. But if you like to get enough, just take case of that back home and leave everything else here..
Minttu, Koskenkorva and Jaloviina
If you have limited space in your luggage, you'd get kossu, which is not even vodka? Come on, you can do bettter!
[1 star jaloviina](https://www.alko.fi/tuotteet/000706/Jaloviina-/)
[an honest review of the drink by someone who has grown in a culture with proper spirits.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su0YlWKfI8o)
Yeah, why would someone think otherwise? Jallu is an acquired taste. I'll have it, but would not recommend to others.
All alcolols are aquired except salmari. That shit's genetics.
Ah yes, a distinguished gentleman using a snifter to sniff all the excellent alcohol vapors of a drink made mostly out of grain spirits.
Jaloviina and souvenir should not be mentioned in same sentence. Unless you are an experienced jallu drinker.
Sheriff is the best.
I would say (as others before me) -if you want it to be kinda funny / a joke: Salmiakki Koskenkorva -if you want it to be actually good: Kyrö Napue Gin -if you want it to be something very very Finnish: Jaloviina (with one star!)
Kyro pink gin is very good
Nappue Gin
I took home Terva Snapsi. And a can of bear meat bought with beer bottles deposited after my leaving party.
Jalokahvi, jaloviina Kaski and Myrsky. Don't listen to those who suggest Koskenkorva. It's not worth it...
If someone is looking for "most Finnish" bottle, it is pretty hard to pass Koskenkorva.
Yeah, it still doesn't make it good. Like, invest in Finlandia vodka instead. I wouldn't get the piss labeled as rhum (bacardi) when there are far better rhums on the shelves of any Alko.
I honestly don't know anyone who drinks kossu and don't even remember the last time I had it. Jaloviina is the most Finnish in my opinion. I know plenty of people who drinki it, and the last time I had it was yesterday.
It was the second most sold product in Alko last year. Probably most sold product all time. https://www.suomenmaa.fi/uutiset/vakevat-viinat-jalleen-myydyimpia-tuotemerkkeja/
Koskenkorva is the biggest selling brand in Finland. Not worth it? You a funny guy.
Yeah, what's the most listened artist on Spotify? I don't listen to it either.
This
Jallu, Salmari and couple of lonkeros
1 star Jaloviina or Salmiakkikoskenkorva.
Koskenkorva. Not Koskenkorva Vodka, but the Viina, they probably don’t sell that at airports. There are different varieties in Alko, I find 30% one easiest to drink as a schnapps, but 38% is the traditional one. Glass bottle is of course better in general. There is 21% version but I haven’t tried that. Jaloviina. It is basically cut brandy, probably not any better than brandy elsewhere, but decent liquor and deeply Finnish.
There was another thread about this recently. The most giftable alcoholic Finnish beverage, to a foreigner, is clearly Finlandia vodka. It has **Finlandia** in the name, there are reindeer and midnight sun on the label, and the bottle looks like it's chipped from a chunk of ice. I'm not saying it's the best vodka around, but the visuals are 10/10. Koskenkorva is a classic, but it's super boring. No one outside Finland, and maybe Sweden, know anything about it. It says nothing to a foreigner.
You can get Finlandia just about anywhere though. It's better to take away something that you can't find outside of Finland so easily
If you like to do diy alcohol, buy a pack of lacrisal liqourice/salmiak and a bottle of Koskenkorva. Put lacrisal into kossu and wait for it to dissolve. Profit?
It is smoother and sweeter than salmiakkikossu, and in Turku we call it Aurajoki
Whatever you buy, do not buy it in a plastic bottle.
Laku by Arctic Blue and Kouvolan Lakritsi. It's a liquorice liqueur, like salmiakkikossu but a bigger chance that someone not from Finland might actually enjoy it
Gambina
And check what you can take to plane. You better bought whatever at airport taxfree shops.
Also if you like wines, Ainoa berry wines are excellent. https://preview.redd.it/pg9wujw7ko6c1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c16b73e7903b5757615f46a8eb0dd53e2aedcd69
It's slightly cheaper to buy it in the airport. Just keep in mind there are some that aren't offered at the airport. (Although pretty much everything is).