Tequila

Tequila is an agave-based spirit made primarily in the area
surrounding Tequila, 65 kilometres (40 mi) in the northwest
of Guadalajara and in the highlands (Los Altos) of the western
Mexican state of Jalisco. The volcanic soil in the region
surrounding Tequila is particularly well suited to the
growing of the cactus-like blue agave, and more than 300
million of the plants are harvested there each year.
However, Mexican laws state that tequila can be produced
anywhere in Mexico,and the country boasts several other
tequila-producing regions.

Tequila is most often made at a 38–40% alcohol content (76–80
proof), but there are also several varieties of tequila
produced with 43–50% alcohol content (86–100 proof).
Tequila was first produced in the 16th century near the
location of the city of Tequila, which was not officially
established until 1656. The Aztec people had previously made
a fermented beverage from the agave plant, which they called
octli (later, and more popularly called pulque), long before
the Spanish arrived in 1521. When the Spanish conquistadors
ran out of their own brandy, they began to distill this agave
drink to produce North America's first indigenous distilled
spirit.

Some 80 years later, around 1600, Don Pedro Sanchez de Tagle,
the Marquis of Altamira, began mass-producing tequila at the
first factory in the territory of modern-day Jalisco. By 1608,
the colonial governor of Nueva Galicia had begun to tax his
products.

The tequila that is popular today was first mass-produced in
the early 1800s in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Don Cenobio Sauza, founder of Sauza Tequila and Municipal
President of the Village of Tequila from 1884-1885, was the
first to export tequila to the United States. Don Cenobio's
grandson Dan Javier gained international attention for
insisting that "there cannot be tequila where there are no
agaves!" His efforts led to the practice that real tequila
can only come from the State of Jalisco.

Traminec

This locally bred variant of the German Gewuerztraminer
("spicy Traminer") is a truly memorable wine; in its elegance
and distinguished character, Traminec is comparable to Renski
Rizling, although it is quite different in taste and bouquet.
The yield is slight and the vine is very sensitive to wind in
its flowering season; it demands deep, warm, and nutritious
soils. Traminec is quite unreliable, and it is said that two
out of every three vintages are more or less failures.

There are actually two types of Traminec vine: the "red"
and the "fragrant" Traminec; however, the "red" Traminec is
almost forgotten and if it appears by chance in Traminec
vineyards, it is not processed separately. The origin of this
vine is unclear, but its known history is very long:
Traminer was grown in Germany 1500 years ago although it was
not processed as a varietal wine. Some ampelographers believe
that Traminec may have been the noble and aromatic wine
described by Pliny, and there are also some indications that
the vine may have originated in Egypt. In this respect,
Traminec remains a mystery.

The Traminec bouquet is simply incomparable, with an
aroma reminiscent of roses, linden blossoms, muscat, and a
plethora of other, more subdued fragrances. The rare good
vintages produce a very aromatic wine, smooth with high
alcohol content and rather slight acids; Traminec is usually
semi-dry to semi-sweet, full-bodied, and velvety. It is a
true connoisseur's wine, sometimes also described as a
"ladies' wine" on the precarious assumption that its aromatic
flavour is especially preferred by the female sex. Aging
is a risky business with Traminec and definitely not to be
undertaken by an amateur - - only some very rare late
harvests improve with age, but only under the professional
care of a master cellarer.

Traminec was once exclusive to the Podravje region,
but in recent decades it has been successfully transplanted
to Smarje-Virstajn in Posavje which is similar in soil
composition although somewhat colder. In Podravje, the
competition to produce the best Traminec is fierce among
the Maribor, Srednje Slovenske Gorice, Radgona-Kapela,
and Ljutomer-Ormoz areas - with Maribor and Radgona-Kapela
most frequently the winners. The Haloze area also produces
good Traminec in warm years.

Sweet or semi-sweet Traminec should be served at 8

Vranec

Vranec (Macedonian: Вранец) or Vranac (Serbian: Вранац /
Vranac) is an ancient variety of grape that is indigenous
to the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. Vranec
is considered the most important variety of grape in
Montenegro and the one of the most important in the Republic
of Macedonia. As it is a local specialty and due to its
localised geography, it produces a dry red wine of a unique
taste and character that is synonymous with the Balkans.

Vranac berries are large and deeply coloured, the dark berries
grow on moderately vigorous and very productive vines. The
fruit is harvested by hand and depending on the area this can
begin from mid-September and continue into October.

The young Vranec wines have a bright purple hue and a nose
full of red berries and fruit jams. Its firm tannin structure
provides crispness and richness with medium to high levels
of extraction and acidity. After a year or two of ageing the
purple develops into an intense dark ruby and the nose
develops a more complex aroma that can include hints of
cinnamon, chocolate, liquorice, flowers, black fruits, herbs
and even woods such as oak. The taste is subtle, round and
full, it loses its sharpness and develops a longer and
smoother finish. Vranec takes exceptionally well to oak and
bottle aging, which is often quite necessary to tame its
intense blend of tannins and acidity. Due to its harmonious
nature, it combines well with other grape varieties such as
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is recommended to be served
at room temperature and is an excellent compliment to smoked,
cured or grilled meats, salads, and strong flavoured mature
cheeses.

The word Vranec means strong black and powerful horse
(black stallion), this is why wine made from and named after
this variety of grape is associated with strength, potency
and success. Vran also means raven coloured or black, this is
because red wine is also known as black wine in many South
Slavic languages.

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make
white wine. It is believed to have originated in the Burgundy
wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine
is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and
developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a
"rite of passage" and an easy segue into the international
wine market.[1]

The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of
the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived
from such influences as terroir and oak.[2] It is vinified
in many different styles, from the elegant, "flinty" wines
of Chablis to rich, buttery Meursaults and New World wines
with tropical fruit flavors.

Chardonnay is an important component of many sparkling wines
around the world, including Champagne. A peak in popularity
in the late 1980s gave way to a backlash among those wine
drinkers who saw the grape as a leading negative component
of the globalization of wine. Nonetheless, it remains one
of the most widely-planted grape varieties, with over 400,000
acres (175,000 hectares) worldwide, second only to Airen
among white wine grapes and planted in more wine regions than
any other grape – including Cabernet Sauvignon.
For much of its history, a connection was assumed between
Chardonnay and Pinot noir or Pinot blanc. In addition to
being found in the same region of France for centuries,
ampelographers noted that the leaves of each plant have
near-identical shape and structure. Pierre Galet disagreed
with this assessment, believing that Chardonnay was not
related to any other major grape variety. Viticulturalists
Maynard Amerine & Harold Olmo proposed a descendency from a
wild Vitis vinifera vine that was a step removed from white
Muscat. Chardonnay's true origins were further obscured by
vineyard owners in Lebanon and Syria, who claimed that the
grape's ancestry could be traced to the Middle East, from
where it was introduced to Europe by returning Crusaders,
though there is little external evidence to support that
theory. Another theory stated that it originated from an
ancient indigenous vine found in Cyprus.

Merlot

Merlot ('MERL-oh' in British English, mer-LOH in American
English and standard French) is a red wine grape that is
used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.
Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints
of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness",
combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular
grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet
Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin. Along with
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot,
Merlot is one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wine where
it is the most widely planted grape. Merlot is also one of
the most popular red wine varietals in many markets. This
flexibility has helped to make it one of the world's most
planted grape varieties. As of 2004[update], Merlot was
estimated to be the third most grown variety at 260,000
hectares (640,000 acres) globally, with an increasing trend.
This put Merlot just behind Cabernet Sauvignon's
262,000 hectares (650,000 acres).
Researchers at University of California, Davis believe that
Merlot is an offspring of Cabernet Franc and is a sibling of
Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon. The earliest recorded
mention of Merlot was in the notes of a local Bordeaux
official who in 1784 labeled wine made from the grape in
the Libournais region as one of the area's best. The name
comes from the French regional patois word "merlot", which
means "young blackbird" ("merle" is the French word for
several kinds of thrushes, including blackbirds); the naming
came either because of the grape's beautiful dark-blue color,
or due to blackbirds' fondness for grapes. By the 19th
century it was being regularly planted in the Medoc on the
"Left Bank" of the Gironde. After a series of setbacks
that includes a severe frost in 1956 and several vintages
in the 1960s lost to rot, French authorities in Bordeaux
banned new plantings of Merlot vines between 1970 and 1975.

It was first recorded in Italy around Venice under the
synonym Bordo in 1855. The grape was introduced to the Swiss,
from Bordeaux, sometime in the 19th century and was recorded
in the Swiss canton of Ticino between 1905 and 1910. In the 1990s,
Merlot saw a upswing of popularity in the United States.
Red wine consumption, in general, increased in the US
following the airing of the 60 Minutes report on the
French Paradox and the potential health benefits of wine
and the chemical resveratrol. The popularity of Merlot
stemmed in part from the relative ease in pronouncing the
wine as well as it softer, fruity profile that it made
more approachable to some wine drinkers.

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of
grape juice.The natural chemical balance of grapes is
such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars,
acids, enzymes or other nutrients.Wine is produced by
fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast which
consume the sugars found in the grapes and convert them into
alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts
are used depending on the types of wine being produced.
Although other fruits such as apples and berries can also be
fermented, the resultant "wines" are normally named after the
fruit from which they are produced (for example, apple wine
or elderberry wine) and are generically known as fruit wine
or country wine (not to be confused with the French term vin
du pays). Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (e.g. sake),
are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and
spirit more than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with
brandy. In these cases, the use of the term "wine" is a reference
to the higher alcohol content, rather than production process.
The commercial use of the English word "wine"
(and its equivalent in other languages) is protected by law
in many jurisdictions.

Wine has a rich history dating back to around 6000 BC and is
thought to have originated in areas now within the borders of
Georgia and Iran.Wine probably appeared in Europe at
about 4500 BC in what is now Bulgaria and Greece, and was very
common in ancient Greece, Thrace and Rome. Wine has also
played an important role in religion throughout history. The
Greek god Dionysos and the Roman equivalent Bacchus
represented wine, and the drink is also used in Christian and
Jewish ceremonies such as the Eucharist and Kiddush.

The word "wine" derives from the Proto-Germanic
*winam, an early borrowing from the Latin vinum,
"wine" or "(grape) vine", itself derived from the
Proto-Indo-European stem *win-o-
(cf. Ancient Greek ????? - oinos, Aeolic Greek ?????? - woinos).
Similar words for wine or grapes are found in the Semitic
languages (cf. Arabic ??? wayn) and in Georgian (gvino);
some consider the term to be a wanderwort, or "wandering word".

Ciroc

Ciroc vodka is a brand of distilled beverage manufactured in
France. It is claimed by the drink's promoters that it is
distinguished by the fact that it is derived from grapes, in
contrast to corn, sorghum, rye, wheat, or potatoes that are
more commonly used. In France it can be legally considered
vodka, but the same cannot be said about the drink in the US.

The grapes used for Ciroc vodka are "snap frost" grapes;
Mauzac Blanc from the Gaillac region of France, and Ugni
Blanc from the Cognac region. The juice extracted from these
grapes is cold fermented.

Although all vodka is distilled, the manufacturers of Ciroc
vodka emphasize that theirs is distilled five times.
The first four distillations of the Ugni Blanc take place
in stainless steel column stills; the Mauzac Blanc grapes
are distilled in copper continuous stills. These are distilled
as far as 96.5% and 93.5%, then blended together 95% being
Ugni Blanc and 5% Mauzac Blanc. The final distillation is
performed in a traditional Armagnac style copper pot still.

Earl Little became one of the first African-Americans to
promote the brand in the USA during 2003. The brand was
introduced to audiences at various nightclubs and venues
throughout the USA with popular urban celebrities in cities
such as Atlanta and Miami. In 2007, Sean "Diddy" Combs agreed
to become a celebrity endorser for the product, and claims
on a commercial that it is the official vodka of New Year's
Eve. In December of 2007, the commercial for Ciroc had Sean
Combs calling Ciroc the "Official Vodka of New Year's."

Reyka

Reyka is the first vodka distilled in Iceland. The word
"Reyka" derives from the ancient Icelandic word for steam -
It is geothermic steam drawn from the center of the earth
that powers Iceland's first and only vodka distillery (making
it the only eco-friendly vodka on the planet). Much of this
can be seen on a virtual tour of Iceland.

This hand crafted small batch vodka uses water drawn from a
lava field over 4,000 years old, that requires no treatment
or demineralization before it is blended with the vodka.
After distillation in the Carter-Head Still they filter it
through lava rock collected from a local volcanic fields
giving the vodka its characteristic Icelandic flavor. Water
used for Reyka is so pure that Volvic bottled water has a
content of dissolved solids that's five times higher than
Reyka's, Evian's level is nearly 15 times higher.

Smirnoff

Smirnoff is a brand of vodka now owned and produced by British
drinks company Diageo. Products under the Smirnoff brand,
which began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Piotr
Arsenieyevich Smirnov, are now distributed in 130 countries
and includes flavored vodka and malt beverages. In March 2006
Diageo North America claimed Smirnoff vodka to be the best
selling distilled spirit brand in the world[1].Piotr Smirnov
first founded his vodka distillery in Moscow in
the 1860s, under the trading name of PA Smirnoff. He died in
1910 and was succeeded by Vladimir Smirnov. The company flour
ished and produced more than 4 million cases of vodka per year.

During the October Revolution, the distillery was confiscated
and the family had to flee. Vladimir Smirnov re-established
the factory in 1920 in Istanbul. Four years later he moved to
Lwow (formerly Poland, now Lviv, Ukraine) and started to sell
the vodka under the contemporary French spelling of the name,
"Smirnoff". The new product was a success and by the end of
1930 it was exported to most European countries. An additional
distillery was founded in Paris in 1925.

In the 1930s Vladimir met Rudolph Kunett, a Russian who had
emigrated to America in 1920. The Kunett family had been a
supplier of spirits to Smirnoff in Moscow before the
Revolution. In 1933 Vladimir sold Kunett the right to begin
producing Smirnoff vodka in North America. However, the
business in America was not as successful as Kunett had hoped.
In 1938 Kunett couldn't afford to pay for the necessary sales
licenses, and contacted John Martin, president of Heublein,
who agreed to buy the rights to Smirnoff.

Kryshtal Etalon

Kryshtal Etalon is a vodka distilled from wheat and rye and
made in Belarus. Transparent shiny alcoholic drink with
characteristic vodka taste and aroma. Alkohol content-40%.
Vodka is produced from high-quality purified alcohol
“Kryshtal Super Luxe” and softened water processed with
black silicon. At the international competitions - tastings
vodka "Etalon" is awarded with 8 gold, 3 silver and 1
bronze medals, the winner of competition "the Best product
of the Republic of Belarus 2004", "the best Belarusian
products in the market of the Russian Federation 2006".
It is distilled four times and filtered
just once, using a unique and patented method, which leaves
the vodka crystal clear but without any reduction in the
flavour or aroma, according to its label.

Minsk Kristall is a well known distillery in Belarus and is
one of the oldest vodka producers in the former USSR, having
been in operation since 1893. With a population of around
10 million, Belarus is the fifth largest consumer of vodka
in the world, with annual consumption of over 14.5 million
cases, much of it produced by Minsk Kristall.

Finlandia

Finlandia is a Finnish vodka produced from six-row barley by
the Altia distillery in Ilmajoki. Of all Finnish high-alcohol
drinks, it is the brand name that most foreigners associate
with the country. Finlandia was launched in Scandinavia in
1970 and in the United States in 1971. Finlandia is now the
top imported vodka in Russia and one of the largest in Poland.
It is the sixth-largest premium vodka in the world, according
to its producers.

It has very similar properties as the popular Koskenkorva
clear spirit drink, being in fact made with the same raw
alcohol ingredient.However, it has a slightly higher
proof, 80, and lacks the small amount of sugar as in
Koskenkorva. Even these minor modifications to the recipe
result in a markedly dryer taste.

The design of the Finlandia vodka bottle (1970-2000) was
among the most famous works of the celebrated Finnish
designer and sculptor Tapio Wirkkala.

Today the Finlandia vodka brand is wholly owned by
Brown-Forman Corporation, an American company that completed
its purchases in stages from 2000 to 2004. The contract
between Altia and Brown-Forman determines that Altia remains
the sole producer of Finlandia until at least 2017.

Cooranbong vodka

Derived from the Aboriginal word for "water over rocks,"
CooranBong is the first super premium vodka distilled
from Australian grapes in the world. Using select hand-picked
Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from the Barossa Valley,
CooranBong emphasizes a unique 10x distilling process. The
logo borrows from ancient Aboriginal artwork, emphasizing the
number four and its value towards the elements, seasons and
cardinal directions amongst others.

Taking advantage of the non-existence of a definition of
vodka in many countries, Cooranbong follows a trend seen
with Ciroc and is distilled from grapes.

CooranBong Slogans

* "Pure Australian"
* "The Aussie Wine Drinker's Vodka"

So far in 2008, CooranBong has been the recipient of two
silver medals. Its first medal was awarded for superior
packaging design at the San Francisco World Spirits Competiton.
The second, and most recent, medal was presented for exceptional
taste by the Internation Wine and Spirits Competition in London.
Currently, CooranBong is available for distribution in
California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Eight new states are
expected to be added by the end of 2008.

Bombora Vodka

Bombora Vodka
Aboriginal for "reef," and surf talk for "massive wave," Bombora Vodka is a premium brand of Australian vodka. Bottled up in Surfers Paradise with world-renowned grapes from the Barossa Valley and purified water of the Great Artesian Basin, Bombora achieves a unique smoothness through these ingredients and a 5x distillation process. It naturally evokes the Australian lifestyle of surf and sun. In 2006, Bombora captured the World’s Best Premium Vodka award in San Francisco. Most recently, it received a silver medal at the 2008 International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.

Bombora Slogans

• "It's Smooth Down Under"
• "It's Big Down Under"
• "It's Wet Down Under"
• "It's Perfect Down Under"


Currently, Bombora is available for distribution in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.

Vodka

Vodka is a distilled beverage. It is a clear liquid which consists of mostly water and ethanol purified by distillation — often multiple distillation — from a fermented substance, such as grain (usually rye or wheat), potatoes or sugar beet molasses, and an insignificant amount of other substances such as flavorings or unintended impurities.
Vodka usually has an alcohol content of 35% to 50% by volume. The classic Russian, Lithuanian and Polish vodka is 40% (80 proof). This can be attributed to the Russian standards for vodka production introduced in 1894 by Alexander III. According to the Vodka Museum in Moscow, Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist, found the perfect percentage to be 38. However, since spirits in his time were taxed on their strength, the percentage was rounded up to 40 to simplify the tax computation. At strengths less than this, vodka drunk neat (without ice and not mixed with other liquids) can taste "watery", while strengths above 40% may give the taste of vodka more "burn". Some governments set a minimum alcohol content for a spirit to be called "vodka". For example, the European Union sets a minimum of 37.5% alcohol by volume.
Although vodka is traditionally drunk neat in the Eastern European and Nordic countries of the "Vodka Belt", its popularity elsewhere owes much to its usefulness in cocktails and other mixed drinks, such as the Bloody Mary, the Screwdriver, the vodka tonic, vodka martini, and most recently vodka red bull.

Alcoholic Drink Recipes

Velvet Tongue Drink Recipe

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
* 1 1/2 oz Canadian whisky (Canadian Club)
* Ginger ale


Directions

Add Southern Comfort, Canadian Club and fill with ginger ale over ice to a highball glass.



The black dragon Drink Recipe

Ingredients

* 1/3 Peppermint schnapps
* 1/3 Scotch (Glenfiddich)
* 1/3 Kahlua


Directions

First add the peppermint schnapps, then add the kahlua and finally add the scotch. If done correctly you should have three different layers.



Terror From the Deep Drink Recipe


Ingredients

* 4 cl Hot Damn
* 4 cl Dr. Pepper

Directions

Mix ingredients in glass. Drink if you can.


Ecto Cooler Drink Recipe

Ingredients

* 2 oz Midori melon liqueur
* 1 oz Blue Curacao
* 1/2 oz Vodka
* 1/2 oz Southern Comfort
* 1/2 oz Amaretto
* 1/4 oz Pineapple juice
* 1/4 oz Sour mix
* 1/4 oz Grapefruit juice


Directions

Pour ingredients over ice and shake vigorously.

Tuborg

Tuborg is a Danish brewing company founded in 1873 by Carl
Frederik Tietgen. Since 1970 it has been part of Carlsberg.
Tuborg initially produced pale lager for the Danish market.
It merged with United Breweries in 1894, which then entered
into a profit-sharing agreement with Carlsberg in 1903. In
1970, United Breweries was acquired by Carlsberg.

Today, they make lager for global export, as well as a variety
of continental styles for both domestic and foreign markets.

In 2008, Tuborg announced a sponsorship deal with this year’s
Reading & Leeds music festivals to become the festival’s
exclusive 'Official Beer' Partner, a position held in previous
years by Carling.

MB

Pivara MB (in English: MB Brewery) (full legal name: Pivara MB
d.o.o. za proizvodnju piva Novi Sad) is a brewery in Serbia
owned by Heineken International. Registered as a limited liabilty
company[1], it started production in 2003 and is the youngest
brewery operating in the country.

Located in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, in the city of
Novi Sad, at Temerinski put 50, the brewery was founded as part
of TUP Rodic M&B Company d.o.o.. Through aggressive marketing
campaign that featured a "Svetsko, a nase" slogan and a series
of public personalities such as Lazar Ristovski, Ceca Raznatovic,
and Pierluigi Collina, it quickly established its MB pivo brand.
For the 2004/2005 basketball season, the company was the main
sponsor of KK Partizan.

At the time when Rodic Company decided to sell the brewery in
December 2007, it held 7% of Serbian beer market with annual
production of 1.5 million hectolitres, placing it fourth - behind
Apatinska pivara, Carlsberg Srbija, and Efes Srbija.

On December 5, 2007, Dutch beer producer Heineken International
announced its purchase of Pivara MB. The amount of transaction
was not disclosed.[2] The takeover was finalized on February 19,
2008 at which time it was also announced that the company is
changing its name

Kamenitza

Kamenitza (Bulgarian: Каменица) is one of the top-selling
Bulgarian beer companies, based in the city of Plovdiv.
Established in 1881 and as of 2006 owned by InBev,
the brewery has a wide variety of lager and dark beers.

Kamenitza had an 18% share of the Bulgarian beer market in
2005 according to data from ACNielsen. The company is a
sponsor of the Bulgaria national football team.In 1881
three Swiss entrepreneurs built a brewery in Plovdiv on a
hill called Kamenitza and used the name as their brand.
The drink of choice for most Bulgarians at the time was
lager, but Kamenitza broke new ground by producing the first
dark beer for the market. By the 1890s they won awards at
international exhibitions, including Brussels and Chicago.

The communist regime nationalised Kamenitza: first, in 1947,
as part of the state-owned Alcoholic Beverages, then in 1952
as part of Vinprom.

The Belgian multinational company InBev bought the Bulgarian
breweries Kamenitza, Astika and Burgasko Pivo in 1995 and added
Plevensko Pivo in 1997. During 1997 to 2005, InBev invested
86.3 million leva in Bulgaria, and in 2005 Kamenitza sold 800,000
hectoliters, making it the best-selling domestic beer.

Jelen

Thanks to the improved brewing process, its intensive control
from the very beginning up to launching the product on the market
and usage of the finest ingredients: water, malt, hop and ale
yeast, Jelen Pivo is of finest quality. You can find Jelen Pivo
on the market in several different packaging solutions: 330 mL
and 500 mL return-bottles, Q-pack bottles of 1 L, 1.5 L and 2 L,
330 mL plastic packaging, half-liter can, 6 x 330 mL packaging,
5 x 330 mL plastic packaging with a free glass – an exclusive
promotional packaging Apatinska pivara brewery
launched on the market on the occasion of celebration of 250th
birthday. Jelen Pivo is available on the market in 30L and 50 L
burrels, as well.

Apart from regular beer bottles and cans, Apatinska pivara
brewery successfully launched Jelen Pivo in Q-pack packaging
on the market last year. Owing to Q-pack packaging, Jelen Pivo
can preserve the same freshness and taste regardless the duration
of consumption, only confirming this packaging prolongs the
expiery date of the beer and is of the same quality as beer in
glass bottles. Due to successful launch of Jelen Pivo in 1L and
2L Q-pack packaging, Apatinska pivara brewery managed to update
Jelen Pivo and preserve its unique taste.

Heineken

Heineken is a Dutch 5% ABV pale lager, made by Heineken
International since 1873. It is the flagship product of the
company and is made of purified water, malted barley, hops,
and yeast. The beer is force carbonated. This product is a
sponsor of UEFA Champions League and the Heineken Cup.

Corona

Corona (labeled Corona Extra) is a Pilsener brewed in Mexico.
It is the top-selling beer in Mexico and is one of the top
selling beers worldwide.[1] Corona beer is available in over
150 countries.[2] All Corona beer is produced in Mexico.

In the United States, Corona Extra is the top selling imported
beer.[3][4] Outside of Mexico, Corona is often served with a
wedge of lime or lemon inserted into the neck of the bottle.[5

Amstel

On June 11, 1870, the first stone for the Amstel Brewery in Amsterdam was laid. The new brewery was the brainchild of two Amsterdam businessmen, De Pester and J.H. van Marwijk Kooy, who were responding to the skyrocketing popularity of Bavarian beers in Holland. And although there were already 559 breweries in Holland at that time, only two brewed Bavarian-style “lager” beer. Their instincts paid off. By 1886, the Amstel Brewery was the city’s largest brewer of lager beer. It took off outside the country, too, and by 1883, Amstel was being exported.

In 1980, Amstel Light was born. It is now a leading imported light lager in the United States. As you might expect from one brewed with the spirit of Amsterdam, the unique selection of raw materials and an intensive fermenting process are what set Amstel Light apart. The result is a special light lager containing only 3.5% alcohol and approximately 35% fewer calories than regular lager beer. Its popularity proves that great taste isn’t sacrificed along the way, making it “One Dam Good BieR.”*