Latvijas Balzams
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Latvijas Balzams is a Latvia
n producer of alcoholic beverage
s. , it was the largest producer of alcoholic beverages in the Baltic states
, and had about 50% market share in Latvia. It is the successor to the Latvian state alcohol producer, tracing its origins to the early 20th century and its name to 1970, and was privatized in 1997. Its flagship product is Rīgas Melnais balzams, a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n producer of alcoholic beverage
Alcoholic beverage
An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and spirits. They are legally consumed in most countries, and over 100 countries have laws regulating their production, sale, and consumption...
s. , it was the largest producer of alcoholic beverages in the Baltic states
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
, and had about 50% market share in Latvia. It is the successor to the Latvian state alcohol producer, tracing its origins to the early 20th century and its name to 1970, and was privatized in 1997. Its flagship product is Rīgas Melnais balzams, a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur.
External links
- Company webpage (Latv., Engl., Russ.)