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Besides the standard 38% near-unflavored there are several variants of Koskenkorva on the market, most notably the infamous Salmiakki Koskenkorva , better known as Salmiakkikossu or Salmari, which is Zalmiak -flavored. Another variant is the same Koskenkorva with rye instead of barley, marketed under the same concept as Koskenkorva Viina Ruis. The ''Koskenkorva Vodka'' is the same drink, but with 40% or 60% alcohol instead of the traditional 38%, as this brand is intended for foreign markets. The Koskenkorva Viina bottle has a white label, with KOSKENKORVA VIINA in black, and a drawing of a scenery of fields with barns on them in light brown. The rye variant has a light brown field in pale, with the text RUIS. Salmiakki Koskenkorva has a completely different black label. Kossu is at its best when it's cold, but can be also mixed for example with Coke (then it's called "Kossukola") or with Vichy mineral water ("Kossuvissy"). Finlandia Vodka , a vodka classified as "imported premium", is the same as Koskenkorva, except that sugar is not added. Altia sold this brand, intended for foreign markets, to the American Brown-Forman Corporation , but remains the sole producer of Finlandia Vodka at least until 2017. The Altia Corporation is owned by the state of Finland. As an independent corporation, Altia would be free to relocate the distillery, if it was sold to a private investor. When the government considered selling the corporation, a popular movement grew to oppose this. The Koskenkorva distillery is ''the'' buyer of barley for the farmers in the area. Without the distillery, cultivating barley in the region would probably not happen. Furthermore, Finnish People recognize Koskenkorva as one of the symbols of Finnishness. It would be unlikely that "foreign Koskenkorva" would be accepted by the Finnish home market. Ironically, many other vodka brands brandishing symbols of Finnishness, such as Leijona with the Lion Of Finland or Suomi-Viina, are partially produced from Estonian or other foreign raw materials. Koskenkorva Viina, and its unsugared counterpart Finlandia Vodka are one of the few actually Finnish vodkas on the market. TRIVIA
QUOTES "Koskenkorva is very good." — Ronald Reagan |
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