Americans Try FINNISH LIQUORS

At the very beginning of our trip we stopped in Helsinki, Finland to visit our friends from Finland that we met while in University. While we were in Helsinki, Joonas wanted us to try some Finnish liquors...
Joonas created this video for us, and you should definitely check out his channel FinnInCarmel.
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[@jjkhyl5776]

Joonas has the "Kotkan meripäivät" look.

[@mineazauns5094]

Never knew this was a thing until I googled it. Now I'm ashamed I've missed this until now.

[@juhis5936]

Kuullu hyviä juttuja Kotkan meripäivistä

[@no_one01-5]

Perkele.. Meripäivät is something that people from Kotka run away from.

[@kalastaja774]

That Joonas has the look on his face that says "c'mon, let's drink already!" almost the whole video :D

[@kalastaja774]

Plus salmiakkikoskenkorva doesn't taste like candy - it tastes like känni.

[@NickandSoph]

LOL he was waiting on us the whole video 😂 He was excited to try all his favorite drinks and we were nervous... I mean excited lol

[@ponakka]

Nick & Soph I was laughing my ass off for seeing his eager face to drink. As a finn i can relate to his expression of please let me drink. Especially with salmiakkivodka, because it tastes like candy.

[@makeSX]

@@kalastaja774 there's hardly any alcohol in it, so its mostly candy

[@Warutteri]

@@makeSX What bargain bin salmari have you been drinking? I always drink the 32% version or you can make your own from 60% Vodka to end up with a nice smooth but strong 50% Salmari!

[@VonArmagedda]

Joonas looks like he's already drunk from the start

[@NickandSoph]

Lol we started the video off sober and then, well... by the end, different story lol

[@59Lemony]

You can measure his drunkness from the redness of his nose

[@kusivelho4733]

That's just how finns look.

[@dykis6963]

@@kusivelho4733 not true

[@marcussiltanen3814]

@@dykis6963 yes we do and it is also true that u can measure drunknes by the nose

[@kessu1863]

Joonas be like: Vettä se vaan on

Like a boss?

[@koljkimm]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWGaqmqonr93l5Y

[@aahpuuh]

For English speakers: "It's just water"

[@niko2k318]

Joonas looks like hes been at his summer house for a week and had straight week of drinking :D

[@NickandSoph]

Lol Something we did learn while we were with him, A lot of Fins have a summer home! Which is crazy cool!

[@seetkukkanen767]

he propably has

[@staropramen478]

"It smells like mouth wash" "It is, but this time you swallow it" LMAO

[@Mattseak]

Joonas is a comedic genius!

[@NickandSoph]

No arguments here! That man makes us laugh SO hard! We miss him!

[@KGDHMF]

Ah yes, I can definitely see he got the traditional size of a finnish shot glass. I can't wait for the Americans reaction when we bust out the full size glass.

[@SK-nw4ig]

Salmiakkikossu does taste like candy. It's delicious. I don't get why foreigners say salmiakki tastes salty, I don't feel that. Salmari also is very sweet to me. Delicious. Good video!

[@NickandSoph]

Thank you for the kind words! Thats what Joonas was saying the same thing and hand a confused reaction when we didn't like it... I think we just are not used to a drink like that

[@MsWill813]

True, I take a shot if I want something sweet.

[@dennislindqvist8443]

@@NickandSoph If you mix hydrochloric acid and ammonia, you get salmiakki. Strange how you can mix two toxic substances and the result is nontoxic (I'm not meaning the alchohol version). But don't try this at home!

[@vincentcarrot]

@hupi ukko salmiakkikossu almost went the 'absinthe way' in the mid-90s, ie. was nearly prohibited. Alcohol is not supposed to taste good in Finland.

[@kallemoberg8483]

@hupi ukko I actually have a bottle of 38% salmari

[@Mukis2k]

Joonas looks like he's allready having hangover

[@XxJoonAxX]

Tasottavia vaan

[@Halipatsuinen]

Joonas looks like typical finn after juhannus.

[@Zarniwooper]

Koskenkorva is waaaaaay too easy to drink. Dangerously easy.

[@NickandSoph]

LOL! When we first head the combination of flavors we were seriously nervous.... But after trying it, we get it! It is pretty tasty 😁

[@Mukis2k]

Koskenkorva is low tier vodka so only right way to drink it just put it in freezer for couple hours

[@r2dezki]

@@Mukis2k so low tier that it's not even called vodka, but just booze.

[@Ex0rz]

@@r2dezki Its not called vodka cause it is made differently than vodka is. Nothing to do with being a certain tier :D

[@akivak4660]

@@Ex0rz It is vodka with added sugar, so it is not vodka.

[@jannevihattula6970]

Aattelin että tällä ois enemmän näyttökeroja :D

[@NickandSoph]

lol We wouldn't complain about more views 😂

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

Ehtii vielä ...........

Kohta on, kun näköjään läpäissyt alkorytmin ja päässyt pakotukseen

[@valtteripallari4961]

"If that's death, what is this then?" "Cancer"

[@fallbranch]

"These god damn influencers. Can we just drink already?"

[@creislaw4821]

Ka, Uunohan se siinä...

[@NickandSoph]

That was it lol

[@Orkel2]

I've given Jaloviina to my foreign friends too. American, Norwegian, Dutch, etc. Everyone has liked it. "So smooth!". Jaloviina is legit a tasty liquor.

[@randomm246]

Joonas be like: i don't feel anything, do you guys?

[@NickandSoph]

lol the answer was yes we do feel something 😂

[@snippidippi]

First I thought he was American as he actually talk good English but then he started to drink i reckon he was a finn!

[@laurioho2041]

joonas has absolute chad energy

[@olalundqvist9048]

Being half Finnish, I know Salmiakki looks a bit like old motor oil or crude oil, but it's actually quite nice. 🙂

[@cheekibreeki921]

Being 1/4 Finnish (Russian origin) by my mother's family, can attest it's quite a pleasure to drink although some people just absolutely refuse to drink it simply for how it looks lol

[@Spetulhu]

Yeah, maybe Joonas could have added some history on a few of those. Koskenkorva is a national vodka brand and the Jaloviina is inspired by the "cut brandy/cognac" of war times and after when everything was rationed. It wasn't cut with water but with added vodka (probably from the Koskenkorva factory). So you got some brandy taste from it - and all the alcohol - but it wasn't real brandy.

[@NickandSoph]

The history would have absolutely been a nice touch! Thank you for the brief description of Jaloviina because we were having a tough time figuring out why those things were added to one another lol now it makes more sense!

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

Jaloviina was created in 1932 so it doesn't have anything to do with the war except that during rationing the mixture was basically just vodka with a splash of cognac to give it a nicer color.

[@59Lemony]

@@TheSuspectOnFoot Poor mans brandy :)

[@TheSuspectOnFoot]

@@59Lemony Real man's brandy ;)

[@luckyluke2591]

also napue gin was selected as the best gin in world by the International Wine & Spirit Competition

[@Juhani96]

Lukeeks tossa mukissa "vituiks" :D ?

[@maivaiva1412]

"It smells like mouth wash" "Yeah, it is." lmaoooooooo

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

"im only gonna drink a couple tonight" my finnish friend:

[@wtfronsson]

You do shake salmiakki, when you are making some yourself. You just need some Turkish Pepper candy and vodka. Shove them into the bottle and keep shaking for a long time. Can't remember but I think it might have been a few hours even. I remember I helped when my dad was making some. I was sad because candy was being wasted and I was too young to drink it.

[@NickandSoph]

Damn... Candy being taken and you were too young to enjoy what was being made lol

[@hannakosonen5361]

Salmiakki never fails to shock tourists :D It bothers me though that it is always forcibly associated with licourice even though it has nothing to do with it. Salmiakki taste is based to ammonium chloride after all so i do get that it is not the Best possible image for candy, thus the whole salty Black licourice deception...

[@1P0T]

The Finnish guy has been drinking a five days in a row

[@NickandSoph]

Lol 😂

[@RoyalMela]

Only five?

[@Oillamp00]

That Salmiakki one looks so good tho🥺🥺

[@Otto3339]

Because it is

[@Xeldril]

Looking this while eating liquorice icecream - salmiakki for life

[@NickandSoph]

Black liquorice ice cream lol

[@Otto3339]

@@NickandSoph its delicious

[@jaskakujala5149]

Suomalainen aamupala: kossukahvit, salmiakkia, ja naru kaulan ympäri

[@EdwardXD11]

Unohit tupakan ja buranan

[@jaskakujala5149]

@@EdwardXD11 just joo

[@torala]

Finnish goverment actually banned original Salmiakki Koskenkorva at mid 90's because teenagers drink it too much. In 2000's it came back but only 32% with much higher prize and smaller bottle.

[@nictakes5238]

"Do you shake it?" "shake what?" "oh shit yeah"

[@joelallonen5501]

They finnished it! :)

[@NickandSoph]

The drinks? of course we finished them! 😁

[@FinnishVikings]

Koskenkorva "Salmari" goes well with Lonkero!

[@NickandSoph]

We didnt know that while we were there! Damn missed opportunity... Next time!

[@FinnishVikings]

@@NickandSoph now you know! :) I think you´re able to get a proper "Lonkero" outside Finland too nowadays, but it´s ofc not widely available, plus the combo with "Salmari" can be a hard to find

[@Pyllymysli]

Salmiakki is an acquired taste for sure but it's a local delicacy and we love anything with it. You can buy Salmiakki flavored water in Finland ffs. The booze is a classic, I love it and almost everyone I know loves it. It's like drinking a candy and getting shitfaced.

[@NickandSoph]

We noticed when we were the only ones who didnt like it lol! Everyone was enjoying it and looking forward to having it! We definitely didn't look like locals! 😂

[@SK-oi4rl]

So finnish i love it 😂 joking without laughing, Ppl thinking we crazy etc.

[@geoffoakland]

I wish he had you try 'Lakka' which is a cloudberry liqueur, really good, kinda sweet, and not too strong, 20-25%. I've tried to find it outside of Finland, but had no luck. If you have an Ikea near you, they sometimes have cloudberry jam if you're curious.

[@koskenkorva2340]

Hahaha , that was fun to watch ! 👍😁

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

-Minkä tähden juot? -Arkisin yhden tähden, mutta viikonloppuisin kolmen tähden.

[@villejaaskela1038]

Salmari (salmiakki kossu) on perkeleen hyvää. Nomnomnomnom

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Before Salmiakki Koskenkorva (aka. "Salmari") was brought to market in 1993, Finns had to buy candy called Tyrkish Peber made by Fazer, put all the candy in a traditional Koskenkorva bottle and put the bottle (with the cap closed, of course) into a dishwasher. If you don't like Salmari, you're probably not going to like Tyrkish Peber candy either. Also, what was the temperature of your drinks? I prefer having Salmari served around 2-4 °C.

[@ohrusty]

This was such a joy to watch as a half swede/finn. And I learned a new thing! Apparently there is a cool finnish gin! I need to test it.

[@toivomerilainen3609]

Joonas näyttää Nasse-sedältä

[@angulion]

You really should have tested the minttu with hot (or cold) chocolate.. Also, I think Jallu was birn during war times when coniac was spares and got diluted with koskenkorva. There are 1, 2 and 3 star Jallu, 2 only being manufactured occasionally. The stars tell the mixing ratio. Oh, and I hope you had some lonkero too, which is very finnish - originally made for Helsinki Olympics. (gin+grapefruit)

[@NickandSoph]

We had some minttu with hot chocolate off camera... DAMN that is a GOOOOD mixture! We can see that being really tasty In the cold weather! We did not try Lonkero tho didnt even hear about it while we were there...

[@hijack1453]

He really made you drink the Finnish way :D And nice mug, pretty sure that wasn't there by accident.

[@MrTLSfan]

After youve drank Gambina, nothing will phase you anymore

[@kinny1561]

Budjetti kossu

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

you should have given joona liquor with 95% alcohol to give a even ground xD

[@DJTheMetalheadMercenary]

Joonas is the kind of bro I'd drink with hahaha mahtava, kippis!

[@SurpriseFin]

Joonas looks like he were having like a week of "kalsarikännit"

[@nightnope]

yeah. OJ suits soooo well with all of these drinks..

[@NickandSoph]

It was the only thing that could have been used a chaser lol honestly it made everything much worse...

[@nightnope]

Yeah. All us Finns would know that. Know your poison 😅 but really funny video and priceless reactions. That chaser wound have worked with all sort of vodkas and gins ect.

[@Yupppi]

I'd say the go to is coca-cola with jaloviina. But you need the 1 star regular jaloviina, it's more cut than 3 star I believe. 3 star is quite fancy special jaloviina. Some people drink it mixed with sour milk, believe it or not. Supposedly pretty tasty.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Thank God - You All Liked IT ! First You just like IT but after two weeks You Start to LOVE SALMIAKKA ! Good were a Good Sport & You Have gained World Wide Audience ! This same IS done in Japan & Korea & South Africa & Canada & Ireland - so salmiakki IS soon a taste known like Pizza 🍕 ?

[@RoyalMela]

Viina juodaan vikisemättä! -Joonas

[@zensema]

Comeon! Salmiakki ain't THAT bad! :D Love it!

[@SamiNami]

Those are some big glasses looool

[@mikkoj1977]

2 amatours 1 Proffs.. Finns rule in drinking business!!

[@NickandSoph]

%100 Amateurs lol 😂

[@EdwardXD11]

Can y'all ask where Joonas got that Vituiks cup from? It's funny :D

[@tuomasandfolkmusic]

Where is lapland expresso shot?

[@juikke]

Koskenkorva is like moonshine!

[@Aquelll]

Kolmen tähden jallu, vaarantava virhe!

[@akivak4660]

Minkä tähden?

[@Aquelll]

@@akivak4660 Yhden tähden

[@lintu25]

Hulvatonta, huomaa kyllä ilman ääniäkin kuka on suomalainen :D

[@filipohman7277]

Hahahahaha näin on 😂😂😂

[@MrScorpnok]

ISOKYRÖ *Japanese anime intesifies* laughed so hard at that =D

[@alexisbaez1175]

What a way to Finnish a day

[@ariel-4131]

3:20 what tf are you thinking joonas

[@3pbkn110]

Whats the Name of the Intro Song?

[@riippumatonlinja]

Next the most finnish drink, Sahti.

[@NickandSoph]

We still have so much we need to try lol

[@koljkimm]

Salmiakkikossu and Minttu should be in a freezer until their viscosity changes. Did Joonas use previous night practising for the video?

[@jojoericsson5018]

oh dear.... you realy need to get a weekend in europe and try diferent liquers ;)

[@Swedishsugar]

Love minttu❤It tastes good and your breath stays fresh 😂

[@spikbebis]

why start with minttu? And vodka after?

[@NickandSoph]

lol We didnt pick the order... Blame that on Joonas lol We were just along for the ride!

[@tomituinen8513]

Joonas is what we finns would call "äijä"

[@OhertRasmus]

Alpha

[@InfoDog666]

His Japanese imitation :'D

[@NickandSoph]

Im glad I wasn't drinking anything when he did that lol I would have spit everything out! 😂

[@tuulasuikki1455]

Koskenkorva salmiakki shots are the best.

[@patricksandeberg8184]

Salty licorice is very popular in Scandinavia. And it seems that it's ooonly in Scandinavia 🤣

[@gnomechild3695]

Sorry, but since i saw this i have to correct you. Finland is not part of Scandinavia, Finland is part of Fennoscandia.

[@jaakkooksa5374]

Where is käsidesi?

[@pekkapuikkonen8792]

The Finnish guy was already drunk when they started. 😅

[@tepetee9396]

The look on your face when your american friends dont like salmiakki koskenkorva 8:35

[@michabach274]

You can really see the alcohol kicking in after the second round of shots. =P

[@NickandSoph]

lol yea you can! The wheels are Turing but we have one hand steering 😂

[@dille549]

where is gambina

[@raikku_]

Americans being badass until salmari. And then there is Joonas who takes it like water! Torille perkele :D

[@TheCowtownswede]

were is the lakka

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

You DO NOT leave anything in the glass or bottle ! ...............

[@Kalanarri47]

Eikö se salmari uppoa ulkomaalaisilla😂😂 vitu läppä nähä ku suomalaine opettaa juomaa

[@Slindi81]

I befriended some czech students back in the day and they always wanted to buy me and my friends vodka shots when we were in a bar. The only effective way to stop them from buying us drinks was to start offering them salmiakkivodka shots as revenge...

[@bild6034]

happiest finnish man

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

Joonas is the best TBH

[@supah3at335]

next time ask joonas if he can make some kilju

[@lintu25]

Olis kiva nähdä nämä ihmiset loppuillasta :D

[@Noisius]

Ei kun suomen yöhön vaan :D

[@lintu25]

@@Noisius Olen mä siellä käynyt riittämiin. Mutta kyse olikin näistä ihmisistä.

[@lintu25]

Ryypännyt stadista Raaheen :D

[@trtiftherealthinginfinland874]

You guys have to taste saarenmaa and koskenkorva

[@NickandSoph]

Is that a combination of the two?

[@Finski-sm7cq]

The noble vodka

[@DEIMIKK]

And the Finnish guy was drunk from the beginning...... At least he looked like it.....

[@filipohman7277]

Hahahahaha Good one, 😂😂😂

[@ro--M]

5:50 This is the one

[@Baptor3000]

7:06 looks like they are having flashbacks of their life.

[@urbankotto9685]

Döhhh.It is what it says on the bottle.

[@Skege1000]

You can use that Salmiakki Koskenkorva to make atleast one good shot. It's half Salmiakki and half Bailey's. You need to layer them. Bottom half salmiakki and top Bailey's

[@NickandSoph]

Okk getting fancy with the layering! I like it😁 We are back in California rn and we are not sure where to get Salmiakki lol or maybe we just don't want to look for it 🤢😂

[@Skege1000]

@@NickandSoph I bet there is some Nordic Store that sells it. There is few drinks that has Salmiakki Koskenkorva in them. One is Red Bull with that. It's like shot of Salmiakki Koskenkorva and can of Red Bull in a glass. We call it "Red Fish"

[@servenator-3335]

I heard you were talking shit about salmiakki kossu.

[@Cikeb]

Had he chilled them properly before serving? Although, that bottle of Koskenkorva is "supposed to be" taskulämmin, as in warm like it's been in your pocket. 😜

[@NickandSoph]

Well if it was supposed to be served as if it was sitting in someones pocket then we got the local feel lol it was slightly warmer than room temp 😂 For better or for worse, they were all served slightly warm lol

[@Cikeb]

@@NickandSoph Haha, well you've been through that now. Next time you can try the chilled versions.

[@MrAatami]

If anyone hasn't mentioned it yet; they stopped selling the black stuff because it was too popular with underage drinkers. Probably brought back because everyone just started mixing their own with candy and vodka. And underage drinking stayed the same

[@rustedlight6841]

Jonas drinks a lot. I can tell looking his face.