What in the Hell is Salmiakki Koskenkorva?

[@ThezRude]

We will never stop making it. Its our national drink for thirst !

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

I like it. Stand up for your drink! And if they ever outlaw it again, you can always move to making bathtub Salmiakki.

[@heikkilehtinen8012]

Dave Allred koskenkorva is the vodka and salmiakki is pretty much just ammonium chloride which they decided to mix up

[@MrBonatori]

Yeah we will not because it's the best drink.

[@Wrathterrible]

Oikeassa oot tosiaan

[@RiffsandGin]

Didn't realize my KZbin name gave off that kind of vibe, so I went ahead and changed it. They do actually make and sell salmiakki liqueur in Finland all the time, it's one of the absolutely most popular spirits here.

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

You didn't have to change your name on account of me. I was growing rather fond of it.

[@bombah94]

Salmari is the best liqueur i know.. but i promise. if you drink whole bottle in one night, you'll have the worst hangover you can ever imagine.

[@LordOfFlies]

Bruh youre weak.

[@WristFreeze97]

I drank a bottle of Salmari, couple long drinks and 12 beers one night and my hangover still wasn't bad, I fucking love my genes.

[@antcommander1367]

second best is pine tart liqueur... suitable in many foods (mainly fish) or itself

[@Ucceah]

it's the liquorice itself, that makes the hangover that bad. or rather the contained glycyrrhizic acid causing additional electrolyte imbalance (the main cause of hangovers). i once got very hangover like effects from enjoying half a bag of tyrisk peber. woozy, mild headaches and just drained of energy. still love them, but i'll never hat that much again.

[@Wulfshade]

Salmiakki is an aquired taste. It's normal to not like it.

[@MrPomomies]

Salmiakki koskenkorva, Or as we call it "Salmari" is one of the best drinks EVER! How ever Salmiakki, Or salty liqorish is a taste that grows in to you. You have to "expose" yourself to it every couple times a week, and in couple months you dont hate it, and in couple more months you like it... or then you steill hate it... "Aquired taste" is apparently correct term in English. Personally, I love it, but I can understand that some just dont like it.

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

Sounds like my experience with Fernet I suppose. Thanks for the input.

[@finnishbeast_]

Se salmari juodaan vikisemättä !

[@Sepelrastas]

It's usually the first stronger drink Finnish youth tries out. Salmiakki (ammonium chloride) is an acquired taste, so most Finnish kids like it. After the first time you drink too much of it you don't want to do that again... like my husband, who wouldn't take that one shot for all the money in the world. I personally never did that as a teen, so I can still enjoy it if I would be so inclined. I prefer scotch to drink and my salmiakki as a candy, though.

[@trespire]

Got a couple of bottles while in Vassa Finland at a liquer store. I asked the sales lady for something unique to Finland, she actually looked nervous selling it to me, lol. Liked it. The closest I can find locally in Israel are salty liquorice candy at Ikea.

[@volvo245]

Proper salmari isn't sold anymore(if ever) as it should be 50-60% or 110-120 proof minimum and made with Turkisk Peber candy. Koskenkorva isn't a good base for it simply because its a subpar vodka and too weak. Get high proof grain alcohol, like Everclear cut it with water to 140-160 add half a pound of the crushed candy to a pint of vodka, mix vigorously several minutes, the longer you let it dissolve the better. I usually let it "brew" for 3-7 days and I repeat the agitation daily. Straining the remaining candy (ideally only tiny amount should be left undissolved) is optional. PROTIP: NEVER SPILL THAT SHIT, IT WILL RUIN ANY TEXTILE LIKE NO OTHER.

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

Awesome tip! Thanks volvo

[@bluerallyes2]

I’m on it!

[@TeeFunkable]

There is not a single bar that doesn't sell "salmari" in Finland. However, you seem not to be aware of one crucial thing: only shitty bars serve that shitty pre made salmiakki koskenkorva. Any bar worth the name will make their own. It's much better than the bottled crap. However, I doubt this would change your perspective in the slightest, as better in this case just means more intense tasting. As you already probably know, it's made from a mix of turkish peber salmiakki candies and vodka. Similar things include laku (vodka and lakrisal drops) and fisu (vodka and fishermans friends cough drops). The last one is quite popular too.

[@tonynordstrom8605]

You know Salmiakki Koskenkorva, or "salmari" (pronounced [salmari] with no intonations and a short a's), is still made and it is a huge thing. Definitely a an acquired taste like the shit you call budweiser. Nothing like jegermeister with salt, no herbs and shit. Just purest vodka and the chemical ammonium chloride. Btw, if a huge wiking gives you salmari, that should tell you something about the drinkers of salmari.

[@grantizmirlian8979]

Tony Nordström Swedish name and you say that it's just vodka and ammonium chloride?? It's vodka and Tyrkisk Peber... which is mostly licorice and a small amount of ammonium chloride.

[@Ucceah]

if it didnt hit your nose with a sharp punch of ammonia, you didnt get the full salmiakki experience.

[@aleksimustajarvi719]

Its amazing and its still made. Dont know why so many people outside finland hate it so much

[@Jussi138]

they are still making SALMIAKKIKOSSU here in Finland, but different company makes it... I think. Best SALMIAKKIKOSSU can't buy from liquor store, you have to make it yourself. recipe is quite simple 1 bottle of Koskenkorva or any jother vodka and 1 bag of Tyrkisk Peber salty licorice candies mixed together and voila tasty dink is ready ;) it's one of the best drinks in the world!

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Koskenkorva is not a vodka. It taste, looks, feels, act, etc. like a vodka, but it isn't.

[@Ultrakakee]

in finland we drink the whole salmiakki vodka bottle and we get good drunk of it.......

[@laurikoivusalo1503]

They do still make it, and it's like a liquor classic that people like to take like one shot if they go out drinking. Its very good. im willing to fight over this btw.

[@veiktik2297]

Samiakki vodka is going strong in Finland. No way its going to be stopped from purchasing

[@holoholopainen1627]

IT just looks like MOTOR OIL - but Youll Be SURPRISED by The TASTE !

[@j.lahtinen7525]

The problem, why you didn't like this delicious liquor of ours, is that you haven't been introduced to salmiakki from early childhood! That terrible injustice is what the children of most countries outside of the Nordic countries suffer! I'f you'd been taught the joys of Salmiakki from a young age, as is proper, you'd realize what a beautifullly delicious liquor Salmiakki Koskenkorva is! 😁👍 Don't worry, we won't count it against you, you can't help your upbringing! 😋

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

I think you're right J. Any Viking blood running through my veins has been deprived of its proper mother's milk as a youngster. Perhaps I should revisit it and see what happens.

[@Pyhantaakka]

I used to make this a lot myself from various salmiakki candy and different vodkas. Never really bought the ready made salmiakki, aside from bars. It's a bit dangerous, as it's so easy to drink. In the town where I lived for a while it was 1€/beer and 1€/shot of salmiakki koskenkorva.

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

You Finns are my kind of people. I think I'll move to Finland, run for president and declare Salmiakki Koskenkorva the national drink...and flower and bird.

[@PaiviProject]

I absolutely love salmiakki kossu and I am going to make it soon because I can't buy it here. :)

[@Niko.B93]

Still make salmiakki koskenkorva😉

[@peterebing]

they are still making it

[@ilpopulu596]

Salmiakkikoskenkorva is still one of the best shots :D Its candy what you can drink and get wasted!

[@richy1108]

We didint stop making salmari its the best viina ever

[@DigitalLobstershow]

Try Dutch Dropshop dubble black.

[@bluerallyes2]

I managed half a litre last night. Mixed the last few shots with a Brewdog Hopshot.....today I don’t feel too hot.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

bluerallyes2 Maybe it was something you ate?

[@hassireyk8482]

We also have that stuff in iceland, its fucking great

[@howaregras]

Only hard drinks i drink are Salmiakki Koskenkorva! It is still produce here. Ismo Helsinki Finland.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Salmari a day (All day, whole day) keeps hangover away.

[@fish3977]

a shot or two of it a night is great but there is no way I am going to drink more. It is so sweet and strong tasting that it gets repulsive after that.

[@epicwarding]

lol such pussies salmiakki koskenkorva is sooo delicious

[@paivimarinela2695]

Salmiakki is not a salty taste.

[@sp33d90]

It’s the best shot you can get, it’s for only blond beard mens who have taste of real liquorice. Se salmiakki vedetään vikisemättä! We say in finnish! Means you take it like a man

[@Patralgan]

I respect your opinion, but it's wrong :D They do make Salmiakki Koskenkorva and it's quite popular. I drink it sometimes. It's super yummy.

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

If they still make Salmiakki Koskenkorva, then my statement isn't an opinion, it's an incorrect fact. Thanks for setting it straight.

[@Patralgan]

@@DaveAllredTheRealBarman oh I meant your opinion about its taste. I apologise I wasn't clear about that. Also I was kidding. No opinion is wrong when discussing about taste. Cheers.

[@TheXnocf]

personally I will take a plain vodka shot everyday over a salmari.

[@grantizmirlian8979]

Seriously, maybe you should try the candy first. In fact, the right path to licorice with ammonium chloride (a.k.a smelling salts) is to start with aakoset original. After a bag or so of that them your ready to try Turkisk Peber...which is basically the additive to the booze which is koskenkorva vodka, which, in turn, is essentially Finlandia Vodka...(heard of it?), minus some sugar... so yeah, ... good stuff. Best as a shot of snaps followed by your favorite beer

[@grantizmirlian8979]

And jaegermeister tastes like fckn caugh syrup...c'mon you know it's true. As a snaps you know salmiakki koskenkorva is far superior... like comparing filet Mignon with cheeseburgers at MacDonalds

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

You wanna know the truth? I knew nothing of this goddamn liqueur until someone asked me to do a bit on it. I didn't realize how deep the passion ran....like the Kardashians in our country. Not judging, just sayin', you sons-of-bitches are well-schooled on Salmiakki.

[@grantizmirlian8979]

They still make it...I bought a 1/2 litre for like €10 and Change At Vantaa Airport this past Sunday.

[@PJ-zh5gd]

Hilarious!

[@StainderFin]

Sorry my friend but you say Koskonkorva so knife butherly way XD wrong accent totally but i understand you it is hard to say it right and only native Finns can say it correctly :) and you are correct Koskenkorva brand is only finnish to sell not out of country or least not that field picture bottle thats origin Finnish vodka and law says it cannot sell legally outside of finland so thats why you dont see it in USA/ any american state! You have to go Finland if wanna get it ONLY ALKO sells it! it goes to 30-32-40-60-80% alcohol strong but need to be age 21 minium to buy it. Currrent law real vodka is 37,5% and lower is just strong wine

[@abominatedfilms2970]

Sad face. Salmiakki tastes good.. But i respect your opinion! It do does taste like a lot different than regular alcohol after all! :)

[@TheXnocf]

Haha. as a finnish person. it's a rush once in a while. but the salmiakki kossu. is horrible, it's like glucose mixed with salmiakki. just bad, plain Grose.

[@pasiranta9640]

its better if you are drunk

[@atlachanacha]

about the pronunciation of koskenkorva, you're bit off, it sound like you're saying kouskenkorva

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

See, I needed you there to help me. The person with me was completely worthless. Besides, I could use more Finnish people in my life.

[@volvo245]

Dave Allred Dude, your pronunciation was almost spot on, very good for a bloody foreigner. That's rare no matter what finnish word it is let alone a long one filled with harsh consonants like Koskenkorva.

[@Random2960]

hahaha thats funny

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

i like to get drunk with it, its just a cultural thing, thats why they dont make it in america.

[@Jako1987]

Your pronunciation was spot on 👍 source: my neighbor village is the one and only Koskenkorva

[@DaveAllredTheRealBarman]

Phew! Thanks Jako.

[@holoholopainen1627]

KOSKENKORVA IS FAMOUS in Sweden - after They Got tired of The ABSOLUT ! A Village in Finland by The Very same name - as some People carry IT as The LASTNAME of Their Family TREE !

[@Jussi138]

your taste is bad. salmiakkiKoskenkorva aka salmiakkikossu is one of the best tasting drinks ever.

[@kuuttinen]

I'm from Finland and I hate it..so no shame in that haha😁

[@herrkulor3771]

. ..I hate it too, eventhough I like Salmiakki. Shots made from "tyrkisk peber" is a lot better. So it isn't good just because it says Salmiakki. Pure finnish Vodka is better.

[@kuuttinen]

Kris_SveFinHun Totally agree!