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Located in the Old Town the Talukõrts tavern has added barbecued pork to the menu.
Juicy pork with whiskey sauce TEXT MIKKO SAVIKKO, PHOTO MIKKO VIRTA
Barbecue means long cooking time, with the infusion of grilled and smoky flavours to the meat. Slow cooking ensures juicy and soft meat. The taste is smoky and the addition of a little barbecue sauce is a match made in heaven. At Talukõrts the barbecued pork is served with a side of grilled vegetables and a whis-
key sauce. And in the tradition of the restaurant, a free shot of vodka is served on the side. This large serving of pork (12) is the ideal meal for advent. It’s a lot of food but not too much and the restaurant is centrally located in the Old Town. ■
Location Talukõrts , Viru 18 , Tallinn Old Town H3 .
The favourites remain the same TEXT MIKKO SAVIKKO, PHOTOS ANDREI CHERTKOV
MULLED WINE TEST
2013 The Baltic Guide
Last year The Baltic Guide tasted 13 mulled wines, of which five were Estonian products. This year we chose all six mulled wines or glögg from SuperAlko. We did not select any new brands. The more traditional glögg producers like Blossa and Lingel&Piispanen release a special edition mulled wine every year. We bought three litre bottles, of which two were of 10 strength – Bocca Glögg (13.99) and Kardinal Hõõgvein (10.99).
Name & Volume Producer
Last year the most points and positive feedback went to Loimu 2012. Second place went to Blossa Original, which was this year’s top pick. All of our tasters would buy all of the mulled wines we tasted, but the winner was definitely their first choice. Everyone liked it, but it was not the top pick for everyone. Mulled wine is a great drink for winter. In Estonia, lemon peel is often added to the drink, and many stores sell the spice mix to make it yourself at home.
The winner, Blossa, was described as dark, with strong aromas of cloves, with a pleasing smell of spices. Blossa also produces a mulled wine with cognac, but this was too strong for our tasters, but the taste was still good. The blueberryflavoured glögg was interesting and strong. These two were the strongest in alcohol content out of the mulled wines tasted. The blueberry mulled wine was spicy. The Vana Tallinn mulled wine was strong in alcohol. ■
WINNER Blossa Vinglögg Original, 0,75 l
Loimu Glögg 2012 0,75 l
Blossa Starkvinglögg with Cognac, 0,50 l
Lumoava Blueberry Glögg 0,75 l
Vana Tallinn Glögi 0,70 l
Bocca Glögg 0,50 l
Altia Sweden
Lignell&Piispanen
Altia Sweden
Lignell &Piispanen
Liviko
Drinks&Food Vertriebs, Saksa
Alc%
10
21
21
15
12
20
Price€
5,75
9,99
6,80
7,50
3,99
5,60
Points
51
33
33
25
25
25