Who makes it
Lignell & Piispanen is a family owned Finnish alcohol company whose present distilling process is transparent and sustainable. The Loimu line connects the business to glögg, combining wine, berries and traditional Christmas spices across several formats.
The company is part of a family business now in its sixth generation. Its range includes vintage glögg and a fortified white wine glögg, with berry ingredients changing between bottlings.
Where it grows
Kuopio is the Finnish city at the centre of the family business. Gustav Ranin began the company by acquiring the Crown Distillery there, a distillery founded in 1783.
The place gives the producer an urban Finnish origin rather than a vineyard address. Its labels are organised around glögg styles, berries, wine and spices.
How it is made
The cellar
The production line is built around gathered raw materials rather than vineyard parcels. Berries and plants used for Gustav Spirits are handpicked in northern forests and marshlands.
The white glögg draws aroma from handpicked Arctic brambles from Northern Ostrobothnia and spruce tips collected nearby. It is extracted by hand using traditional methods. The present distilling process is described through transparency and sustainability.
What they make
The Loimu range is organised around vintage glögg and a separate white wine style. Loimu Årgångsglögg 2024 uses red wine, traditional spices, Arctic bramble, chokeberry and ripe plum. The 2025 vintage changes the fruit combination to lingonberries, blueberries and rowan berries.
Loimu Vitvinsglögg shifts to white wine with Arctic bramble, spruce tip and traditional Christmas spices. It is a fortified wine glögg rather than a red wine vintage bottling.