A sweet amber cloudberry liqueur made from berries gathered on Lapland bogs — one of a family of Finnish berry liqueurs produced commercially since the mid-twentieth century. It is poured over ice cream or sipped after dinner.
It is built on a distilled spirit that cannot legally be made at home, and it depends on wild cloudberries that are gathered rather than grown.
What goes into it
- cloudberries
- a neutral spirit
- sugar
How it is made
Cloudberries are macerated in neutral spirit for weeks so the alcohol draws out their colour and aroma, then the extract is strained, sweetened heavily and diluted to bottling strength. Cloudberries cannot be farmed at scale, so the fruit is picked wild.
How long it takes: weeks of maceration, then blending
How it is eaten
In a small glass after dinner, or poured over vanilla ice cream and cheese.
History
Made from cloudberries gathered on Lapland bogs, one of a family of Finnish berry liqueurs produced commercially since the mid-twentieth century.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lakka?
Lakka is a wine & spirit from Finland: sweet amber cloudberry liqueur poured over ice cream or sipped after dinner. Made from cloudberries gathered on Lapland bogs, one of a family of Finnish berry liqueurs produced commercially since the mid-twentieth century.
How is Lakka made?
Cloudberries are macerated in neutral spirit for weeks so the alcohol draws out their colour and aroma, then the extract is strained, sweetened heavily and diluted to bottling strength. Cloudberries cannot be farmed at scale, so the fruit is picked wild. It takes weeks of maceration, then blending.
Can I make Lakka at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is built on a distilled spirit that cannot legally be made at home, and it depends on wild cloudberries that are gathered rather than grown.
What goes into Lakka?
Cloudberries, a neutral spirit, sugar.
How is Lakka eaten?
In a small glass after dinner, or poured over vanilla ice cream and cheese.
