Sweden
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Swedish Akvavit
The caraway toast: Swedish akvavit — grain or potato spirit flavoured chiefly with caraway (and dill, fennel), drunk ice-cold at crayfish parties and midsummer with a song for every glass (snapsvisor). Origins: aquavit c…
Swedish Punsch
The sailor's golden punch: Swedish punsch — a sweet, spiced liqueur of arrack (Batavia arrack from Java), rum, tea, lemon and sugar, served warm in winter or chilled — the drink of student nations and pea-soup Thursdays.…
Brännvin and Snaps Culture
The people's spirit and its rituals: brännvin (plain and flavoured snaps) — Sweden's historic 'burnt wine', flavoured at home with wormwood (malört, for the stomach), St John's wort, blackcurrant leaves and dill for cray…
World Spirits
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