I started drinking it after watching the Varg Veum series. Veum seems to drink it any time, especially if he is depressed, which is most of the time. His favorite is / was Aalborg Taffel Akvavit. My understanding is that this stuff doesn't get exported much, so I have to settle for Linie.
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Posts: 2078 | Location: Michigan | Registered: May 24, 2009
I had an uncle bring me back a bottle from Norway about 12 years ago. Still have the bottle. Never really knew much about the drink. But it is interesting. My bottle says Throndhjems Aquavit. Throndhjem 997-1997.
Good for what ails ya! Some friends of Norwegian decent throw a Christmas party every year greet the guys with a ice cold shot of Aquavit. It does tickle the tonsils.
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Ringnes or Aass Jule Ole preferred at the casa kablammo if available.
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Posts: 5963 | Location: Central Texas | Registered: September 14, 2003
Originally posted by V-Tail: I did not know that it is a Christmas thing.
I like it icy cold, straight, to accompany smoked fish.
Long ago, I was in Norway on a midsummer-night. I’d gone there to fix a computer at the Norwegian Defense Research Center at Lillestrom that had issues. On midsummer-night (never gets very dark), just about all Norwegians attend an all-night lawn party. LOTS of partially frozen aquavit and smoked fish is consumed!
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Posts: 8934 | Location: San Diego | Registered: July 26, 2014
In the winter, I stick the bottle outside in the snow. I like the coriander flavor. I recently had some vodka (can't remember the brand - I guess I drank too much of it!) that was flavored with grapefruit -- that was very refreshing.
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