North Sea Oil is an excellent drink. Didn’t have exact ingredients but was my first time with aquavit. Really liking the taste.

  • Frostbeard@lemmy.world
    5·
    12 days ago

    Isn’t Brennevin just a strong clear unspiced alcohol? Akevitt (Aauavita) is caraway spiced (+more depending on brand) and barrel aged in sherry casks. “Linje” specifically is aged on Wilh.Wilhelmsen ships going to the southern hemisphere, crossing the equator twice. (Hence the name “line”) You can see the name of the boat on the backside of the label. The rolling of the waves and the heat from the sun somehow helps with the maturing stored alcohol.

    Not sure about what to substitute aquavit with tbh.

    Edit: Funny name, combining alcohol from Norway and Scotland.

      • Frostbeard@lemmy.world
        2·
        11 days ago

        My bad. You can get Aquavit clear as well. Often dill spices and not aged in barrels. Good for seafood, and a mostly swedish brands.

        I think the best one is Gilde Non Plus Ultra. (Gilde is the brand for Norwegian farmer co-op for cow, pig and sheep meat, but don’t know if they have anything to do with it. The word is old Norwegian for a feast) Made from potatoes and it’s a blend using the soleras system so it contains several different maturing levels.

        More on Linie https://linie.com/en/explore-the-story