Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What cocktail can't be improved with a flavorful punch of mint, dill, and anise? Aquavit is a neutral grain- or potato-based ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 shots of different flavored aquavit - Leonard Zhukovsky/Shutterstock Introduce yourself to aquavit, a traditional Scandinavian ...

“I consider aquavit to be gin’s Nordic cousin,” says Andrew Thomas, distiller and owner of Halftone Spirits in Brooklyn, NY. Unlike vodka, which is a neutral spirit, gin and aquavit both feature ...

A Scandinavian spirit, aquavit is gaining traction among American bartenders and drinkers, with global demand projected to grow faster than gin over the next decade. Distilled from neutral spirits and ...

An elderly Danish couple walked into Santa Cruz’s Venus Spirits tasting room recently to say thank you. They had been given a bottle of distiller Sean Venus’ new spirit — the caraway-forward ...

Jacob Grier is a writer, bartender, and close-up magician in Portland, Oregon. His writing has appeared in Slate, Reason, The Atlantic, and many other publications. Walk into most bars in the United ...

This holiday season, there’s new reason to enjoy skåling—the Scandinavian drinking tradition of staring at your drinking partner, taking a shot, and looking them in the eye again—thanks to the rise of ...

Aquavit is a neutral grain- or potato-based spirit redistilled with herbs and botanicals, always including caraway and/or dill, and clocking in at 37.5% ABV or higher. The first recording of it being ...

How aquavit went from Scandinavian tradition to a modern cocktail staple. A Scandinavian spirit, aquavit is gaining traction among American bartenders and drinkers, with global demand projected to ...