All the fun of a tivoli, but with an adult twist, is somehow captured in this cocktail, not so surprisingly called the Tivoli. It is an adult allegory of all the fun kids have at a tivoli. The drink is based around American bourbon, but also contains Swedish aquavit and some Italian vermouth and Campari.
Tag: aquavit
Norwegian Paralysis
This tiki drink is from Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco. We love how they incorporate aquavit in a tiki cocktail, and the truth is it pairs surprisingly well with the pineapple juice.
The Swedish Word
A Swedish version of world famous cocktail The Last Word.
Scandinavian Leather Cocktail
The Scandinavian Leather is a beautifully green cocktail, made with fresh cucumber juice and cucumber stripes as decoration. The recipe is from Oskar Kinberg’s “Cocktail Cookbook“. It’s an unusual cocktail as it’s based on aquavit (hence the name of the cocktail). Aquavit is relatively bitter, and in Scandinavia it’s usually consumed plain, as a “snaps”. But… Continue reading Scandinavian Leather Cocktail
Golden Lion Cocktail
The Golden Lion cocktail recipe we picked up from Greg Henry’s excellent book “Savory Cocktails“. Seeing Galliano in the ingredient list made us intrigued, and when we saw it was paired with two other yellow spirits, aquavit and dry vermouth, we had to give it a try. What’s in it 1,5 oz dry vermouth 0,75 oz… Continue reading Golden Lion Cocktail
To Hell with Spain #2 Cocktail
Don’t get us wrong , we love Spain (especially Barcelona). And Greg Henry doesn’t give any explanation to the cocktail’s naming in his book Savory Cocktails, from where we extracted this recipe. The cocktail is originally created by Ira Koplowitz at Bittercube’s Cocktail Bitters. The list of ingredients is relatively long, and contains Green Chartreuse, one… Continue reading To Hell with Spain #2 Cocktail
Trident cocktail
This recipe we found in one of our essential cocktail books, Bitters – by Brad Thomas Parsons. The bitters used in this recipe are peach bitters, and the author recommends Fee Brothers version. It’s a rather unusual cocktail as it features aquavit, rarely used in cocktails. Another ingredient is hard-to-find cynar, an Italian artichoke liqueur.… Continue reading Trident cocktail
Norwegian Negroni
The Norwegian Negroni is a twist of the bittersweet Negroni cocktail. We are always looking for new experiences and since we are Swedes we have a culture of Akvavit and snaps. Local Akvavit is usually only used as snaps to the savory part of the smorgasbord and crayfish party. We just have to try it in a cocktail. Finding… Continue reading Norwegian Negroni
Linie Akvavit – around the world
Akvavit Akvavit is a Scandinavian snaps flavored with herbs and spices. You will find caraway, cardamom, fennel, cumin, anise and peal from lemon and oranges in different combination depending on brand and origin. In Sweden we enjoy Akvavit ice-cold in a snaps together with the savory part of the smorgasbord at christmas, easter, midsummer or with crayfish in the fall.… Continue reading Linie Akvavit – around the world