Brännvin
Brännvin is a
brandewijn, Finnish Viina, German Branntwein, and Icelandic brennivín. A small glass of brännvin is called a snaps (cf. German schnapps), and may be accompanied by a snapsvisa, a drinking song.[1][2][3]
In the US, a Chicago producer makes a bitter brännvin (beskbrännvin), called Jeppson's Malört.[4] "Malört" (pronounced [ˈmɑ̂ːlœʈ]) is the Swedish word for the plant Artemisia absinthium, wormwood, often used as an ingredient in absinthe.
Fredman's Epistle
no. 55, by Peter Eskilson, 1868.Brännvin was central to the semi-mythical world in the songs of Sweden's bard,
Fredman's Epistle no. 1, the first verse begins:[5]
| Swedish[5] | Translation |
|---|---|
| Gutår, båd’ natt och dag! Ny vällust, nytt behag! Fukta din aska! Fram, brännvinsflaska! Lydom Bacchi lag! |
Cheers, both night and day! New pleasure, new delight! Moisten your ash(-dry throat)! Forth, brännvin-bottle! Let us obey Bacchus's law! |
See also
- Alcoholic beverages in Sweden
References
- ^ "Light Swedish vodka Brännvin". Swedish Food.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Carlsson, Hugo (1957). Svensk brännvinstillverkning genom tiderna: minnesskrift till Sveriges bränneriidkareförenings 50-årsjubileum [Swedish Brännvin Distilling Through the Ages] (in Swedish). Kristianstad: Trade Association.
- ^ Ekstrand, A. G. (1893). "Den svenska branvinsindustrien" [The Swedish Brandy Industry]. Svensk Kemisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 5: 108–.
- ^ "JEPPSON'S MALÖRT". Jeppsonsmalort.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Fredmans Epistel nr 1". Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
External links
- "High spirits". Vin & sprithistoriska museet. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2022-03-04. - Short introduction to 'brännvin'. The Historical Museum of Wines and Spirits (English).