Ramlösa

Coordinates: 56°01′18″N 12°44′35″E / 56.02167°N 12.74306°E / 56.02167; 12.74306
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Different varieties of Ramlösa mineral water sold in Sweden.
The Spa Pavilion at the Ramlösa mineral water spring in Helsingborg, Sweden.

Ramlösa (Swedish pronunciation:

carbonated mineral water from a source in Ramlösa Brunnspark in the southern part of Helsingborg, Sweden. Ramlösa goes back to the year 1707 when a mineral spa around the source was founded by Johan Jacob Döbelius
.

Ramlösa is very common in northern Europe and is considered high-quality mineral water. Ramlösa is also popular outside Scandinavia and the water is exported as far as the United States, Middle East, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Ramlösa is today a wholly owned subsidiary of the Danish brewery group Carlsberg.[2]

Swedish commercials for Ramlösa previously had voice-overs by actor Stellan Skarsgård.

In popular culture

Books

Film

  • Ocean's Eleven (2001) shows the beverage several times in its blue waterdrop export bottle.
  • The Player (1992), Tim Robbins's character declines a martini in favor of a glass of Ramlösa.

Music

  • "Socker", a song by the Swedish band Kent, includes a biblical reference: "and Ramlösa becomes wine".

Television

  • The Sopranos, season 2, episode 10, "Bust Out", mentions the beverage several times. Artie Bucco mentions he got “such a deal” on the Ramlösa.
  • Designing Women, season 6, episode 1, "The Big Desk, Part 1", the beverage is referenced by Julia Duffy's character, Allison Sugarbaker.

References

  1. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 20.
  2. ^ "Ramlösa inte längre unikt - ska dela etikett - Nyheter - Expressen". 2007-03-06. Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

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