On December 10, the usual Nobel Banquet was held in the Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall, after a two-year Corona break. Everyone received their prizes and no one seems to have made any major mistakes - except the King, who is said to have held the top of his champagne glass during a toast. And as usual...
A few weeks ago we told you about the unusual collaboration between Scotch whisky producer The Balvenie and motorcycle builder Ida Olsson. The assignment was to rebuild a motorcycle to reflect the craftsmanship of the whisky's production and create the The Balvenie Motorcycle .After several months of construction and careful craftsmanship, the motorcycle is finally ready. We can...
Christmas traditions like mulled wine and eggnog are all well and good, but sometimes it's nice to have variety. Hot pots are a new way to enjoy gin in the winter. Gin isn't just a summer drink - it's great for mixing Christmas drinks with gin.The recipe for Mr. Micawber’s Hot Gin Punch comes from the book Drinking...
Bella Porcile has lived in both London and Mexico. But in her drinks, Swedish nature is distilled. Now her book Wild drinks has been named Best Drinking Book of the Year.Born to be a bartenderBella was born and raised in Kalmar. She was born straight into the restaurant world: her Italian father, who ended up in Kalmar by...
Cava is a perfect summer drink. The Spanish sparkling wine goes well with light summer foods - seafood, cheeses, grilled chicken, salads, you name it . But as everyone knows, a bottle of sparkling wine is never the same the next day. A nice tip is therefore to start or end the dinner with a drink mixed with...
Summer is short. With the temperature finally rising above 20 degrees, it's time to hurry up and enjoy one of the most popular trends of the last few years - cold brew coffee drinks.Here are three tips on how to drink coffee in the summer, courtesy of coffee roaster Löfbergs.How to make Cold Brew Cold brew - or...
It is now clear which Gin & Tonic GT recipes have made it to the final in the competition Sweden's Best Gin & Tonic 2023. Three "Home Mixers" and three "Bartenders" are ready to meet in a live final in Stockholm. The challenge is simply to mix Sweden's best gin & tonic, using a Schweppes Selection - Tonic...
At a time when more and more global beverage brands are being questioned about their priorities, it's great to follow the success of Swedish craft spirits. Because what else can you say when Hernö Gin takes home no less than 19 medals in Gin Masters 2023?This year's edition of the Global Gin Masters brought together no less than...
Akvavit is the Nordic region's answer to champagne - that drink that comes to the table only on special occasions. As close as we get to a national drink after folk beer and middle milk. But while the French drink has become an international success through clever marketing, our Nordic alternative is still something exotic in the world.Because...
Aira, recently awarded two stars by Guide Michelin, will be joined by a pop-up restaurant this summer. Tommy Myllymäki and Pi Le, one of Sweden's most promising young competition chefs and head chef at Aira, are setting up Skippers Inn on Aira's terrace on Djurgården.Tommy Myllymäki may need no introduction, but Pi Le is an exciting, relatively new...
