{"id":5639,"date":"2016-01-28T15:01:37","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T23:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2018-03-15T15:58:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T23:58:38","slug":"sipping-scandinavian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/sipping-scandinavian\/","title":{"rendered":"Sipping Scandinavian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ballard, long known for its rich Scandinavian heritage, has a new exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum<\/a> called SKAL (pronounced \u201csk-OOL\u201d) Scandinavian Spirits.<\/p>\n

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\nThis exhibition explores the cultural history of Scandinavian libations, the most famous being aquavit<\/a> (sometimes spelled “akvavit”). I can tell you that it\u2019s delicious! And being a good Scandinavian myself, I’ve drank my fair share of it and I am thrilled to see this sip become hip.<\/p>\n

But what is it? Aquavit, like vodka, is a spirit distilled from either grain or potatoes. After distillation, it is distinctive flavor comes from a blend of herbs and spices like caraway, fennel, and dill.<\/p>\n

Great for sipping, I also like to add this into cocktails from Nordic-themed Bloody Mary’s as well as in my Citrus Scandi<\/b> (aquavit, vodka, Cointreau, orange, and fresh grapefruit).<\/p>\n

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Citrus Scandis & fresh oysters with a Citrus Splash!
For recipes, check out this episode<\/a> of Liquid Kitchen.<\/b><\/center><\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n

What’s really exciting is that the Northwest is producing some pretty great aquavit: Portland\u2019s House Spirits<\/a> produces Krogstad and in Seattle the Old Ballard Liquor Company<\/a> crafts several unique styles of aquavit.<\/p>\n

Old Ballard Liquor Company proprietor Lexi is also the visionary behind the pop-up restaurant Tumble Swede<\/a>, which celebrates a mash-up of Scandinavian and Pacific Northwest cuisine. Make sure to keep an eye out for her next pop-up.<\/p>\n

So stop on by the Nordic Heritage Museum the exhibit runs until February 28th.<\/p>\n

Skal! -Kathy<\/p>\n

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