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submitted 7 months ago by stoy@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I find unusual spirits interesting, and I want to hear about the ones you have.

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 months ago

The most unusual spirit I have in my collection is a raspberry liquer, made from distilled raspberries.

It is called RoslagsHallon and is made a few scandinavian miles borth of where I live by Nortälje Brenneri:

https://www.norrtaljebranneri.se/destillat/roslagshallon/

(Just click "JAG HAR FYLLT 20 ÅR" to get in)

It makes a fantasticly dangerous summer drink when mixed with sprite, you hardly feel the alcohol, but the taste is amazing, with a fairly standard sprite tast first, that explodes into a full raspberry taste with the aftertaste.

I seldom drink, and drink little when I do, but this is brilliant.

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago
[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Similar to kirchwasser, I’d guess? I love fruit brandies. At various times I’ve drank raspberry, pear, cherry and more common ones like grappa.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have never tried Kirchwasser, so I don't know myself, but from the description it is peobably similar

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago
[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

I have that as well, I have yet to try that one though, and I also have the pear one on one of my lists in Systembolaget and will order it later.

[-] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

From what I read here, raspberries don't have enough sugar to be distilled by themselves. I didn't realize it but apparently the himbeergeist is an infusion.

[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

The way I read it, they add water to crushed raspberries and let it ferment, they then distilled that, and later let it "ripen" for 10 years.

They only made 600 bottles, and I bought three of them...

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