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  2. Alcoholic drinks in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Absolut Vodka, the most successful product of the privatised manufacturer Vin&Sprit.. Alcoholic drinks in Sweden are as common as in most of the Western world.Sweden is historically part of the vodka belt, with high consumption of distilled drinks and binge drinking, but during the later half of the 20th century, habits became more harmonized with western Europe, with increasing popularity of ...

  3. Museum of Spirits - Wikipedia

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    The museum is about Sweden's wine and spirit history and the manufacture of alcohol. The fixed exhibitions, showed older production and bottling equipment for wine and spirits, labels from older wine and spirits in Sweden, an exhibition about Swedish drinking habits and beverage visors, objects from ancient wine history, and a complete interior ...

  4. Akvavit - Wikipedia

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    The spices and the alcohol are said to help digest the meal, which is very rich in fat. Among the most important brands are Løiten, Lysholm, Opland, and Simers from Norway; Aalborg and Brøndum from Denmark; and O.P. Anderson from Sweden. While the Danish and Swedish variants are normally very light in colour, most of the Norwegian brands are ...

  5. Vodka - Wikipedia

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    Vodka (Polish: wódka; Russian: водка; Swedish: vodka) is a clear distilled alcoholic beverage.Different varieties originated in Poland, Russia, and Sweden. [1] Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. [2]

  6. History of alcoholic drinks - Wikipedia

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    Early Vedic literature suggests the use of alcohol by priestly classes. [30] The two great Hindu epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, mention the use of alcohol. In Ramayana, alcohol consumption is depicted in a good/bad dichotomy. The bad faction members consumed meat and alcohol while the good faction members were abstinent vegetarians.

  7. Beer in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Ale-brewing history in Sweden predates written records. Through old writings, such as Hávamál, the Norse culture produced ale and mead. Mead was preferred, and ale was the most common. [citation needed] The Scandinavians also had access to wine and beer.

  8. Schnapps - Wikipedia

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    Schnapps (/ ʃ n ɑː p s / or / ʃ n æ p s /) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, [1] herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.

  9. Absolut Vodka - Wikipedia

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    Absolut Vodka is a brand of vodka, produced near Åhus, in southern Sweden.Absolut is a part of the French group Pernod Ricard.Pernod Ricard bought Absolut for €5.63 billion in 2008 (equivalent to €7.59 billion in 2023) [1] from the Swedish state.