Malort_Owl [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to badposting@hexbear.net · 23 days agoWhat is your favorite Malört based cocktails?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite Malört based cocktails?Malort_Owl [he/him, any]@hexbear.net to badposting@hexbear.net · 23 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareKeld [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoOkay but like akvavit based cocktails are an actual thing in Scandinavia. Like malort is just an akvavit.
minus-squareMalort_Owl [he/him, any]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·22 days agoSince wormwood and anise are the dominant herbs, I think it is closer to absinthe. Which is also a common Scandinavian liquor.
minus-squareKeld [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 days agoYou can have anise dominant akvavits. You can even have berry dominant akvavits traditionally served with whipped cream. Welcome to the thunderdome Edit: Also the name malort is just malurt, the word for wormwood. And wormwood is a normal flavor for akvavit.
Okay but like akvavit based cocktails are an actual thing in Scandinavia. Like malort is just an akvavit.
Since wormwood and anise are the dominant herbs, I think it is closer to absinthe. Which is also a common Scandinavian liquor.
You can have anise dominant akvavits. You can even have berry dominant akvavits traditionally served with whipped cream. Welcome to the thunderdome
Edit: Also the name malort is just malurt, the word for wormwood. And wormwood is a normal flavor for akvavit.