Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Day 10 - Lemon

This drink is very typical of Sweden, 10 points to to anyone who can guess what it is. We usually drink it around Christmas and Easter, it's a Swedish tradition and I used to long for the holidays just because I would get to drink this. I'll give you one more clue; it's made from juniper berries and it tastes sweet with a bit of a bitter aftertaste. Can you guess what it is yet?

It's Julmust! And not the ridiculously sweet soft drink version, but the real thing, made from real berries in a small "musteri" in Brunneby. Good stuff, I just love it with lemon :)

Cheers!

/MrsHjort
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12 comments:

  1. JustLouNovember 10, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Never heard of it, is it alcoholic? I love trying new things, but I don't suppose it's possible to get this in the UK.
    I love the photo, I don't know anything about the drink so I can't say if it's obvious what it is, but the little water drop is a lovely touch.

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    1. MrsHjortNovember 10, 2015 at 9:35 PM

      Thank you, I'm glad you like it.

      Nope, I've never heard of alcoholic julmust. I think they sell the soft drink version at Ikea along with other Swedish stuff. Ikeas of the UK would probably have it too, if you want to taste it :)

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  2. secretatlantisNovember 10, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    Lovely picture but of course the mug and lemon don't really give the drink away. I would have thought perhaps Kwast, a drink for when you have a cold (http://www.dekooktips.com/recepten/warme-wintrdr.htm)

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    1. MrsHjortNovember 10, 2015 at 9:59 PM

      Actually, it'a a transparent wine glass and not a mug, you can find the edge of it if you look for it, though the DOF makes it harder ;).

      I've never heard of Kwast before, it looks yummy.

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    2. MrsHjortNovember 11, 2015 at 8:33 AM

      Having looked at it on different monitors I have found it to be easier to see on some of them. Hmmm... Maybe I can enhance the edge a bit in post-ed to make it come out a bit more :)

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  3. kimbomacNovember 11, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    I've never heard of that, but the low angle and great lighting are very effective. I thought it was a mug of tea with lemon. Cool shot.

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  4. MsgtBobNovember 11, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    And here I was wondering why you would add lemon to coffee (Sweden's national drink). :D

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  5. UnknownNovember 14, 2015 at 4:34 AM

    Most intriguing, all of it. These drinks you are all talking about are a mystery to me. And as for that being a clear glass... that escapes me as well... at least I could figure the lemon :)

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  6. essjaynzNovember 15, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    Sounds lovely as is this photo - the crop and shallow dof with smooth background is great

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  7. UnknownNovember 24, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Sounds like a very interesting drink! I like the odd angle of this, and the light through the lemon is lovely.

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  8. Maggie TerleckiDecember 1, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    I've never had it but it sounds good especially with Lemon. I like sour things. Like the photo too! :-) Maggie

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