There is a winter tradition in my Nordic area that goes back probably all the way to the ice age: drinking (steaming hot) glögg! There are, of course, several versions of the theme in other regions - and one of them is the well known mulled wine. However, proper Swedish glögg is most often quite a bit more powerful in comparison!
These days there are quite a few glögg brands available in Sweden; both non alcoholic ones and those that are heavily 'spiced' with brandy or rum. The latest addition to the Swedish glögg supply is Gin & Tonic Glögg(!), available from SwedishTonic (the potent variety through Systembolaget only) - the well known producers of excellent, hand made tonic with no artificial ingredients.
This very special Glögg - spiced with both Christmas flavors and gin, of course, wasn't a great favorite of mine (see the full story) but now my ingenious wife has found a way to actually enjoy this brew. Tre recipe is simple: forget the hot beverage; instead drink it on the rocks, preferably with some lemon! We also add sparkling water, just a little bit. What about more gin, perhaps? Not tested - yet.
Summing it up: Gin & Tonic Glögg is not cool - it's ice cold!
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