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aquavit

  [ah-kwuh-veet, ak-wuh-]

(from Latin aqua vitae, “water of life”) Scandinavian clear distilled liquor flavoured with caraway seeds. Distilled from a fermented potato or grain mash, filtered with charcoal, and usually bottled without aging, aquavit has an alcohol content of 42–45percnt by volume. Most aquavits are sweet and spicy. It is usually served chilled and unmixed, in small glasses.

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Aquavit
Aquavit may refer to:

  • Aqua vitae, Latin for "water of life", a concentrated alcholic distillate
  • Akvavit, a Scandinavian distilled beverage
  • Okovita, an historic Polish-Ukrainian term for an alcoholic drink related to vodka

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