Scandinavian caraway and dill-infused spirits distilled in Gothenburg by Ego Distillers and drunk neat at room temperature or chilled at the kraeftskiva.
Where to eat it: 3 restaurants across 1 city.
Tip from the editors. Drink aquavit either ice cold (Christmas-style) or at room temperature (West Coast summer style); never warm, which makes the caraway taste medicinal.
Ego Distillers occupies a former engine room at Gamlestadens Fabriker, far outside the tourist trail, and produces some of Sweden's most interesting aquavit.
Order: ['House aquavit flight', 'Seasonal botanical gin', 'Aquavit and food pairing']
Why locals love it: Industrial Gamlestaden location outside tourist itineraries
Stigbergets Bryggan is the riverside tap bar for one of Sweden's finest craft breweries, pouring the full Stigbergets range in a converted industrial space.
Order: ['Stigbergets West Coast IPA', 'Seasonal release', 'Kellerbier lager']
Stora Saluhallen is Gothenburg's grand 19th-century indoor market at Kungstorget, housing over 40 traders selling West Coast seafood, Swedish charcuterie.
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