Freydis
Recipe:
- 20ml lightly aged rum (preferably El Dorado 3yo)
- 20ml aquavit (preferably Krogstad or Lysholm No. 52)
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 15ml Aperol
- 15ml orgeat
- 7,5ml crème de pêche
Shake all ingredients over ice vigorously, strain into a prechilled double rocks glass. Fill with cracked or crushed ice, garnish with a lime slice and mint sprigs.
As described in the accompanying text in "Spirit of the North", a light, Scandinavian Mai Tai. Named after Leif Erikson's sister, according to legend the first European woman on the American continent and a true shield maiden.
On the nose fresh sugar cane (Plantation 3 Stars works great too), caraway, anise, a hint of rhubarb and citrus peel.
In the mouth it also starts nicely, still noticeable with sugar cane, creamy body, fennel, cardamom and almonds, lime zest and rhubarb. Sweet-herbal-fruity-fresh, quaffable Mai Tai variant just as they wrote, especially over cracked/crushed ice. I really like it, great alternative for your normal rum versions with something to explain/tell your guests in the summer.
The rum can of course be substituted easily in the lightly aged range, but with the aquavit I would advise taking a clear, characterful one, to not blur the idea too much and make it too soft around the edges. The barrel-aged Linie ones are too smooth here, I chose the great, characterful No. 52 Lysholm as Krogstad substitute.
Source: "Spirit of the North" - Selma Slabiak, p. 82
