Where to find Aquavit in Ottawa? [Food/Vendor]

2009 Jun 19
Hey,

Anybody know where to find Aquavit (akvavit, snaps) in Ottawa?

It's midsommarafton (Midsummer's Eve) and it seems LCBO has discontinued the Aalborg bottle they used to carry and searching SAQ finds nothing.

Any ideas?


2009 Jun 22
Awww, man! It looks like my stash from Denmark will have to last until the next time I go, then.

It took me a lot of searching the LCBO web page, but the only thing close to snaps I could find is a German bottle, called Bommerlunder Akvavit Premium Gold. There are apparently two bottles at the Rideau and King Edward store.

Sadly, I have no idea what's in it.

2009 Jun 23
Isn't Aquavit; Eau de vie? non?

2009 Jun 23
Sort of? The Scandinavian kind is usually infused with herbs and spices rather than with fruits and things.

A lot of them are flavoured with one or several of caraway, dill, fennel, cinnamon, clove, mint, coriander, etc. This makes it an acquired taste, to say the least ;)