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Friday, December 18, 2009

the dutch regret

  • 2 oz rye
  • 1/4 oz schelvispekel
  • 1/6 oz maraschino
  • 1 dash absinthe
  • 1 dash orange bitters
  • lemon twist
According to dutch wikipedia:
Schelvispekel is een sterke, gekruide alcoholische drank die kan worden gerangschikt onder de kruidenbitters. De drank bevat 35% alcohol. Het is dus geen zoutoplossing waarin schelvis wordt bewaard, zoals de naam doet vermoeden. De drank werd oorspronkelijk vooral gedronken door vissers uit Vlaardingen om zich tegen de kou te beschermen als zij gingen vissen bij de Doggersbank. source
Frighteningly, this is what it means in english:
Haddock Brine is a strong, spicy alcoholic beverage that can be ranked below the herbal bitters. It is not a saline solution that haddock is kept, as the name suggests. The drink was originally mainly drunk by fishermen from Vlaardingen to protect against the cold when they went fishing in the Doggersbank.
This was a gift from Wouter. He recounted how he got drunk off of it and can't remember a thing. dutch regrets.




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