Talk:Akvavit

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I'm kind of skeptical to the fact that akvavit would be spiced with cumin. This seems to be some translation error, since caraway is called kummin in for example Swedish. Caraway is very nice to spice vodka with, but I find it hard to believe that cumin would be nice...

Caraway is correct (see no:karve Fornadan (t) 16:33, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Cumin is not a common ingredient in akvavit. I have recently added Anise (or aniseed) to the list, and suggest that we remove cumin unless someone protests. The list of herbs would still not entirely reflect common practice, and should be further revised. I will look into that shortly. --DagI 13:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

"destillated on Amber"? Really, amber? I doubt it, misspellings notwithstanding.64.221.202.251 17:36, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the origin of the word Akvavit, I am surprised to see in the article about Akvavit, that "Water from the vine" is not the correct, original meaning of Akvavit. I feel pretty confident that Eske Bille's letter in 1531 about "Aqua Vite" mentioned a liquor from Italy, where Aqua Vite destilled from grapes is still sold. The Latin/Italian word "Vite" means "Vine". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.180.33.231 (talk) 17:32, 24 November 2007 (UTC)