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definition

from L., lit. "water of life," 1471 as an alchemical term for unrefined alcohol. Applied to brandy, whiskey, etc. from 1547. Cf. whiskey, Fr. eau-de-vie "spirits, brandy," lit. "water of life."


Akvavit (also spelled aquavit or akevitt) is a flavored spirit that is produced in Scandinavia and typically contains 40% alcohol by volume. Its name comes from aqua vitae, the Latin for “water of life,” and is pronounced /AHKV?-veet/.

history

An apocryphal story holds that akvavit actually means “water from the vine,” a picturesque folk etymology derived through conflation of Latin vitae (genitive of vita) with the Italian vite (vine).

Monday, October 12, 2009

Uncap / Sniff / Release

9:16 PM | Posted by kelesney | | Edit Post
Today we had a minor 'intruder alert'.  Friends were over to discuss architecture and saw my bottles infusing away and grabbed one. Within seconds...the first bottle was uncapped, raised to inhale it's intoxicating fumes and found virgin release of its wonderful flavors to someone other than me. I was initially taken aback from the intrusion; but, was pleasantly surprised to discover that this one batch was doing well after finding myself breathing its ether.


With the rest of the bottle shaken and turned to diffuse their flavors even more...I await the time for their final filtration and rebottling for the Juletide festivities.
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