[A note from the management: I spent some time on the trip back to Toronto creating a number of blog entries, which will appear over the next day or so. Also added a bunch of photos to some of the previous blog entries for embellishment and which had the unintended consequence of scrambling the early order a bit (a blog on "shuffle")].
The national beverage of Iceland is called Brennivin. The Wikipedia article makes a somewhat charming reference to its "dubious reputation"; on its label it refers to its appearance as one of the first liquours to be available after the repeal of Prohibition in Iceland in 1935. The product was released in a green bottle with a very plain black label, apparently to make it unattractive to consumers. Unfortunately it had the opposite effect and became quite popular.
Brennivin is known affectionately as "black death" (svarti dauði in Icelandic) and has a taste not unlike schnapps, although there is a strong taste of caraway seeds and other herbs. Best drunk cold or as a chaser with beer or following a type of prepared shark meat called hákarl, it's definitely an acquired taste.
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