Name: Great Northern
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Akvavit / Aquavit; 22.5 ml Aromatized wine; 15 ml Triple sec; 22.5 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Honey and water syrup

Great Northern
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
2 oz	Akvavit / Aquavit
³⁄₄ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
³⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of half orange slice.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Review:

Your choice of honey will greatly influence this drink which harnesses the character of aquavit to great effect with white wine and citrusy notes.

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Variant:

Meridian

History:

Created in 2011 by Jessica Gonzalez at Death & Company in New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Great Northern contains 249 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
18.97% alc./vol. (18.97° proof)
25.6 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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David Teager

26th December 2022 at 23:40

A friend passed me a recipe for a Meridian (from the Quality Chop House in London). That recipe is 50 cl aquavit, 20 of rosé vermouth, 15 of “Amalfi honey” (I used 10 of local honey plus a few drops of orange blossom water), and 10 cl lemon juice. Was plenty sweet with the reduced honey. Will put this one on my wish list.

Simon Difford

27th December 2022 at 12:26

Many thanks for sharing, David. I've added the Meridian to my must-list with a view to adding to Difford's Guide. When I do, I'll add a link above.

Isaac Miller

7th March 2022 at 18:59

Now THIS is fun. As stated, honey is HUGE influential on this cocktail. I've made a few, having only changed the honey option. From store bought, local wild, orange blossom, and a couple others. Splurge on either orange blossom, or local organic honey. Wow. While honey isn't the highlight, it certainly is the backbone on which the Aquavit flavors ride.
I make mine with Stillweather Pluvia Vitae and homemade orange liqueur (all other things being the same).

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