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Friday tacos deserve the right drink

Taco Friday is a sacred ritual – but what are you actually pouring into your glass? Here are the best drink choices, from ice-cold wheat beer to spicy margarita in a bottle and a non-alcoholic hibiscus drink that steals the show.

Friday tacos deserve the right drink

Lars Lansen· 6 min

Recipes

Make your own sparkling water with herbs and a soda maker

With a soda maker, a little syrup, and the season's best herbs, you can make sparkling water that blows every store variety out of the water – and that works just as well on a busy weekday as on a lazy Friday evening.

Magnus Mixmaster · 7 min

Season

The August Wine – Light Enough for Summer, Warm Enough for Autumn

As the back-to-school season approaches and evenings take on that golden August tone, it's time to swap the spritz for something rounder. Here is the guide to rosés and light reds that hit the mood perfectly – neither too light nor too heavy.

Ole Sommelier · 7 min · Photo: Anna Stillebne

Guides

Five Minutes from Work to a Great Aperitif

Back to school means hectic weekdays – but that doesn't mean you have to give up that little moment with a good drink. Here is your guide to lightning-fast aperitif moments without stress or preparation.

Lars Lansen · 7 min

Recipes

Affogato in a Glass – Ice, Espresso, and Amaro

What happens when you take the Italian affogato principle – hot over cold, bitter against sweet – and transfer it to a glass? Magic. Here are the combinations that make the last summer days unforgettable.

Magnus Mixmaster · 7 min

Recipes

Shrub – the syrup that saves your summer drink

Vinegar-based fruit syrups from 19th-century America are back – and one homemade bottle can elevate everything from sparkling water to barbecue cocktails all summer long.

Magnus Mixmaster · 7 min

In Focus

Dark beer belongs in summer too

Stout and porter aren't just for December. We show how dark beer can actually be summer's best drink – in the right glass, served at the right temperature, and paired with the right food.

Kristine Craft · 6 min · Photo: Henrik Tabord

Guides

The Right Glass Elevates Your Summer Drink

Did you know that the glass you choose actually affects the taste? Here is the practical guide to which glasses suit spritz, rosé, sparkling wine, and non-alcoholic longdrinks – and why it matters.

Lars Lansen · 8 min

Season

Ice-Cold Kvass – Eastern Europe's Forgotten Summer Beer

The fermented bread drink from Eastern Europe has survived emperors and communism. Now it's appearing in Norwegian craft breweries – and it suits the Norwegian summer better than you might think.

Kristine Craft · 7 min

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In Focus

Piquette – the peasant wine's wild comeback

It was made from press remnants and drunk by working people in the vineyard. Now piquette is back – and the natural wine movement loves it. But what is actually in the glass?

Ingrid Importør · 7 min

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.

— JEAN-ANTHELME BRILLAT-SAVARIN

Season

The Evening Drink You Forget to Plan

The food is eaten, the grill is out – but the night isn't over. Here are the drinks that keep the conversation going well into the night, without you needing to overthink it.

Ole Sommelier · 7 min

Guides

Flavored sparkling water that elevates your summer drink

You probably already have a bottle sitting in the fridge. Here's how flavored sparkling water can make your barbecue and picnic infinitely better – no sugar, no stress.

Lars Lansen · 7 min

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