Brännvin

Brännvin
A bottle of brännvin
An old brännvin keg

Brännvin (Swedish spelling; see § Etymology) is an old Nordic term for distilled liquor, generally from potatoes, grain, or (formerly) wood cellulose etc, and is today primarily used as a name for "Nordic-style" spirits, and then mainly divided into unspiced and spiced brännvin. Beverages labelled brännvin are usually plain and have an alcohol content between 30% and 38%.

It can be plain and colourless, or flavoured with herbs and spices, such as Akvavit. The common style of brännvin in Iceland, spiced with caraway – brennivín, although, not unique to the country, is considered to be Iceland's signature distilled beverage.

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