Nordic Summer

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Nordic Summer is the perfect choice for those who spend time outdoors and do not want unwanted company from insects.

Whisper it, but those great rivals – Denmark and Sweden – make perhaps Scandinavia’s most natural pairing. This gives this product a very pleasant and aromatic smoky scent of woods and wilderness that evokes feelings of forests and campfires under a northern sky.Inspired by those festivities, our Nordic Summer Gin is just the thing to sip from the solstice onwards. In Iceland you can expect something a little different to the other Nordic countries when it comes to Midsummer .

The main event at this time of year in many of the Nordic countries is midsummer, which marks the summer solstice (the point in the year when the days start getting shorter once again). Insects appear too, although in smaller crowds than you might be used to elsewhere, with the exception of the cursed midge, which plagues visitors to the countryside with their maddening buzz and pesky bites. The Nordic Summer features prominent herbal notes from the aquavit, balanced with the brightness of lime juice and the citrusy, orange-forward, bittersweet Aperol. If we get to have one of your summer gatherings this year, it would be a perfect addition (and quick to make) to your drinks menu.com, which hooks you up with fisherfolk for mackerel and crab safaris, to gather mussels and oysters, or haul in langoustine pots. To make a Nordic Summer, combine 2 ounces of aquavit with 1 ounce of Aperol and 1 ounce of fresh lime juice in a cocktail shaker. The product itself has quite a pleasant scent, which seems to ward off most insects, including mosquitoes and midges.

Traditionally carried throughout northern Scandinavia, most especially by those living and working outdoors - woodsmen and reindeer herders - and prized as a remedy for the infernal biting of the mygg (mosquito) and knott (midge) from which personal experience suggests it does provide some relief when applied thoroughly to all exposed skin.Rugged, remote and dramatic, it has undeniable natural glories, and in summer the abundance of migrating birds, whales, seals and walruses will have wildlife-watchers’ spotter-jotters bulging. Kråkenes lighthouse, in the far west, is the most exposed, with hurricane-strength winds often reported, and waves that reach its full height, 42 metres above the sea. The key to enjoying this summer will be simplicity: casual barbecues shared with family, evening bonfires on the beach with friends and appreciating the louder-than-usual birdsong before it’s once again drowned out by traffic noise. It is a wonderful area for swimming, with interesting ancient rune stones to discover, and ferries to Gotland, Latvia and Poland for those who want to carry their adventure further. If what you’re eating is more important than where you’re based, adventure fixers Pelorus, Norwegian travel-ops company 62°Nord and culinary-experience makers SKANDL have just launched an intriguing collaboration.

Aside from enjoying countryside walks, campervan weekends and gigs in Glasgow, you’ll often find her writing about European travel and plotting her next trip.We provide an insight into the Natural world, opening up a vast array of natural resources and knowledge to help you travel with less reliance on the contents of your rucksack: it’s what you carry in your mind that matters. Finland's central swathe, between the lake-dotted south and the remote north, is a fabulous combination of wildness and wildlife while the country's vast forests offer the chance to spot lynx, wolves and brown bears. There’s fun to be found in the university town of Longyearbyen, the world’s most northerly settlement of over 1,000 residents.