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The following articles have been tagged with "Whisky":

Woman fined for drunken golf cart joyride

Society: 30 Oct 11
A 62-year-old woman from southern Sweden has been convicted of drunken driving after taking a golf cart out on a local course while under the influence. READ »

ICEHOTEL - a frozen dream

Travel: 27 Sep 11
A journey by dogsled through a pristine white landscape to the incredible ICEHOTEL. Double rooms and suites constructed entirely of ice. An ice lobby, a chamber of ice pillars and the famous Icebar. And then come the Northern Lights... READ »

Beer in Sweden: a look at new springtime brews

Lifestyle: 4 May 11
Beer blogger Darren Packman offers his thoughts on seven new beers set to hit the shelves in select Systembolaget stores in May, as Sweden's state-run liquor monopoly does its part to mark the arrival of spring. READ »

Beer in Sweden: it's not as bad as you think

Lifestyle: 17 Feb 11
In his first monthly column on malted beverages, blogger Darren Packman reminds readers that beer, not wine, helped build empires and explains what it's like to taste a 1,150 kronor ($178) bottle of beer. READ »

Swedish whisky maker eyes stock market listing

Business & Money: 31 Jan 11
Sweden's Mackmyra Svensk Whisky has announced its plans to list on the stock market later this year, adding that it is now looking for a CFO to help accomplish the task. READ »

Passing the 'man test': elk hunting in Sweden

Lifestyle: 1 Oct 10
Hunting elk in Sweden isn't for the faint of heart, explains London-native Keith Moore. Especially when it means sitting next to the rifle-toting father of your Swedish girlfriend. READ »

What's On in Sweden: October 1st - 7th

Lifestyle: 30 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Madchester and Action Impro in Stockholm, Open Culture in Gothenburg and The Red Sparowes fly into to Malmö. READ »

Sweden's strongest beer brewed at 18.5 percent

National: 22 Sep 10
A microbrewery near Stockholm has brewed Sweden's strongest beer ever, containing a whopping 18.5 percent alcohol content. READ »

Anna Anka conjures bygone era of Bad Girls and Mad Men

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Oct 09
An outspoken Hollywood housewife prompts The Local's Jeanne Rudbeck to weigh up her options: stay a wage slave to the grave or get back to bitchin' in the kitchen. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 25 - October 1

Lifestyle: 24 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Alela Diane (US) and football derby in Stockholm; International Book Fair & French acrobats in Gothenburg; Ane Brun (NO) in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 18 - 24

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 09
What's on in Sweden: Beer festival & Tom Jones (UK) in Stockholm; International Book Fair in Gothenburg; Hello Saferide in Malmö. READ »

Sweden navigates complex waters of EU foreign policy

Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs. READ »

Mud, sun and Neil Young: The Local's festival survival tips

Lifestyle: 16 Jun 09
Stuart Roberts traipsed through the mud at Stockholm’s ‘Where the Action is’ to compile this season’s summer festival survival guide. READ »

Sweden to host 'world premiere' of new Guns N' Roses album

Society: 11 Nov 08
Guns N' Roses fans looking to be among the first to buy the band’s newest album should plan on coming to Gothenburg, Sweden by November 21st to attend a unique “pre-listening” party to be held at a local bar. READ »

Gävle goat a sitting duck

Society: 7 Nov 08
After a joyous two years of life in protective armour, Sweden's iconic Gävle goat will have to fend for itself this Christmas. READ »

Whisky auction defies finance crunch

Society: 27 Sep 08
Swedish state monopoly alcohol retailer Systembolaget announced on Friday that Sweden's first whisky auction will be held on October 7th. Among the 400 bottles on offer include a Macallan from 1946. READ »

Stockholm awash with beer and whisky

Lifestyle: 26 Sep 08
The Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival has hit town again and, as Jennifer Heape discovered, it’s a far cry from beer bellies and a packet of pork scratchings. READ »

Stockholm weekend club guide: September 26 - 27

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
It’s the weekend, it’s the end of the month, and it’s time to find some good quality dancing shoes. Let Djungeltrumman be your cobbler. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 26 - October 2

Lifestyle: 25 Sep 08
What’s on: Vintage clothes fair, New Model Army & Aussie comedy in Stockholm; International book fair & Swedish-French dance in Gothenburg; The Lemonheads and funky swamp rock in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: September 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
What’s on: Stevie Wonder, Beer & Whisky festival and American Football in Stockholm; Japanese tattoo art and Masters golf in Gothenburg; Prince and Tibet tributes in Malmö; Puppet theatre in Lund. READ »

Swedish singer loses fight for his right to party

National: 6 Aug 08
A 21-year-old singer tried to weasel his way out of Sweden’s hefty tax on imported alcohol by claiming that partying and free-flowing booze were occupational requirements for rock 'n roll stars. READ »

Naked Swedish couple assaulted by drunken Aussie in Scotland

Society: 31 Jul 08
A pair of vacationing Swedes had their romantic getaway in Scotland interrupted earlier this week when a drunken Australian sheep shearer broke into their hotel room. READ »

Kisses for Fuglesang as Shuttle lift-off looms

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 06
Sweden is crossing its fingers as the country's first astronaut prepares to head into space. Christer Fuglesang has said his family goodbyes, and is now fully focused on the mission ahead. READ »

Customs 'lets the rich import more booze'

Society: 26 Jul 06
People bringing in alcohol to Sweden from the continent are more likely to get it confiscated if they look poor, Malmö's chief prosecutor says. READ »

Court allows Scottish whisky as Swedish girl's name

National: 30 Sep 05
There are strict rules about what you can name your child in Sweden. But a court decides that one lucky girl can now be called 'Edradour', after a whisky brand. READ »

Systembolaget supplier charged with smuggling

National: 7 Mar 05
A director at alcohol supplier Vin-Trädgårdh AB - already in trouble for allegedly forking out almost a million kronor in bribes to Systembolaget - is in custody on suspicion of selling 121,766 litres of spirits and 11,760 litres of wine on the black market. READ »

Man arrested as police storm kidnap apartment

National: 11 Feb 05

"I've been waiting for you," a man tells police, as he admits to being involved in the kidnapping of Siba chief executive, Fabian Bengtsson. Meanwhile, a man arrested in Vienna says his ransom demands were "just a joke". READ »


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Blog Update: Snuggling With the Enemy

20 May 17:38

The story of K Composite Magazine »

"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »

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Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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Sweden drifting from 'Swedish model': report
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The problem of profiting ex-politicos isn't simply money, money, money, argues contributor and historian David Linden
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The Local catches up with Sweden’s comedian of the year Al Pitcher and preview our first ever “Local Lockdown” video segment.
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Sweden strips foreign doctoral candidates of the same rights as other tax-paying migrant workers, argue a group of doctoral candidates from the Royal Institute for Technology (KTH).
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Sweden looking for redemption at Euros
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'Are Swedes really more polite in English?'
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Swedish word of the day

lång

adjective

Lång means long, tall and can be used for height, distance or time.



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