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Swedish punsch

Sweet arrack liqueur drunk warm with pea soup or cold after dinner.

Sweden Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed · Updated September 2026

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History

Made from Batavia arrack imported by the Swedish East India Company from the 1730s; it is still drunk with Thursday pea soup.

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What is Swedish punsch?

Swedish punsch is a wine & spirit from Sweden: sweet arrack liqueur drunk warm with pea soup or cold after dinner. Made from Batavia arrack imported by the Swedish East India Company from the 1730s; it is still drunk with Thursday pea soup.

Made with

🍬sugar 🍚rice

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distilled

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