{"id":178752,"date":"2026-09-22T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=178752"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:44:40","slug":"apotekarnes-lanserar-julmust-med-alkohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/apotekarnes-launches-an-alcoholic-christmas-soda\/","title":{"rendered":"Apotekarnes Launches Alcohol-Containing Christmas Soda"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Swedish Christmas classic is getting a new twist. Apotekarnes is launching Julmust 4.5 %\u2014made with the same secret essence and spice blend as the original, but with alcohol.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apotekarnes has been brewing julmust since 1910. Now, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlsbergsverige.se\/newsroom\/apotekarnes-i-ny-tappning-lanserar-julmust-med-4-5-procent-alkohol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlsberg Sweden<\/a><\/strong> the next step is to release an alcoholic version, designed to pair well with Christmas dinner dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The same classic\u2014new content<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Christmas must is based on the original's essence and spice blend. The difference is a specially developed alcohol base that, according to the manufacturer, gives it a rounder and deeper character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>We\u2019ve been brewing the original for over a hundred years, and our non-alcoholic brewing heritage remains at the heart of what we do. At the same time, there\u2019s a demand for an alcoholic Christmas soda that\u2019s brewed and balanced from the ground up. That\u2019s the one we\u2019ve developed,<\/em> says <strong>Tom Helling<\/strong>, Brand Manager for Apotekarnes at Carlsberg Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sold exclusively at Systembolaget<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The can now features darker colors and clear labeling to distinguish it from the non-alcoholic Christmas cider. It is sold in 33-centiliter cans for 19.90 kronor plus a deposit as part of Systembolaget\u2019s mail-order selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Apotekarnes isn't the first to do this. Herrljunga Drycker launched a Christmas soda with 4.5 percent alcohol last year under the name Spirit of Sweden.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swedish Christmas classic gets an adult twist. Apotekarnes is now launching its classic Christmas soda in a brand-new version\u2014with 4.5 percent alcohol<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":178753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,205],"tags":[693,1583,6840],"class_list":["post-178752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kultur","category-nyheter","tag-alkohol","tag-jul","tag-julmust"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}