The Thinking Drinkers: Around The World in 80 Drinks

European Championships of Drink: Group C

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Netherlands: Kompaan Bier “Hand Langer Double IPA (8.2%, 33cl, £3.39, www.beerwulf.com)
Hailing from the Hague, this Dutch Double IPA from the very cool Kompaan brewery was voted the greatest in its style at the 2019 World Beer Awards. Beerwulf.com

Iceland: Reyka Vodka (40%, 70cl, £22 Tesco.com)
The top geysers turn up with this tasty volcanic vodka distilled using pure water that filters through 4,000-year-old lava rocks. And at 22 quid, the price is not be Björked at.

Ukraine: Dima's Vodka (40%, 70cl, £35 Dimasvodka.com)
A hat-trick of organic grains (Rye, wheat and barley) is used to make this velvet smooth vodka from Zhytomyr. Drink with a gherkin. Budmo!
https://dimas-vodka.myshopify.com/

Austria: Stiegl Grapefruit Radler (2%, 50cl, £1.83, www.beersofeurope.co.uk)
A quality ‘quencher’ from Austria, a naturally cloudy ‘shandy’ made with real grapefruit juice and Stiegl Goldbrau lager with an ABV of just 2%. ＥＵＲＯＢＯＯＺＥＲ Stiegl Beers of Europe