An ode to Salmari

Who would have thought: the summer drink of 2022 was not a cocktail, not wine, not beer, but... A shot. Because that is now a bit what is going on and yes, yours truly is also totally on board. And that while I had decided about five years ago to stop doing shots, because they really make your hangover the next day unnecessarily worse. But then suddenly there was Salmari and the last piece of backbone I had left disappeared.

I therefore take this shot with love. But I can better say: all of the Netherlands takes this with love. Two weeks ago I went to the liquor store to stock up for Lowlands (and of course Salmari couldn't be missing) when I saw a note hanging by the bottles: ‘No more than three bottles of Salmari per person’. Well, I didn't want three, but why a maximum number of bottles?

The seller gave me the expected answer: ‘It has just become too popular. Everyone is after that Salmari and we can't keep up with the supply. Supply and demand are a bit out of sync.’ And I get it. This is so delicious. And then some people say it's just like Dropshot, but no, this is so much better. I can really enjoy a shot of Salmari.

Conclusion: if you're going out tonight, whether you love shots or not: just give this a try. And, just to be safe, take one ORS before going to bed. I don't want to be responsible for devastating hangovers.

No 18, no alcohol