Bäsk

"Malort" redirects here. For the American liquor brand, see Jeppson's Malört.

Artemisia absinthium is used to make bäsk and other liquors

Bäsk (Swedish for "bitter") is a Swedish style spiced liquor flavored with wormwood ("malört" in Swedish). Sweden is one of the few countries that has never banned absinthe or other wormwood-flavored liquors.

In the United States, the Chicago-based brand Jeppson's Malört is one of the more well-known versions of the liquor.

Bäsk is said to be good for digestion, and therefore is traditionally associated with fatty foods.

When bäsk is unavailable, it can be substituted with vodka that has been infused with sprigs of wormwood.

In popular culture

Malort is the subject of "The Malort Song" by Archie Powell & the Exports, a Chicago-based rock band.

See also

• vermouth
• absinthe