Appelsín is a fizzy orange-flavored

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, manufactured by

Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery Olgerdin () is an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík. Established on 17 April 1913, the oldest beer-producing factory in Iceland. Annually, it produces 45 million liters of beverages. The brewery is named for Egill Skallag ...

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since 1955. The products are accompanied by the slogan ‚hið eina sanna‘, meaning 'the one and only‘. During Christmas time, it is traditionally mixed with

Malt Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting". Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted milk, malt vinegar, ...

(Maltextrakt), called Jólaöl (Christmas ale), also available pre-mixed. To prevent the foam from overflowing, the Appelsín can be poured before the

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