Brennivín Icelandic Schnapps - Black Death


	Brennivín Icelandic Schnapps - Black Death

melizer

12-23-2007 6:58 PM

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In Iceland, it is consumed on Þorláksmessa ("St. Thorlac's Day"), which falls on December 23, the feast day of St. Thorlac.

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