Category: News

On November 4th, 2022, Imbibe featured Batch 22 as the drink of the week.

Read this excerpt from the article: “Aquavit is a Scandinavian product that’s been in the back pocket of American bars in favor of alpine spirits. Filled with herbaceous, savory notes of caraway and dill, and occasionally anise, fennel, and coriander, it can be a love-or-hate situation for some drinkers. So for small-batch Canadian and American makers, it’s become an opportunity to tinker. Enter Batch 22, an American spin on the old-world spirit. Made by three friends in their L.A. kitchen, the pandemic project was a successful attempt at creating an approachable, citrus-forward aquavit.”

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On January 25, 2023, Men’s Journal highlighted Batch 22: The Rise of Aquavit: Everything to Know About the Nordic Spirit.

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On November 8th, 2022, Fatherly highlighted Batch 22. From the article: “the holidays may be approaching, but a celebration at any time of year is a motive to imbibe with a traditional drink. In Scandinavia, the cultural spirit is aquavit, and it’s not just for the big Christmas or Easter holidays, but Midsummer, the commemoration of the summer solstice (and for the religious, St. John the Baptist), and more. You really don’t need a reason to enjoy aquavit, as long as you have the taste for it. In the case of Batch 22, an “American aquavit,” you can have the taste for the original Nordic concoction, tweak it for your palate, and bottle it for the masses to enjoy.”

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On June 20th, 2022, Batch 22 was highlighted by The Coast News Group. Check out an excerpt from the article below.

“The aroma was subtle and only slightly herbal. I took another sip, bigger this time. I don’t even have time to swish the liquid around my mouth before there is an explosion of mint and soft anise, and…something else I just can’t identify that early in the morning.”

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In 2022, Batch 22 sponsored Culture and Cocktails, an event put on at The San Diego Museum of Art.

Read more about the event here.

In July 2022, Batch 22 won Best Aquavit in the third annual L.A. Spirits Awards. Read more here.

In July 2022, BevNet highlighted Batch 22.

From the article: “The idea behind Batch 22 was to create something that inhabits a category all on its own. The common ingredients found in classic aquavit – anise, fennel and cumin— were overpowering and unappealing to Matthew, Bruce, and Marc, so they crafted a spirit that would be extra smooth, complex and approachable with every sip. They created Batch 22, the New American Aquavit.”

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