Shown patience you have, young UL Padawan. Time to reward thee and see if the force is with with you.
Three
Kupilka 21 wait to enhance the life of UL Masters and Padawans in this galaxy. To earn the right to carry this Nordic status symbol, thou shalt show that you are worthy to carry it.
Leave a comment under this post, indicating your interest. To compete, thou shalt name the non-alcoholic beverage you want to drink from it, and as we all are able to control the force thou also shalt name the alcoholic beverage you want to consume from it.
On the 7th of November (this coming Sunday) at noon the competition closes, and the
Force™ shall help to decide who are the worthy ones. They shall be announced in that same Sunday's
The Week In Review.
*
You want to become a Follower and come back on next Sunday to see if you won.*
Shown patience you have, young UL Padawan. Time to reward thee and see if the force is with with you.
Three
Kupilka 21 wait to enhance the life of UL Masters and Padawans in this galaxy. To earn the right to carry this Nordic status symbol, thou shalt show that you are worthy to carry it.
Leave a comment under this post, indicating your interest. To compete, thou shalt name the non-alcoholic beverage you want to drink from it, and as we all are able to control the force thou also shalt name the alcoholic beverage you want to consume from it.
On the 7th of November (this coming Sunday) at noon the competition closes, and the
Force™ shall help to decide who are the worthy ones. They shall be announced in that same Sunday's
The Week In Review.
*
You want to become a Follower and come back on next Sunday to see if you won.*
Kupilka 21 Raffle
My interest had been piqued, though I doubt you'll be sending one to South Korea.
ReplyDeleteNonetheless.
I would drink locally grown green tea (차) from Boseong
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/ena/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=309433
And also locally brewed 동동주 (Dong-dong Ju), my rice wine tipple of choice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seonghwan/4173409317/
all the while avoiding the dark side of Korea liquor, 소주 (soju).
I am but a mere Padawan follower and lone admirer of the Force and its UL crafts and wizardry, hailing from the distant lands devoid of the Kupilka, in the land of titanium gods and plastic idols. On this day, I fatefully stumble upon the stony path of the great Nordic north seeking outdoor intellect and enlightenment only found in these distant and hallowed lands. Alas, with my feet weary, thirst ravenous, body weak; I can only muster these last words of utter desperation: "K...upil.....k...a, please....please... to wet thy lips and quench this insatiable thirst for but a ladles worth of Swiss Miss cocoa, be it that the Force may find it in my favor, it would be of the greatest privilidge to perhaps indulge in the finest Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout at days end beside the lonely embers of a fire. Then truly, would my Kupilka overfloweth. Thank you for your consideration.
ReplyDeleteA great hot drink on a cool fall/winter/spring evening is raspberry jello powder and hot water. The other drink for the Kupilka would be Starbucks VIA® Ready with Baileys Irish whiskey cream. Great around a campfire.
ReplyDeleteMaster Hendrik
ReplyDeleteWise you are in the ways of the force. And patience I have learned.
The beverages that would be held in my Kupilka would be coffee of the strongest brew in the morning and in the eve, my hiking fav 'russian tea' (mix of powdered tea, lemonade, orange, cloves and cinnamon) strongly laced with Grand Marnier.
Padawan B
Dear Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ben. And I would drink sparkling apple cider first thing from my new cup.
And alcoholic? Well, I'm not 21, I would never, ever drink whatever the drink is for the weekend I got the cup here at college. Couldn't be anything, from something terrible like vodka, or certainly not something like whiskey.
Pshaw! Ben
I'd like to drink some ice cold water from a stream in the northern part of Sweden. The taste is fantasic! I'm not a whiskey drinking guy but I'd love to try your version of Minttu and hot chocolate while watching the snowflakes slowly cover the ground.
ReplyDeleteHi and greetings from Russia!
ReplyDeleteI should say that "Kupilka" sounds quite funny in Russian as an nonexistent word made from the verb "KUPIT'" which means - to buy.
So Kupilka could be a kind of satirical Russian word for the buyer.
Anyway, first I should have thanked you for the awesome blog and for all the work you do. I follow it constantly and every time it's a real pleasure to read something new from you!
And concerning the drinks, I would probably first of all drink tea from the Kupilka (black + green 50/50, with a slice of a lemon and a spoon of honey) and of course some "Medovukha" (it's an ancient Russian alcoholic drink, made from the honey). You can find out here more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medovukha).
OK, stay true, keep writing and good luck!
Denis.
Birch sap in spring, stream water in the summer, spruce tea in autumn and birch wine in the winter. Liquid nature everywhere :)
ReplyDeleteYes please!
ReplyDeleteI'd really like to brew a cup of good coffee for the Kupilka. What else? Occasionally, maybe even green tea.
But speaking of spirits, there is only one: Rum. Good, dark rum like Appleton Estate for example.
Master, I will use it to drink delicious mokka coffee, and in the evening a nice Islay whisky.
ReplyDeleteAround the year: pure water.
ReplyDeleteIn wintertime: Hot Lumumba.
„May the Force be with you“
Thanks for bringing Kupilka to my attention, great looking things and I have missed them, even I'm from Finland.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see my wife sipping her coffee from Kupilka in the morning, looking over vast Lapland highlands... and in the evening share a cup of vintage porto by the fire with her.
br,
Jon
In the forest nothing tastes better than pine-needle tea freshly made. But coffee in the morning sounds also nice. One thing i have never tried and honestly you`ve made it so desirable is the minttu cocoa - so i imagine if i got the kupilka that would be one of the first things to try.
ReplyDelete"Do it or do it not! There is no try!"
ReplyDeleteSo I will use it to lighten my load!
To purify my soul from the dark side of titanium I will mainly use it to drink refreshing, clear water as it is the natural source of us all. When times demand I will fill it with strong and warming tea to let my mind and body rest.
As I'm a true follower of the light side I will not drink any alcohol (as I need as fuel for my cooker). So I'll stay with a clearly non-alcoholic medicine. The scotish "water of life".
There are only two drinks for the Swiss Jedi
ReplyDeleteKuplikacino und Hot Kuplicoatl.
Sometimes cheese fondue; you did not know cheese fondue is a drink?
Also, a true jedi can work in a semicolon, even in to a short comment of a blog.
The force be with you.
Ideally, a steaming hot cup of mulled cider... mmmm....
ReplyDeleteIf packing, I'll settle for the powdered spiced cider mix, still tasty, but not quite the same.
Earl Grey lemon Tea with honey and then a nip of local Poitín
ReplyDeleteFor me, if I'm out on the mountain, it's always builders' tea (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Builder's_tea).
ReplyDeleteAnd you really need to try Innis and Gunn, oak-aged beer (http://www.innisandgunn.com/).
Hey Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteMy type is:
-Hot chocolate with mint
http://moje-u-gory.blogspot.com/2010/10/kubek-czy-termos.html
-Hot water with several slices of ginger, a slice of lemon and a spoon of honey,
-Polish mead (warm)
http://www.apis.pl/?pl-miodypitne
greetings from Polish
Michael
Greetings trekking master,
ReplyDeleteIn the morning, a combo of 1 part instant 'via' coffee to 1 part hot chocolate/powdered milk.
In the evening, a splash of vino tinto if on a short trip, or a glenfiddich on a longer one.
may the ways of the force be always with you (and not with this guy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQaLuqwtl8
Hei,
ReplyDeleteI'm currently revamping my morning coffee routine on the trail. Tired of instant I'm going to take the MSR mugmate and use fresh ground coffee. Yes more mess but I need coffee REAL coffee in the morning. Many hikers just throw together their coffee and bolt, I like to relish the fact I'm out!
As for the later beverage, most likely hot chocolate with a splash of coffee brandy in the afternoon especially for the winter trips.
I love sleeping out in the snow did it several times last winter. Coldest temp -0.6F (-18.11C), loved every minute of it. Of course the scouts thought I was nuts...
-Stephen
Weymouth, MA USA
Hmm, wood reconstituted good to drink from is!
ReplyDeleteNon-alcoholic beverage in winter would have to be hot chocolate ... although it could be made alcoholic with the addition of some whiskey!
As for an alcoholic beverage - it would have to be my own home made birch beer (been meaning to blog about this one!)
Aaaahh, drinks. Who can live without them. I, for one, cannot.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose Swedish cranberry juice (lingondricka)as a non-alcoholic beverage, and a fine liquid medicine, Black Bush Irish Whiskey, for an evening tipple.
/ Karl
Whatever the trail provides, normally water and when the magic happens red wine.
ReplyDeleteDecide you must!
May the Kupilka be with me.
:)
I would love to carry one of these...
ReplyDeleteI would drink hot cocoa out of one.
I have an alcohol allergy (I guess) so I'll have to pass on that one.
Have to go with the essentials: a hot and sweet cup of tea and a shot of Mintuu ! :)
ReplyDeleteOk Jedi master, I'll bite. (or sip...)
ReplyDeleteMy non-alcoholic beverage of choice would be green tea. My alcoholic beverage of choice would probably be a nice single malt scotch... but I would be interested in trying out something unique from Finland...
Hi. I would drink a cup of K'inal coffee (which is the nonprofit coffee importing organization that I'm in, you can buy it in Finland as well from cafecaracol.org). And since I broke my coffee press on my last trip I would just cook the coffee directly in my pot over my bush buddy (or with the monatauk if it manages to arrive for testing :) :))
ReplyDeleteDarjeeling AM, Gin PM. Proper Britisher beverages.
ReplyDeleteWow. A lot of interest. Lately I'm in to Chai Lattes for non-alcoholic. For alcohol, an aged Bourbon (18+ years).
ReplyDeleteMy Kupilka would have tea in it. Black tea, like Yunnan or Assam. And at this time of the year, it'd serve me some mulled wine as well!
ReplyDeleteHi Hendrik
ReplyDeleteI would have a nice mint tea for the non alcoholic and a dark rum with decaf coffee before going to bed for an alcoholic tipple.
Want one want one want one!
Jedi Master Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteThe Kupilka appears to be a work of pure beauty, the force is strong with the creator. I would love to use it at the office to show the other gnomes what a true cup looks like, in addition to hiking with it.
My favorite drink would be a hot cup of Yerba Mate. If I still drank I would definitely think scotch would go nicely in there.
Blackgoat
Hello Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteI would like to drink Minttu from it which I will need to contact you about for a shipment.
Besides for Minttu I'd also like to brew several different teas using my MSR Mug Mate then consume from the Kupilka 21.
Oddly enough, I’d really like a chance to grab a Kupilka which only came to my world through this blog. Knowing that other countries still practice old traditions to this extent is not only nostalgic, but really quite a beautiful sentiment in the grand sense of keeping traditions alive and utilizing natural resources while in the wild.
ReplyDeleteAs a diabetic and someone likely annoying enough without alcohol, I don’t drink. So my uses would be for tea, soup, hot chocolate – and let’s face it, that righteously cool factor of running around with a wooden bowl. I’m sure there would be a good bit of dialogue and discussion about Finland which Americans could use the enlightenment.
Thanks for the opportunity.
Greetings, Hendrik.
ReplyDeleteI am also interessted in being a future owner of the UL-kuksa.
I would start with a cup of spring water, sip and whipe it out carefully and would refill it with a golden shining taste of the alps: SLYRS, a bavarian single malt whisky.
;)
First question is easy: Julmust, a traditional swedish winterseason/christmas beverage.
ReplyDeleteSecond question is a bit more tricky since my straight edge values in life (as well as lighthiking) doesn't make me very fond of carrying extra load in form of alcohol (even if it's lighter than water). But to answer the question I would guess that I'd have some 12y Ben Nevis Whiskey in a very small bottle that I could offer a fellow lighthiker to drink from my Kupilka.
Thanks for this fun raffle!
/Kalle
Hello Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteso I am also trying to use my Jedi force to get one of the Kupilka.
My non alcoholical drink will be Oolong tea with fresh ginger.
My alcoholical drink will be an Caol Ila Whisky at the campfire.
Terve UL Master Hendrik!
ReplyDeleteI've been your silent follower so far but now I have to raise my voice, and to tell that nothing suits better for this Kupilka than natural finnish spring water, or glögi with a drop of pure alcohol in it:)
Keep up the good work with this awesome blog!
-Antti
Greeting fellow liquid consumers,
ReplyDeleteWhen reading this post an old saying we have her came into my mind: "If sauna, tar or booze doesn't do the trick, we'll dig a grave". Guess where I am living?
As the tar is not as good as it smells I would drink hot water with honey and slices of ginger. Keeps you warm and healthy.
And for alcholic beverage I would choose water of life, more specially the peatiest one I've laid by lips on: Bruichladdich. I can imagine the peat and smoke slowly seeping deep into the wood and being able to taste them afterwards.
The non-alcoholic drink would be KA Sparkling Black Grape
ReplyDeleteThe alcoholic one would be a mulled wine made while spending the evening sitting in the tent.
My non-alcoholic beverage of choice would be Hershey's 'Goodnight Kisses' hot chocolate. It's expensive and somewhat hard to find where I live, so anytime I'm able to pick some up when traveling it's a real treat.
ReplyDeleteAs for my preferred adult beverage, I think I'd have a Starbuck's Via fortified with Irish Whiskey. Keeps you warm and alert;)
Hi Hendrik, oh 50th follower!! My non alco would be a nice cappucino (in the woods that would be instant naturally) and my alcohollic tiple would be a nice mulled (over a fire) wine...
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteAlways happy to meet somedy else I could be really pleased to share a glass with a U.l. backaper, a S.U.L. backpaker, and even with a heavy one (there also nice peoples too)
- my non-alcoholic beverage will be some snow melt down on a fire stove just before the sunup, when birds start to sing.
- my alcoholic beverage will be some hold Calvados made by my grand-father (last bottle… memory from past)
kippis :)
Horlicks and Rum and Coke. If you send one to me I will guide you up many fine Lakeland fells next year as a bribe:)
ReplyDeleteMm... no alcohol... mm... hard.
ReplyDeleteNjeh - definately a nice hot cup of Van Houten hot chocolate! (With additives or without - good anyways.)
For me a non alcoholic drink would have to be water of which we have plenty.
ReplyDeleteAlcoholic? 'Black Bush' Whiskey (with an 'e', Irish of course) Distilled in my home County.
Dark Coffee
ReplyDeleteWow those look great.
ReplyDeleteMy non alcoholic drink would be pine needle and rosehips tea with a spoon of honey.
in the morning, via italian roast coffee ( double pack...) and in the evening, earl grey tea.
ReplyDeleteHendrik,
ReplyDeleteI recommend original Chinese green -yoda- tea with a pinch of brown sugar and a slice of lemon.
My favorite alcoholic beverage would be a Suabian Red wine from the Bodensee region (Kupilka 21) or a shot Salmiakki Koskenkorva for the cold winter nights.
really liking your blog!
Thanks for the contest Hendrik.
ReplyDeleteMy non-alcoholic drink would be coffee (using locally roasted beans of course).
And my alcoholic drink would be my great uncle's homemade Merlot.
I do love my wooden kuksa over all, but too interested in the fabric of the kupilka to decline.
ReplyDeleteNonalcoholic brewery is of course Coffee, but then again I think the semi-organic material of the kupilka would suit cacao very good.
Alcoholic brewery of choice is then a good old scotch.
I see that you have come up with a great way to find more ideas for a "on-the-trail" book of Drinks.
ReplyDeleteIn my case, spring water would be great. As for "my drug of choice", that would be red or blue-green/oolong teas (all depends on the mood and what effect I would like to reach). :)
Master Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteMy padawan training in patience has apparently failed. That or I just knew that I would want more than one Kupilka...
Your generous offer of this raffle is much appreciated, and I especially thank you for bringing this product to our attention.
Please remove me from the raffle as I contacted Michael at Kupilka directly and placed an order.
:)
B
Fun contest!
ReplyDeleteFor social outings I would recommend a Whisky Mac. It's a simple drink made of whisky and ginger wine. 1:1 is a good place to start, adjust according to temperament. It's a versatile drink. Supposedly devised by one Colonel MacDonald in British India, it is appropriately refreshing in the warm but can also be heated to make a comforting hot toddy to fend off the cold.
For fast and light adventures alone or with like minded souls, I'd recommend lapsang souchong. It's a black tea that's been smoked over pine fires to give it its distinctive smoky taste. It can be bought in minimal fuss teabag form and asks neither for milk nor sugar. There's nothing like sitting around a campfire with friends but for those times when a fire is an inconvenience, it is consolation enough to see an evening in with a dark brew of lapsang souchong between one's hands and the heady smell of wood smoke rising from one's cup.
If should be so fortunate, I would only drink the natural spring water that seems to magically flow forth from the mountains here in North Carolina, unless of course I was sipping Moonshine, which by the way, also seems to magically flow forth from the mountains of North Carolina.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jack
kia ora Hendrik, the Kupilka 21 looks like a sweet vessel. and there would be nothing sweeter than filling it with some of natures finest h2o from a mountain stream here in New Zealand. except maybe a cold Montheiths Summer Ale, which would be my beverage of choice.
ReplyDeleteregards
brendan
Hendrik - following on from my Tolkeinesque comments on the previous post relating to Kupila.
ReplyDeleteCamomile tea for calm times at the the end of the day. A drink of mead (fermented honey with yeast) made since the medieval period - fitting for cups made by elves!
Mark
in the morning, via italian roast coffee ( double pack...) and in the evening, earl grey tea.
ReplyDeleteand i forgot to add, a finger or two of Lagavulin 16yr old if I'm lucky enough to have some to bring along...
It has to be snowing, and the beverage would be hot berry juice. Gucci UK
ReplyDeleteshall the Force be with me, I would drink hot red borsch and share some home-made salmiakki with my friends
ReplyDeleteYo Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteI would take it to the Tollwood festival in Munich and fill it with a good swallow of Feuerzangenbowle.
Cheers :)
Hi Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteHmmm, none alcoholic It’s a tough question, should it be the spring water straight from its source on ones favourite Alpine peak, or the hot chocolate whist sitting around the wood fired heater in the Hut just below ones favourite peak, I think the Hot chocolate wins.
But as for Alcoholic, it would have to be a good Apple cider, no matter where I was!
Thanks for the contest
Warren.
For non alcoholic it would have to be lemon and ginger tea with honey, very refreshing and no milk needed. And the only way to end the day is with a hot chocolate with rum and amaretto.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog.
Cheers
Jeff
Hi, I would drink fresh water from a stream in the Swedish mountain looking over the wast scenery, as for the other, a good scotch with a couple of drops of water
ReplyDeleteIn the morning the ideal would be freshly ground coffee (dark roast) the reality would be Starbucks Via Italian Roast. For the evening after a refreshing cup of green tea it would have to be a single malt, such as Caol Ila, though a mintu flavoured hot chocolate will always be tempting.
ReplyDeleteCoffee and whisky. Obviously.
ReplyDeleteI suppose my choices would be tea in the bush (something not too fancy, Twinings’ Prince of Wales perhaps) and later, to celebrate returning to civilization, dark rum (Negrita Spice or maybe Captain Morgan).
ReplyDeleteI'd be stupid enough to drink a Tangawizi from it, I think the contrast would be lovely.
ReplyDeleteAs for the alcoholic drink that would be warm wine (vin brulè) while listening to some odd neo folk pagan song.
Cheers mate will btw I'll but a Hubba HP because of you MSR should send you a check!
A nice green tea by the fire and a little shot of jagermeister before bed:P
ReplyDeleteTea, maybe Earl Grey for non alcoholic and Islay single malt whisky, Ardbeg ten maybe for alchoholic
ReplyDeleteI like my Via in the morning.
ReplyDeleteA warm Earl Grey before dinner and an old whisky from Islay after dinner.
birch sap i'd say for non-alcoholic
ReplyDeleteAnd some Amsterdamse moutwijn by Van Wees for the alholic beverage of choice. The dutch tradition of filling the glass to and over the rim though might make for a very good night's rest in case of the kupilka :)
Eric
I can't believe I missed this...
ReplyDeleteDamn. Too late. And I couldn't find any in Rovaniemi!
ReplyDeleteDamn. Too late. And I couldn't find any in Rovaniemi!
ReplyDeleteYo Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteI would take it to the Tollwood festival in Munich and fill it with a good swallow of Feuerzangenbowle.
Cheers :)
I suppose my choices would be tea in the bush (something not too fancy, Twinings’ Prince of Wales perhaps) and later, to celebrate returning to civilization, dark rum (Negrita Spice or maybe Captain Morgan).
ReplyDeletekia ora Hendrik, the Kupilka 21 looks like a sweet vessel. and there would be nothing sweeter than filling it with some of natures finest h2o from a mountain stream here in New Zealand. except maybe a cold Montheiths Summer Ale, which would be my beverage of choice.
ReplyDeleteregards
brendan
I do love my wooden kuksa over all, but too interested in the fabric of the kupilka to decline.
ReplyDeleteNonalcoholic brewery is of course Coffee, but then again I think the semi-organic material of the kupilka would suit cacao very good.
Alcoholic brewery of choice is then a good old scotch.
in the morning, via italian roast coffee ( double pack...) and in the evening, earl grey tea.
ReplyDeleteGreeting fellow liquid consumers,
ReplyDeleteWhen reading this post an old saying we have her came into my mind: "If sauna, tar or booze doesn't do the trick, we'll dig a grave". Guess where I am living?
As the tar is not as good as it smells I would drink hot water with honey and slices of ginger. Keeps you warm and healthy.
And for alcholic beverage I would choose water of life, more specially the peatiest one I've laid by lips on: Bruichladdich. I can imagine the peat and smoke slowly seeping deep into the wood and being able to taste them afterwards.
Terve UL Master Hendrik!
ReplyDeleteI've been your silent follower so far but now I have to raise my voice, and to tell that nothing suits better for this Kupilka than natural finnish spring water, or glögi with a drop of pure alcohol in it:)
Keep up the good work with this awesome blog!
-Antti
Hello Hendrik,
ReplyDeleteI would like to drink Minttu from it which I will need to contact you about for a shipment.
Besides for Minttu I'd also like to brew several different teas using my MSR Mug Mate then consume from the Kupilka 21.
Darjeeling AM, Gin PM. Proper Britisher beverages.
ReplyDelete