# Long Drink (Lonkero)

> <p><strong>What's in it:</strong> Gin and grapefruit soda, pre-mixed and sold in cans. Originally invented as a fast-service cocktail.<br><strong>Where it's from:</strong> Invented for the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics by Alko (the Finnish state alcohol company), so foreign tourists could be served quickly. Still the most popular bottled cocktail in Finland.<br><strong>When to drink it:</strong> All summer. Especially at a Finnish lakeside cabin, ideally with a sauna 50 metres away.<br><strong>The case:</strong> It's a national drink that was originally a logistics solution. That's a uniquely Finnish thing to be proud of.</p>

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