Lütt un Lütt
Lütt un Lütt ( Low German for 'small and small') is a North German drink in which the two components of Köm and beer are mixed together during the drinking process.
Origin and Distribution
Lütt un Lütt, i.e. caraway and beer, is served in two small glasses that are otherwise not used in restaurants, namely 10 cl beer and 1 cl caraway. The drink probably originated in the port of Hamburg and was a popular drink at the end of the shift for port workers . Every pub at the port, but also almost all in the rest of the city, offered Lütt un Lütt. At the time, the price was always below that of a normal glass of beer. Variants are also available in other cities under a similar name. Instead of Köm (caraway), grain brandy is usually served . In northern Germany nowadays, when ordering “Lütt un Lütt”, a small beer (0.2 or 0.3 liter pilsner) and a grain (2 cl, 32% alcohol by volume) are often served and then drunk separately.
Way of drinking
Lütt un Lütt is drunk with one hand from the two glasses at the same time - similar to Lüttje Lage. The small beer glass is held with the thumb and little finger. The small shot glass is held with the middle and ring finger over the beer glass so that when you drink the grain first runs into the beer and then together with it into your mouth.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lütt und Lütt is mentioned as a drink in dockworkers' bars in the article by Max Rieck: Rheder, Stauer and Schauermann in Die Zukunft , Volume 5, 1897, No. 18, p. 557