“I thought this thread was going to be more about the history of alcoholic Beverages” - Sorry to disappoint you, bro. Come visit my frigid Viking nation any day and I’ll make it up to you!
No worries! I've got pictures of the log house that my Swedish great-grandfather lived in before coming to the States. It looks like the wind would blow right through it. You'd need a lot of booze to stay warm in a place like that... or at least to dull the pain from all the frostbite.