Snaps is the spirit traditionally served in small glasses at Swedish Midsummer celebrations.
Swedish snaps is usually a clear, strongly flavored spirit, often based on aquavit or vodka and infused with herbs and spices such as caraway, dill, or fennel. It is served chilled in small glasses alongside festive food.
At a Midsummer meal, guests may sing short drinking songs called snapsvisor before taking a sip. Pickled herring, new potatoes, sour cream, chives, and strawberries are also common parts of the spread.
Aquavit is a type of spirit that may be used for snaps, so the terms are related but not identical. Glögg is a warm spiced drink associated mainly with Christmas, not Swedish Midsummer.