Talk:Espresso and tonic

A fact from Espresso and tonic appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 December 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that even though espresso is Italian, espresso and tonic (pictured) originated in Scandinavia?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 20:49, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Espresso and tonic

... that even though espresso is Italian, espresso and tonic originated in Scandinavia? Source: "It should come as no surprise that this inventive drink comes from Scandinavia, one of the envelope-pushing regions of the coffee-drinking world: It is said that the drink was originally mixed in Oslo in 2007 by a barista colleague of Anne Lunell and Charles Nystrand." https://www.drinktrade.com/blog/education/what-is-espresso-tonic
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mathias Nordvig
- Comment: Other images available in Category:Espresso and tonic

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 13:32, 19 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Espresso and tonic; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article moved from draft on 19 November and nominated on the same day, also just long enough at 1505 characters. The article is in good shape and the hook is catchy enough. Image license is good and its appearance is clear. QPQ done. My big concern is with the reliability of the source. It appears to me that it is a blog article on a coffee seller website; in my opinion, a DYK hook should probably be sourced more concretely. Is there a justification for this source, or perhaps an alternate reference that could be used? The quote given also does not state that espresso is Italian, and Italy is not mentioned in the article. Fritzmann (message me) 15:08, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment you're totally right - I was in such a rush to do the nomination, I forgot the basic rules. I'll work on an ALT this week Lajmmoore (talk) 23:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Fritzmann: so I've added references to the origins of both espresso and tonic water to the article. The New York Times article also describes the drink originating in Scandinavia. Perhaps I should have used the NYT for the hook nomination, but I thought the blog more detailed and it's author - Ever Meister - is described as a coffee journalist by the NYT, so they seemed an author to trust. Hope this is helpful, let me know if you would like to see further changes Lajmmoore (talk) 23:54, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - looks all good to me! Thanks for the article and hook! Fritzmann (message me) 17:37, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Readding tick, as the above does not seem to have worked. Z1720 (talk) 03:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]