Aurora Spirit Distillery in Norway sits above the Arctic Circle and lays declare to being the northermost distillery on the earth. The corporate makes a variety of spirits together with whiskey, gin, and vodka, however once you’re this near Santa, what you wish to drink is aquavit, the long-lasting tipple of Scandinavia.
Bivrost Cask Aquavit is a conventional expression of the spirit, created from a base of potato distillate, with conventional herbs and spices added. It’s aged in sherry casks in Aurora’s underground storage vaults which have been beforehand a part of a community of tunnels in a Chilly Warfare NATO base.
Whereas Aurora says it is a medium- to full-bodied aquavit, I discover it fairly mild on its toes, with a delicate cereal high quality that lets traditional notes of dill and caraway waft from the glass. Once more, fairly light on the palate, there’s a light-weight sweetness right here that offers the aquavit a pastry-like high quality with almond overtones alongside the distinguished herbaceousness. Notes of fennel construct on the end — nonetheless somewhat delicate — with components of coconut late within the sport. Aquavit generally is a divisive expertise, however this one is definitely refreshing.
80 proof.
A- / $40 (500ml) / bivrost.com
Bivrost Cask Aquavit
$40
