At 69 degrees north the Lyngen Alps throw their shadow over a distillery that has grown used to working in the dark. In winter the northern lights stand above the roof for hours. Bivrost takes its name from that very bridge, the one that in Norse mythology connects the world of men with the world of the gods.
Expert description
Bivrost Norsk Arctic Vodka is a Norwegian Vodka from Aurora Spirit Distillery, distilled from Arctic barley and bottled at 40%.
Aurora Spirit Distillery sits in Lyngen in northern Norway, well above the Arctic Circle, and calls itself the world's northernmost distillery. The water comes from the glaciers of the Lyngen Alps: meltwater from ice that froze more than 5,000 years ago and has lain untouched in the mountain ever since. It is filtered, and otherwise handled as little as possible.
Distillation runs through the full column, 15 plates and a five metre tower, where the spirit is cleaned again and again before it is cut with the glacier water. The result is a vodka without sharp edges, but it has not been polished into nothing. A soft grain character from the barley remains, the kind most heavily distilled vodkas strip away completely.
Tasting notes
Nose
Clean and cool. A lightly sweet grain note, a suggestion of vanilla and something mineral, close to wet stone.
Palate
Soft and almost oily in the mouth. The barley shows up as a mild sweetness, followed by a touch of white pepper.
Finish
Short and clean. The sweetness drops away quickly and leaves a cool, mineral impression behind.
Specifications
Name: Bivrost Arctic Vodka
Distillery: Aurora Spirit Distillery
Region/Country: Lyngen, Arctic Norway
Type: Norwegian Vodka
ABV: 40%
Size: 50 CL
Distillation method: Column distilled
EAN no.: 709004060020
Serving suggestion: Ice cold from the freezer in a small glass, or in a Martini where the grain sweetness has room to show.
Flavour profile
Clean · Soft · Mineral · Lightly grain sweet
Did you know?
Bivrost is the rainbow bridge of Norse mythology, the road between the world of men and the world of the gods. The distillery's whisky range is called Nine Worlds after the nine realms of that same mythology, and every release is named after one of them.
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