Bornholm is a rocky island where the sea, the granite and the northern light find their way into everything distilled there. This tasting box gathers eight of Bornholm Spirits' most characterful bottles in miniature — from a rich coffee liqueur to a spiced chili schnapps and a crisp gin. One island, eight glasses.
Expert's Description
Bornholm Spirits Tasting Box No. 2 is a gift box containing eight 5 cl miniature bottles of schnapps, dram, coffee liqueur and gin from the Danish producer Bornholm Spirits, with ABV ranging from 18% to 40%.
The brand is run by three friends who bought Den Bornholmske Spritfabrik in Nexø in 2021 and carried on the factory's craft, which stretches back more than a century. Spirit production on Bornholm dates back to 1855, when a steam distillery in Hasle first made aquavit on the island. Today, Bornholm Spirits' range holds more than 30 organic products, and the tasting box has become one of the easiest ways to meet all of them at once.
The box holds Special Edition 1 – Rhubarb & Star Anise, a light, summery schnapps created with chef Casper Sobczyk. Alongside it sits Brew Coffee Liqueur, a full-bodied liqueur with notes of rum and vanilla, and Bornholmer Sevablødda, a cherry dram made from an old 1908 recipe. No. 3 Fig Schnapps and No. 8 Chili & Honey bring the spicier side of the range, while the final three bottles — Gin Bornholm Sunset, Gin Bornholm Cucumber & Lemon and Gin Bornholm Berries Gin Liqueur — carry the tasting into gin territory.
All eight products are organic and made with Bornholm's own water, drawn from bedrock that has settled for billions of years. The box comes with a cocktail card, pairing each bottle with its own drink recipe.
Tasting Notes
Nose
The aromas cover a lot of ground here — roasted coffee and brown sugar in Brew, tart cherries with a whisper of clove in Sevablødda, and rhubarb with sweet star anise in Special Edition 1. The gins bring cucumber, citrus and fresh berries.
Palate
On the palate the box swings between sweet and spiced: the roundness of honey in No. 8, the silky sweetness of fig in No. 3, and a gentle burn of chili that ties it all together. The gins are drier and fresher, with a clear juniper backbone.
Finish
The finish shifts from bottle to bottle — soft and creamy on the coffee liqueur, a light spiced bite on the schnapps, and a clean, refreshing close on the gins.
Specifications
Name: Bornholm Spirits Tasting Box No. 2
Distillery: Bornholm Spirits
Region/Country: Bornholm, Denmark
Type: Spirits Tasting Box (Schnapps, Dram, Coffee Liqueur, Gin)
Size: 8 x 5 CL
ABV: 18-40% (varies by bottle)
Edition: Tasting Box No. 2
EAN no.: 5703397003153
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed individually at room temperature, though it also works well in cocktails — the box comes with a cocktail card featuring a recipe for each bottle.
Flavour Profile
Spiced · Fruity · Sweet · Coffee · Citrus
Did You Know?
Bornholm Spirits started as a private hobby: three friends spent years perfecting their own chili schnapps in the kitchen long before it went into production in 2015 and later became No. 8 Chili & Honey.
