In Norse mythology Fenrir the wolf lies bound until the world ends. In Kolding the name has landed on a bottle. Behind it stand two hand-beaten copper pot stills of 500 litres and a distillery that has never been in a hurry to grow large.
Expert description
Trolden Fenris Vodka is a Danish Vodka from Trolden in Kolding, triple distilled in pot stills and bottled at 37.5%.
Trolden started as a brewery in Kolding in 2005 and let the distillery follow later. There is no production line and no off-the-shelf answers; the stills are small enough for one person to watch a whole run. That naturally caps how much can leave the building, but that is also the entire point.
Choosing a pot still over a column is what decides how Fenris tastes. A column scrubs the spirit again and again until little more than alcohol and water remains. A pot still lets more of the raw material come across. So there is still malted sweetness and a lightly oily weight in the glass, where many other vodkas have been polished flat.
Tasting notes
Nose
Mild and held back. A soft sweetness with something plum-like about it, and a dry grain note behind.
Palate
Round and almost oily in the mouth. Malted sweetness fills the middle before a light peppery warmth arrives.
Finish
Short to medium. The sweetness pulls away and a dry, grainy trace is left behind.
Specifications
Name: Trolden Fenris Vodka
Distillery: Trolden
Region/Country: Kolding, Denmark
Type: Danish Vodka
ABV: 37.5%
Size: 50 CL
Distillation method: Triple distilled in pot stills
EAN no.: 5704021010059
Serving suggestion: Fridge cold in a small glass, or in a Vodka Martini where the malt sweetness gets room to spread.
Flavour profile
Round · Malty · Oily · Mild
Did you know?
Fenris also exists in a cocoa and orange version. Same spirit, same stills, but a flavouring that pulls the vodka towards the dessert glass rather than the freezer.
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