NOSE
Cinnamon and vanilla, with tropical fruit notes and honey.
PALATE
Vanilla and tropical fruits, with a clear influence of cinnamon and other spices.
FINISH
Pleasant, spicy finish.
CONTENT
ABV: 46 %
VOL: 50 CL
FLAVOUR
A sweet and pleasant Whisky, very suitable as a first introduction to Whisky.
ENJOY WITH
Friends, yourself, a drop of water or however you like your Whisky.
MYTHOLOGY
Vanaheim is the home of the Vanir, a group of gods associated with fertility, wisdom, and the ability to see the future.
The god Njord was raised in Vanaheim. He ruled the movements of the winds, having the ability to calm both sea and fire, and the Vikings prayed to him before sea voyages and fishing.
Njord is the father of the gods Freyr and Freya. Freyr is the god of peace and pleasure, while Freya is the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. In viking times the bears were considered as children of the Vanir.
Bivrost® Vanaheim is the seventh whisky in the “nine worlds of Norse mythology” series.
CREATION
Bivrost® Vanaheim Single Malt Whisky is handcrafted at the worlds northernmost distillery in Arctic Norway, at 69 °N. The malt is made from Nordic barley, distilled in our hi-tech still and diluted with glacial meltwater. This is a fusion of modern distilling technology and tradition.
The Whisky has been matured in carefully selected ex-Bourbon casks and then finished in Teak casks. It was allowed to mature in an old, underground NATO storage, as well as a modern viking longhouse. The temperature variations are vast, with an average, yearly temperature of only 0,6 °C.
YEAST: Brewers yeast. Saccharomyces eubayanus, Lager yeast.
MALT: Pilsener Malt, made from Planet and Popino Nordic barley.
WATER: Water sourced from Elvejordvannet, which receives melted glacier water from the Lyngen alpine range.
DISTILLED: Distilled in 2018 / 2019, with two active plates in our copper pot/column still. Average distillation time ranges between 8 – 10 hours, average strength heart collected of undiluted new make is around ~75%abv.
CASK HANDLING: Vanaheim is matured ex-Bourbon casks (200 l.) and then finished in Teak casks (240 l). Teak cask finishing is extremely rare, and actually not allowed in Scotland.
WHEN AND WHERE TO BUY VANAHEIM???
SALES SCHEDULE:
Official Release is set to May 03. – 2023. Please check below for more info on the different regions.
Bottle nr 1 – 20 will go on auction at www.whiskyauctioneer.com in APRIL. It’s an open online auction, anyone in the world can bid!
RELEASE 03. MAY:
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NORWAY: Sales through Vinmonopolet.
GERMANY: Sales through www.bivrost.de
GERMANY: Sales through www.spirits-of-scandinavia.de
NETHERLAND: Sales through www.musthavemalts.com
TAXFREE – OSLO, BERGEN, TRONDHEIM (Limited stock)
TAXFREE – Tromsø (Limited Stock)
NORDPOLET – Svalbard (Limited stock)
LATER RELEASES (More info will come):
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UK: secretbottleshop.co.uk (Saxtys) – 8. june
UK: https://www.drinksupermarket.com/ – 8. june
UK: Andwells Brewery – 8. june
UK (Front Door Delivery): https://frontdoordelivery.co.uk/ – 8. june
SWEDEN: Sales through Systembolaget – RELEASE DATE: 10. AUGUST
DENMARK: Sales through www.whisky.dk –
JAPAN: Sales through https://www.kingsbarrel.shop/
AUSTRIA: Sales through www.weisshaus.at
CZECH REPUBLIC: Sales through bivrost.cz
MONACO: Sales through www.maisondelgusto.com
SPAIN: Sales through https://hisumer.com/
FINLAND: (Not clear)
Colour: Pale gold
Nose: Cinnamon and vanilla, with tropical fruit notes and honey.
Palate: Vanilla and tropical fruits, with a clear influence of cinnamon and other spices..
Finish:Pleasant, spicy finish.
Overall: A sweet and pleasant Whisky, very suitable as a first introduction to Whisky
