Nordic Whisky #277 - Bivrost Muspelheim - The Peated One

Bivrost Muspelheim - The Peated One, 3 YO, 46 %

This is the third release from the world’s northern most whisky distillery, Aurora Spirit in Norway.

Here is the official product info for the Bivrost Muspelheim - The Peated One:

YEAST: Brewers yeast. Saccharomyces eubayanus, Lager yeast.

MALT: Pilsener Malt and Scottish peated malt, 55 ppm.

WATER: Water sourced from Elvejordvannet, which receives melted glacier water from the Lyngen alpine range.

DISTILLED: Triple distilled in 2017, 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: Muspelheim is a marriage of our standard and peated Whisky. The casks we used for this “world” was ex Islay barrels (200 l), ex Bourbon quarter casks and some smaller Octave casks.

The Bivrost Muspelheim - The Peated One is sadly already sold out.

Nose: Peat smoke, driftwood bonfire and young malt. Vanilla and increasingly sweet smoke. Hints of green apple and pear in the background. Fairly “simple” in style, but what it does it does well.

Taste: Medium body and medium sweetness. Peppery ashes, creamy vanilla, and rich wood smoke. Ginger and hints of cinnamon. Mild fruitiness.

Finish: Medium long finish. Surprisingly spicy on the finish. Lovely peppery peat and sweet smoke. Vanilla and soft fruitiness. Dry in the end.

Comment: Comes across as a young Islay malt and that’s not bad at all. The best from Aurora Spirit / Bivrost so far!

Score 85/100

Sláinte!
-Thomas