Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit
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HELSINGFORS FISKEHAMNS AKVAVIT Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit is a smooth and spicy Finnish premium akvavit. Its full taste and beautiful golden colour comes from maturation in French oak casks. 50 cl — 41,5% vol HELSINGFORS 50 cl FISKEHAMNS 41,5% vol AKVAVIT Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit is a Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit gets its The akvavit is bottled in strength of 41,5% smooth and spicy Finnish premium name from Helsinki, known as Helsingfors vol. akvavit. Its full taste and beautiful golden in Swedish, and its Kalasatama district, colour comes from maturation in oak Fiskehamnen in Swedish, where the Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit comes in a casks. akvavit is distilled and bottled by hand. As half litre glass bottle with a cork stopper. a sign of quality every bottle is numbered Aromatic Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit and comes with a signature of our Master is the only Finnish akvavit on the market. Distiller Mikko Mykkänen. It is made with superb Finnish caraway, spicy fennel and dill seeds, and fresh Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit is the per- lemon peel. fect schnapps for a seafood dinner or cray- fish party – or with an open top herring The botanicals are infused in Finnish grain sandwich. It is best served chilled to fridge spirit before distillation in a copper still. temperature, which brings its aromas to After distillation akvavit is matured in oak the fore. It is also wonderful as a digestive casks for 12 to 18 weeks. That’s how it gets after dinner, chased with a beer or as an its uniquely smooth taste. ingredient in exciting cocktails. DID YOU KNOW? Finland is the world’s leading producer of caraway, also known as Persian cumin (Carum carvi). Finland produces some of the highest quality caraway thanks to the sunny growing season. Long Finnish summer days imbue caraway with an abundance of essential oils, which make for a supremely aromatic flavour that can also be found in Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit. Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit is distilled and bottled by hand by The Helsinki Distill- ing Company, the first distillery in Helsinki for over a century. The company also distils rye whiskey, premium gin, and other spirits from the best local ingredients. These fine spirits are produced by Master Distiller Mikko Mykkänen and Master Blender Kai Kilpinen. The distillery is located in Teurastamo, the former abattoir and now the food culture heart of Helsinki. for further information please contact us at [email protected] or +358 20 719 1460 hdco.fi /helsinkidistillingcompany helsinki distilling co @helsinkidistilling.