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 smooth Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit gets its name The akvavit is distilled in strength of 41,5% vol. and spicy Finnish premium akvavit. Its full from Helsinki, known as Helsingfors in for a smooth and pleasant sipping. taste and beautiful golden colour comes from Swedish, and its Kalasatama district, maturation in French oak casks. Fiskehamnen in Swedish, where the akvavit Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit comes in a is distilled and bottled by hand. As a sign of handsome half litre glass bottle with a cork Aromatic Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit quality every bottle is numbered and comes stopper. is the only Finnish akvavit on the market. with a signature of our Master Distiller Mikko It is made with superb Finnish caraway, spicy Mykkänen. fennel and dill seeds, and fresh lemon peel. Helsingfors Fiskehamns Akvavit is the perfect The botanicals are infused in Finnish grain schnapps for a seafood dinner or crayfish spirit before distillation in a copper still. party – or drink one with an open top herring Part of the akvavit is matured in French oak sandwich, delicious! It is best chilled to fridge casks for 12 weeks, and then blended with temperature, which brings its aromas to the fresh clear akvavit. That’s how it gets its fore. It is also wonderful as a digestive after uniquely smooth and refreshing taste. dinner, chased with a beer or as an 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 Distilling Company, the first distillery in Helsinki for over a century. The company also distils premium gin, whiskey and other spirits from the best local ingredients. These fine spirits are produced by Master Distiller Mikko Mykkänen, along with Kai Kilpinen and Séamus Holohan. 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 check out our website at hdco.fi facebook.com/helsinkidistillingcompany @HelsinkiDistill @helsinkidistilling.