Bivrost Yggdrasil 2025

Time to mix it up. How about Norwegian whisky? From the northernmost distillery in the world, in fact, at 69.39°N. Arctic whisky. Aurora Spirit distillery sits beneath the Lyngen Alps and produces spirits under the name Bivrost, literally meaning ‘shaking road’ in ancient Norse. It’s the Viking term for the Northern Lights, the magical path between earth and Åsgård. Cool, right? Yggdrasil is their ‘core whisky’ but it’s released annually.

Distilled between 2018 and 2021, during which time they were working with a local brewery (mashing is now in-house), this release used Pilsener Malt (Planet and Popino Nordic barley) as well as some heavily peated malt. Lager and Old English ale yeasts are used, as well as glacial meltwater. It was matured in oloroso sherry seasoned and in-house charred casks. In a Viking longhouse. With average temperatures of 0.6°C!