Floki Young Malt - Sheep Dung Smoked Reserve - 700ml

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 47% | Chill filtration: Yes | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Flóki Young Malt Sheep Dung Smoked Reserve owes its distinctive smoky character to a traditional Icelandic method: the barley is smoked over sheep dung. For centuries, this fuel was used in Iceland for heating and preserving food, and it is still used to prepare traditional dishes today. Eimverk applies this practice to a malt made from 100% Icelandic barley.

The spirit matured in a virgin oak cask, meaning a new oak cask with no previous contents. For this single-cask release, the Young Malt from cask 51 was bottled in 2023 at 47%, with 0.7 litres in each bottle. Smoke, herbs and toasted oak shape its character, while honey and caramel provide sweet accents.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The Young Malt initially reveals aromas of thyme, chamomile tea with plenty of honey, and sticky tobacco. These impressions give way to intensely spicy smoke, softwood and a little caramel.
• Palate: On the palate, bold smoke combines with soup seasoning, herbal sweets, liquorice and anise pastries. Bitter baking cocoa, toasted oak and peppery accents round out the flavours.
• Finish: Smoke, herbs and roasted notes linger through the medium-length finish.

Distillery/Bottler:

Eimverk Distillery is a family business in Garðabær, near Reykjavík. Since its foundation in 2009, it has focused on spirits made from local ingredients. To develop Flóki, the team carried out a total of 163 trial distillations and maturation tests over four years. Alongside Flóki, Eimverk produces Vor gin and Víti Brennivín.

Eimverk grows its own barley and also designs and builds its own pot stills. The Icelandic barley it uses is adapted to the short, intense summer. With its purpose-built distilling equipment, the distillery brings out the flavour of this grain; new American oak casks form part of its maturation practice.

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