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Bivrost Helheim Sixth Release 50cl / Bottle #013

Lot: 6164713

Bivrost Helheim Sixth Release 50cl / Bottle #013

Winning Bid: £349

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Aurora Spirit
Vintage: 
See Lot Description
Region: 
Norway
Bottler: 
Officla
Cask Type: 
ex-Bourbon Charred Quarter
Bottled Strength: 
46%
Bottle Size: 
50cl & Sample
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Bivrost Helheim Sixth Release 50cl / Bottle #013

Several distilleries over the years have laid claim to the accolade of the world's most northerly whisky producer, the current flag-bearer, and likely the last is the Aurora Spirit distillery. It is located far within the Arctic Circle, not far from the town of Lyngseidet in Norway. Surrounded by the Lyngen Alps, nearby fjords and with views of the the arctic wilderness and Northern Lights, the setting is truly stunning. As if the environs were not enough, the workings of the distillery are no less intriguing. It was built within a disused NATO Cold War base, and the maturation of its whisky takes place within its network of underground tunnels.

The distillery's spirits are bottled under the Bivrost brand, and Whisky Auctioneer is delighted to again bring to auction the first 20 numbered bottlings in what is their sixth release of arctic single malt. The distillery plans to launch its first permanent Bivrost range in 2025, and until then will launch a series of limited editions, two per year as part of a collectible series based on the nine worlds of Norse mythology. 

The first through fifth release were Niflheim, Nidavellier, Muspelheim, Jotunheim and Asgard respectively. Helheim is the sixth release and is comprised from whisky distilled in 2018 and 2019.

Helheim has been distilled using a wash of pilsner malt, made from Planet and Popino Nordic barley, and created with water sourced from the distillery's local spring, which receives melted glacier water from the Lyngen alpine range. The spirit was distilled in Aurora Spirit's bespoke copper pot and column still, which produces a new make spirit of 75% ABV after 8 to 10 hours. Finally, the maturation takes place in Crocodile charred, ex-Bourbon quarter casks which were first filled in 2001.

Bottles number 1 through 20 of a total of 3,389 are being offered exclusively through our November 2022 Auction. These first twenty bottled, as usual, are exclusively presented in wooden display boxes, hand-crafted at the distillery.

A sample bottle is also included.

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