Bivrost Idunn Whisky 50% abv

The cask recipe combines California red wine, Tinto, Muscat, Premier Cru Bordeaux and Sauternes, alongside a smaller mezcal component. California red wine brings blackberry and plum, with Tinto adding further red and dark fruit. The name honours Idunn, the Norse goddess of youth and renewal, whose golden apples kept the gods young. Wife of the poet-god Bragi, she was abducted by the giant Thjazi, leaving the gods to age until Loki returned her to Asgard. Her association with fruit makes her a fitting namesake for this particular cask selection. Norwegian artist and tattooist Jannicke Wiese-Hansen created the artwork, depicting Idunn with a basket of golden apples in her distinctive woodcarving-inspired style.

Nose

Honey, dried apricots and ripe stone fruit, layered with raisins, orange peel and sweet grapes. Floral notes and gentle baking spices emerge alongside vanilla, toasted oak and a subtle touch of smoky agave.

Palate

Sweet wine-soaked fruit, apricot, golden raisins and ripe peach. Honey, candied citrus and warming spice are complemented by soft oak, vanilla and delicate earthy smokiness from the mezcal casks.

Finish

A faint smoky, vinous character carries through the final stages among sweet fruit, gentle spice and toasted oak.