Aalborg Taffel Akvavit

Product of: Denmark

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This crystal-clear Akvavit, the best-selling of the Aalborg range, is flavoured with caraway. The Danish poet Jørgen Vibe once wrote, ‘Aalborg Taffel lights the fires of delight. And keeps our spirits burning bright.’ ‘Taffel’, romantically enough, translates literally as ‘table’.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 26/01/2016

Appearance:

Clear, transparent.

Aroma:

Caraway and very faint aniseed.

Taste:

Subtly flavoured with caraway supported by lemon, aniseed and black pepper. Opens up with a hint of liquorice and fennel.

Aftertaste:

Lingering caraway and black pepper spice with faint lemon zest.

Overall:

Caraway leads this lightly spicy clear Danish akvavit with lemon, aniseed, fennel and liquorice.