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Aalborg Taffel Akvavit

alc./vol:
42%

Proof:
84°

Vintage:
Non-vintage

Aged:
Unaged

Product of: Product of Denmark 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.

Further product information

Barcode UPC: 5 700359 327012
Bottle Size: 700 ml
Closure: Screw / Stelvin cap

More about Aalborg Taffel Akvavit

Produced by Danish Distillers (Aalborg)

Pernod sold the Aalborg production plant to Arcus-Gruppen in July 2012 as part of a EUR103m (US$125.6m) deal.

Owned by Arcus-Gruppen AS

16 Haslevangen, PB 6764 Rodeløkka, Oslo, N-0503, Norway
Click to see other products by Arcus-Gruppen AS

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