• Distilled Spirit Specialty

  Caraway-Flavored Scandinavian Spirit

  Posted by sator square distillery on September 17, 2019 at 11:33 pm

  I understand that aquavit is traditionally made using a neutral that originates from either rye or potatoes. It is then infused with a predominate flavor of caraway and sometimes dill, among other botanicals. Often barrel aged, sometimes not.

  To those that make or enjoy aquavit, would it be off-putting to see used a neutral derived from a source other than rye or potatoes? TIA.

  sator square distillery replied 5 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  ezdrinking

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  September 18, 2019 at 4:44 pm

  I don’t think there is an issue for you to use a different neutral base. The base will impact the mouthfeel of the spirit so depending on how you want to support the botanicals, you could go a number of ways.

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  sator square distillery

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  November 25, 2019 at 8:47 pm

  Thanks for the input. Here’s the final product. So far it’s going over very well.

  

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  bluestar

  Member

  November 25, 2019 at 11:42 pm

  You can use almost any neutral or schnapp, but traditional is rye for Sweden, potato for Norway, other northern countries might use other grains as well. But grain or potato, so I would avoid neutral from cane, grape, etc.

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  sator square distillery

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  May 22, 2024 at 1:45 pm

  Greetings- I thought it might be fun to circle back to report my Aquavit just scored a double gold at this years SFWSC, finalist for best in class. I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback from N. European customers who are familiar with aquavit, so I’m happy to produce something well received. Cheers and all the best to everyone working hard out there.

  

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