AN OLD CHRISTMAS TRADITION - AND A NEW ONE
Aalborg Jule Akvavit rests on ancient artisanal principles. This is why it has its high strength, high cumin content and rustic taste. The recipe has remained the same since its launch in December 1982, but the bottle and packaging have varied from Christmas to Christmas. The alcohol percentage is high and is exactly 47.4% vol. This corresponds to 8 degrees spendrup, which was the measuring unit for alcohol at the end of the 1800s.
Taste and aroma:
Aalborg Jule Akvavit is made from distillate of caraway and dill seeds and coriander. It has a robust character of cumin in aroma and taste with a fine aftertaste of orange, almond and coriander. A taste and quality that impressed at the International Spirits Challenge, where Aalborg Jule Akvavit received the highest award.
Art on the bottle:
Aalborg Jule Akvavit is a Danish Christmas tradition in itself. Therefore, of course, we do not change what is inside. On the contrary, we vary what is outside from year to year. To dress up the bottle and packaging in 2017, the choice has fallen on 'the uncrowned graffiti king of North Jutland' - the internationally recognized illustrator and street artist, Lars Pank. He has for a number of years dressed up Aalborg festively with colorful walls and house walls, and this year Jule Akvavitten has received the same loving treatment.
The food that goes with:
It is suitable for virtually all traditional Danish Christmas food, from marinated herring and salmon to roast pork, liver pâté and meatballs with sour. And then it is excellent for treating a Christmas mulled wine.