Bivrost Vanaheim

Bivrost Vanaheim

Official bottling
Single malt - Nord-Norge
Silvery gold 
46% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peaches, white wine, creme de marron, apple juice, raisins, cloves, hints of lychees. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, astringent, tingly, cool. 
Tasting:  Sour sweet. Leather, oak chips, weetabix, butterscotch, creme de marron, cloves, lychees, hints of tyre rubber. 
Finish: Long. Hay, raisins, oak chips, cloves, creme de marron. 

Comments: 

Teak casked whisky. It’s chestnutty and woody, with a big wheaty cereal spine. Quite delicious for a world whisky, unusual and interesting. New year, new distillery, new wood finish. 

Verdict:

I like this a lot. 

Myken 4yo 2017/2021

Myken 4yo 2017/2021

Nordic Casks #1, Berry Bros & Rudd
Single malt - Nord-Norge
Straw 
61.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Greengages, lemon zest, sea salt, peat, hints of vanilla, hints of cooked rice. With water, lemon zest, ginseng, cooked rice, greengages. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, expands, loosens, mouth coating. 
Tasting:  Bitter sour. Peat, lemon zest, fresh cut grass, sea salt, vanilla, hints of smoke. With water, lemon zest, lime zest, ginseng, peat, hints of smoke. 
Finish: Long. Sea salt, vanilla, lemon zest, wood ash, hints of smoke. 

Comments: 

Cask 15. Never had a Myken before, it seems to be briny and coastal, with a tangy bitterness that’s quite interesting. Sort of a Norwegian Talisker. This one is quite enjoyable, especially the ashy, smoky finish. 

Verdict:

I like this.