Svöl Swedish-Style Aged Aquavit
Brooklyn, New York, United States
- ABV
- 41%
- Base spirit
- Rye, Barley, Corn
- Color
- Unknown
- Style
- Barrel-Aged Aquavit
- Maturation
- 3 years in Ex-Rye Whiskey cask American oak
Svöl Swedish-Style Aged Aquavit is a limited single-barrel expression produced and matured at New York Distilling Co. in Brooklyn, New York. It is based on Svöl’s Swedish-style recipe, built around fresh dill with caraway, fennel and other botanicals.
The aquavit is aged for three years in an American oak cask previously used for rye whiskey. Svöl had publicly documented this barrel-aged Swedish expression by December 2023, describing it as a limited edition matured at New York Distilling Co.
The release is bottled at 41% ABV in a 750 ml format. Svöl recommends it as a sipping spirit and as an accompaniment to traditional Scandinavian food.
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About the producer
New York Distilling Co.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
New York Distilling Co. is a Brooklyn distillery founded in 2011 by Allen Katz and Tom Potter. The company became known primarily for gin and rye whiskey and also served as the documented production and distillation partner for Svöl Aquavit.
Svöl was developed with the involvement of Peter Nevenglosky, Icelandic chef Gunnar Gíslason, Jonas Andersen, and Allen Katz and the New York Distilling Co. team. The development process reportedly lasted around three years and involved experimentation with more than 50 botanicals and numerous distillation trials before the range was launched commercially in 2019.
Production of Svöl took place in Brooklyn on a 1,000-litre copper still. New York Distilling Co. was responsible for the distillation process and botanical extraction methods used for the aquavit.
Svöl forms part of the Drifter Spirits portfolio, with Drifter representing the brand in the United States, while the U.S. SVÖL trademark is registered to Svol LLC.
New York Distilling Co. moved its production from Williamsburg to Bushwick in 2024. In May 2025, the distillery was acquired by Scotland’s Loch Lomond Group, with founders Allen Katz and Tom Potter remaining involved in the business.
