64° Reykjavik Brennivin 50
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland
- ABV
- 50%
- Base spirit
- Unknown
- Color
- Unknown
- Style
- Unaged Aquavit
64° Brennivín 50 was a higher-strength version of 64° Reykjavík Distillery’s Icelandic brennivín. It was bottled at 50% ABV in a 200 ml format and sold alongside the regular 43% 64° Brennivín as a separate product under Vínbúðin product. Official Icelandic records document the product by at least 2014.
A 2017 tasting referred to the 50% bottling as “Brennivín Organic” and described both caraway and angelica in its aroma, consistent with the botanical profile of Reykjavík Distillery’s standard Brennivín.
Unlike the regular 43% bottling, 64° Brennivín 50 no longer appears to be part of the distillery’s active range. Vínbúðin’s 2024 sales report still retained product number 20586, but recorded no sales for the year.
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About the producer
64° Reykjavík Distillery
Hafnarfjörður, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland
64° Reykjavík Distillery was established in Iceland in 2009 by Snorri Jónsson and Judith Orlishausen. Contemporary Icelandic reporting dates the company’s founding to September 2009, while the distillery describes itself as the first Icelandic distillery of its kind.
The distillery developed around the use of Icelandic berries and botanicals, with locally sourced and foraged ingredients becoming central to its range. These include crowberries, bilberries, rhubarb, angelica, caraway, juniper and wild Arctic thyme.
Over the years, Reykjavík Distillery has produced liqueurs, gin, vodka, whisky and aquavit under the 64° Reykjavík Distillery identity. Its Brennivín is built around caraway, while its later Dill Aquavit is a separate taffel-style expression centered on dill together with Icelandic angelica and wild Arctic thyme.
The company continues to operate as an independent small-scale producer. Its current production address is Lónsbraut 6, 220 Hafnarfjörður, despite retaining Reykjavík in its company and brand name.
