Blackadder Sea Truffle Aquavit
Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland
- ABV
- 44%
- Base spirit
- Unknown
- Color
- Clear
- Style
- Unaged Aquavit
Blackadder Sea Truffle Aquavit is an Icelandic aquavit produced in Reykjavík for Blackadder International by the family-run Hálogi Distillery. Its defining ingredient is truffle seaweed, a red seaweed native to Icelandic shores, which Blackadder describes as giving the spirit its distinctive flavour.
Bottled at 44% ABV in a 500 ml format, the expression belongs to Blackadder’s Icelandic aquavit range alongside Anethum Aquavit and Angel’s Kiss Aquavit.
About the producer
Hálogi Distillery
Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland
Hálogi Distillery, operating under the Spirits of Iceland name, is a family-run micro-distillery in Reykjavík. Its origins trace to 2015, when Magnús, drummer in the Icelandic heavy-metal band Black Death, received a bottle of homemade spirit as payment for playing at a wedding. Back home, he began experimenting with the spirit together with his brother Snorri and their mother Rán, infusing small samples with Icelandic herbs, berries and other local ingredients.
Early experiments included wild thyme, blueberries and angelica, followed by trials with seaweed that helped shape the family’s idea of creating spirits rooted in Icelandic ingredients. After obtaining permission for experimental alcohol production, the project developed into Hálogi Distillery. A family friend, the historian Hjörtur, became involved as a taster during the development process.
The distillery’s later range expanded into aquavit, Brennivín, gin, vodka and seasonal or limited-edition spirits, with Icelandic botanicals remaining a recurring element of the house style. Today, Spirits of Iceland continues to present itself as a Reykjavík micro-distillery focused on handcrafted spirits that combine Icelandic tradition with locally inspired ingredients.