Reykjavík Ákavíti
Borgarnes, Vesturland, Iceland
- ABV
- 38%
- Base spirit
- Unknown
- Color
- Clear
- Style
- Unaged Aquavit
Reykjavík Ákavíti is an Icelandic aquavit produced by Pure Spirits in Borgarnes under the Reykjavík Spirits brand. The bottle identifies it as Icelandic Aquavit, made with pure mountain water, and bottled at 38% ABV.
The expression was sold in several formats. A 50 ml miniature is documented, while 500 ml and 700 ml bottles are also known from retail and historical Vínbúðin records. The 2019 sales data additionally documents Reykjavík Ákavíti in both glass and PET packaging, showing that several retail formats were available.
The spirit is clear and colorless. Reykjavík Ákavíti formed part of the earlier Reykjavík Spirits range but no longer appears among the products shown on the company’s current website.
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About the producer
Pure Spirits
Borgarnes, Vesturland, Iceland
Pure Spirits is an Icelandic distillery located in Borgarnes and closely associated with the Reykjavík Spirits portfolio. Reykjavík Spirits has marketed a broad range of Icelandic spirits, including vodka, gin, rum, schnapps, bitter and, historically, aquavit under the Reykjavík Ákavíti name.
Reykjavík Spirits describes Pure Spirits as Iceland’s oldest and longest-operating distillery. According to the company, the Borgarnes facility produces more than twenty brands, with the oldest brand associated with the distillery dating back more than 80 years.
Pure Spirits has also served as a production and bottling site for other Icelandic spirits companies. In 2014, Icelandic reporting documented that Foss Distillery’s Björk and Birkir products were produced and bottled at Pure Spirits in Borgarnes, demonstrating the distillery’s role in contract manufacturing as well as its own production.
The Reykjavík Spirits business uses Víkurhvarf 3, 203 Kópavogur as its commercial address, while the associated distilling operation is located in Borgarnes. The current official product range includes vodka, gin, rum, schnapps and bitter, while Reykjavík Ákavíti does not currently appear on the company’s published product list.