Reyka
By Velier
Reyka is a brand of the William Grant's group, with whom we started working in 2008, after a long series of negotiations, almost surprisingly managing to become their new distributor. Since then, a wonderful friendship has also developed with Charles Gordon, 80-year-old owner of William Grant's and visionary nomad. He is the man who invented the classification of single malts, and thanks to him and long chats on his boat I gave birth to my own classification of rums. William Grant's is proof that even a huge company can combine power with the spirit of its leader.
Overview
History
Reyka, owned by William Grant & Sons, was the first distillery to produce and bottle in Iceland. It is a zero-emission distillery that uses volcanic activity as a source of energy, literally micro: a small building with very few employees who manage the entire distillation process of Reyka Vodka. The entire distillation process therefore takes five to six hours and produces a total of just 3,000 litres of Reyka Vodka per day. This translates into about 115,000 9-litre cases every year. Nothing compared to a large industrial vodka producer. But all in favour of quality.
Production method
For the production of the historic Reyka Vodka, no filtration with artificial matter is used, but lava rock, which is widely found on the east coast, in the Borgarnes landscape, where it is produced. Each discontinuous distillation cycle takes more than 6 hours and produces no more than 1,500 bottles. With persuasive floral notes reminiscent of roses, it achieves an oily, enveloping consistency when stored in the freezer.
