Farm Distillery Far North Spirits Debuts Its First Estate Grown Bourbon

After distillation at the farm distillery, this young bourbon is aged for a minimum of a year and a half (18 months) in 15 gallon, Minnesota-made oak barrels before being bottled at 90 proof. It is “named for an idyllic Norwegian valley on the edge of a massive glacier.”

Plans call for the first batch of Bødalen to be released in New York, Chicago and Wisconsin, with a price point somewhere between $55 and $65 a bottle. It will also be available in Minnesota, though only at the distillery itself in a smaller bottle format. Limited official tasting notes from Far North indicate this bourbon “offers aromas of toffee, sweet corn and orange zest. The entry is both peppery and vegetal, with a woodsy depth. The finish is surprisingly long, rich and persistent with notes of bitter chocolate and brown sugar.”