Reyka is a brand of
vodka
Vodka ( ; is a clear distilled beverage, distilled alcoholic beverage. Its varieties originated in Poland and Russia. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally, it is ...
distilled and bottled in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
.
Looking to enter the premium vodka market,
William Grant & Sons established a distillery in
Borgarnes, Iceland to begin production in 2005. The marketing for Reyka draws heavily on Iceland's reputation for purity and uniqueness. The word "Reyka" derives from the Icelandic word for smoke.
The vodka is handmade and uses water drawn from a
lava field
A lava field, sometimes called a lava bed, is a large, mostly flat area of lava flows. Such features are generally composed of highly fluid basalt lava, and can extend for tens or hundreds of kilometers across the underlying terrain.
Morp ...
, forgoing the need of treatment or demineralisation before it is blended with the vodka.
Awards
Reyka has won accolades including the 2011 Vodka Trophy, awarded by the
International Wine and Spirit Competition and being ranked as one of the Top 10 Vodkas by Drink Spirits.
References
External linksReyka website
Icelandic vodkas
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