Finlandia Vodka 700mL

Finlandia Vodka uses six-row barley, native to Finland and cultivated by selected Finnish farmers. Finland’s cold winters cleanse the earth and remove impurities, but also leave the growing season very short. But thanks to the Midnight Sun, which provides long days and white nights, the six-row barley grows optimally for spirit making. The six-row barley is one of the most expensive grains, due to its high starch content and short growing season. The starch is the source of sugar, which is pivotal in the fermentation process.

Finlandia is produced with one of the most sophisticated distillation processes in the world, resulting in no necessary filtration. It uses seven column stills, approximately 25 metres high, which use a unique and very expensive multi-pressure system. The six-row barley spirit is distilled in a continuous process through more than 200 distillation stages. During the distillation, all impurities are removed, including fusel alcohols and oils, which make the vodka heavy and grainy in taste. The whole process yields no leftovers as virtually everything is either recycled or converted into side products and sold to other industries. The distilled alcohol is then transported to the Rajamäki production plant where it is bottled.