Hafþór “ Thor ” Júlíus Björnsson has a tenacious resume of telling feats . He gave us aeonian nightmares with his skull - crushing portrayal of The Mountain onGame of Thrones ; he justbroke the World Recordfor cast a 27 - pound beer keg over 26 feet in the air ; and he has , presumably , opened innumerable obstinate pickle jars for his friends . Now , Björnsson can add liquor brand cobalt - owner to the list , having just launched a vodka with his new ship’s company , which is , of path , calledIcelandic Mountain Spirits .
The 40 % ABV Icelandic Mountain Vodka ( a spit - in - cheek reference to his lineament , Ser Gregor Clegane , onGame of Thrones ) is distil seven times from perfect Icelandic water . It also brings attending to a realm that has seen rising numbers of micro - distilleries in late years . “ I think it ’s very authoritative that my brand is Icelandic and assorted with the Icelandic H2O — it is have a go at it for its purity , ” Björnsson says . “ I am proud of being an Icelander and we have been getting a good deal of strong and electropositive responses from all over Iceland and afield . ”
The professional strongman — who last year broke a1,000 - class - sure-enough recordat the World ’s Strongest Viking competition in Norway by carrying a trulymassivelog five step — never planned on entering the spirit business .
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“ It was not something I had make a lot of opinion , but my friend is a graphic designer and had been working on developing graphics for a local emotional state company , ” Björnsson says . “ He predict me up one Clarence Day and presented the thought of the Icelandic Mountain Vodka and indicate me a rocky sketch of the feeding bottle . I immediately saw that we had something here . ”
The design is indeed striking . The front of the bottle feature an Icelandic flag styled like a Medieval sigil with craggy mess lift above it . And the back of the bottle sports a silhouetted vignette of Björnsson — lest someone retrieve the vodka was refer to a different The Mountain . “ What did George Foreman say ? I ’m so proud of it , I put my image on it , ” Björnsson says , express mirth . “ Or close to that . ”
The hard drink troupe plans to pay protection to the guardians of Iceland known aslandvættir . “ First we have the mountain ( Bergrisi ) , then the dragon ( Dreki ) , then the eagle ( Gammur ) and finally the dogshit ( Griðungur ) , ” Björnsson order . With the Mountain Vodka taken care of , the company is now focalise on releasing an Eagle Gin , Bull Rum and Dragon “ Shots . ”
HBO recently announced that season seven of Game of Thrones wasdelaying shooting . Winter has last come to Westeros , which means motion-picture photography is on hold until winter also comes to Ireland . When production pick up , Björnsson plans on sharing his vodka with his fellow cast member . He adds the drink “ stands substantial on its own , served straight up , over Icelandic ice . ”
But just how much Icelandic Mountain Vodka would they need to drink so as to suffer up to The Mountain ’s latterly revealed , decayingzombie expression ?
“ There is not enough water in all of Iceland to make enough vodka to make that happen . ”
Icelandic Mountain Spirits
Icelandic Mountain Spirits
