Grandalandi is a visual identity for a traditional Icelandic alcohol,
produced in accordance with alchemical prescription.
produced in accordance with alchemical prescription.
The art of distillation is an alchemical invention, dating back to 2000 years BC. Alchemists regarded fermentation and distillation as a sacred process: A metaphor for the transformation of the human spirit. In those days, purified alcohol was known as Aqua Vitae; the Elixir of Life. The fermentation and distillation processes were divided into stages that had ambiguous and complicated symbolic worth and the process itself was regarded as Magnum Opus; The Great Work, where the outcome was perfect harmony between soul, spirit and body.
Grandalandi is distilled and bottled when the moon is full. This is homemade moonshine — each and every
bottle is differnt; hence the stamping system for no. of distillations, filteration, capping date, bottle no. and
quantity for each bottle.
bottle is differnt; hence the stamping system for no. of distillations, filteration, capping date, bottle no. and
quantity for each bottle.
