Champagne Tasting

Champagne Tasting in Historical Settings

Join an exclusive champagne tasting in a historical setting: Svalbard's first liquor store. We have made a deep dive into the cellar and found some particularly exciting and good bottles, which we want to share with you.

In the basement of Funken Lodge hotel, you will find the old liquor store ("Det Gamle Nordpolet"). The only time the miners were allowed to come up to the executive quarters was to collect their weekly quota of alcohol.

Today, the old store from 1954 has been set up for wine and champagne tasting. Here you can sample very exclusive drops. The selection of almost 100 types of Champagne is perhaps Norway's largest and includes a number of producers. There are also several truly rare bottles - including vintage Champagne that cannot be found anywhere else in Norway.

The sommelier will tell you about the various Champagnes you will taste, and the taste buds will be both challenged and expanded. The atmosphere is intimate, and you have the opportunity to ask questions and get recommendations from the sommelier. We want to create good conversation around the good bubbles, and what better place than at Svalbard's first liquor store? Welcome!