Tasting Notes
- Sweet vanilla matched with a pleasant bitterness
- Rye providing caramel and herb notes
- Elegant nuttiness
- Cherry, Strawberry, and dark fruit flavors
- Dry notes of wine from aging in oak barrels previously used for sweet and Spanish red wines
Serving Recommendations
- In an Old Fashioned
- Works well in a Gold Rush cocktail
- Pairs well with hard cheeses, dark berries, and sweet stone fruit
Brand Overview
Hven is a beautiful green island in the strait of Öresund between Denmark and Sweden. It is only 5-mile in circumference with a population of 350 people.
After 8 years of planning, the distillery opened 2008 by Anja and Henric Molin. This is the third pot still distillery built in Sweden. It has since developed into a major player throughout Europe.
The island is host to the country’s most fertile landscapes, providing Hven with exceptional raw ingredients. Only the best organic grains are selected from a few certified farmers. All Spirit of Hven products are:
- Non-GMO
- Gluten Free
- Biodynamic
- Bottled at site without additives
- No chill filtration
To create this product with the most enticing character possible, the ingredients are distilled in proprietary small copper pot stills. The base is a whisky made from grain grown on Hven. From the soil to the table, brewed, distilled, matured, and bottled at Hven.
Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn Distillery also holds its own hotel, bar, and restaurant, where the traditions and heritage of the products can be shared.
Production Process
Separetely Fermented & Distilled: Wheat, Corn, Rye, Malted Barley
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[ Dried Grains
+
Hot Water
+
Yeast ]
Pot Still x 1
Column Still x 1
Heavy Char, Quercus Alba
Virgin American Oak x 3 to 5 years
Individual Grain Whiskies
[ Wheat Whiskey
+
Corn Whiskey
+
Rye Whiskey
+
Barley Malt Whiskey ]
Ex-Rioja Caska + Ex PX-Sherry Casks x 6 to 12 mo
RO-Water Dilution
Old Hare Swedish Blended Whiskey
