New Swedish Distiller

This is from Ulf Buxrud - author & whisky guy extraordinaire.

Hven Distillery.

A new, the second in order, Swedish malt whisky distillery came on stream May 7, 2008.  The distillery adapted its name from the Norse spelling of the island where it is situated, ‘Hven’ .

The state-of-the-art distillery, which will thrive on local cultivated barley and water, is built on a small island in the middle of the strait which separate Denmark from Sweden.  The island is the former home of the medieval Scandinavian astronomer Tycho Brahe, but was also a stronghold for Vikings.

Initially the cereal is travelling back and forth from Scotland for process, including malting, peating and crushing. Casks for maturing will predominantly be made by US cooperage from selected stocks of American white oak. The micro climate on this ‘island-in-the-stream’ is expected to contribute with a maritime influence to the whisky during its maturation.

Comments

[Hwh]

great news ...a malt whisky called H(ea)ven...although the Vikings would have called it Valhalla...

[Kat]

Hven Island is a fun daytrip, accessible via ferry from Landskrona or Helsingborg. Rent bicycles and pedal across the island to the beach, where you can get freshly caught fish, fried up whole, or stay nearer to the ferry harbor and get some awesome ice cream! There's a pasta factory, too.