Swedish Distilleries

Swedish Distilleries

Postby MacDeffe » 09 Oct 2010, 16:14

1. Mackmyra
The "old" Swedish distillery. It was founded in 1999 and is now expanding. Producing a malt whisky swedish style. The "peaty" versions is smoky due to the usage of juniper wood and bog moss (the latter is a peat variant I would say)
Traditional scottish pot stills.
http://www.mackmyra.se

2. Spirit of Hven
Located on a tiny island in Øresund, near Copenhagen, Denmark. The island used to host Tycho Brahe's Observatorium.
The stills ran first on 7th may 2008.
Traditional scottish pot stills.
http://www.hven.com

3. Smögen
Pär Caldenby's distillery just north of Gothenburg. He is a regular contributor on Bladnoch and SoI forum. The first cask was filled on 20th August 2010.
Smögen is producing a peated Islay style whisky.
Traditional scottish pot stills.
http://www.smogenwhisky.se

4. Ådalen / Box whisky
New distillery in northern Sweden. Production will start autumn 2010.
Traditional Scottish Pot Stills.
http://www.boxwhisky.com/

5. Gotland Whisky
An island distillery on Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Stills were planned to run summer 2010, but it looks like its approx ½ year delayed.
http://www.gotlandwhisky.se
Traditional Scottish pot stills

6. Wannborga
Farm/winery/distillery with a production of several spirits, whisky included. Islay style whisky. Not yet released as far as I can see.
Arnold Holstein like stills
http://www.wannborga.nu/

7. Gammelstilla
Stills are installed and production could start anytime. Website doesn't have a lot of info. They hope to have whisky ready in 2013.
Traditional Scottish copper stills.
http://www.gammelstilla.se/

You need to be 25 to visit their website, what a bunch of grumpy old men :-)

Anyone younger can just click the wrong box...I mean the right box :-)

8. Nortelje Brenneri
Distilling several types of spirits, whisky included. Organic. First whisky will be ready in 2012
German pot stills
http://www.norrteljebrenneri.se/

9. Grythyttan
New distillery in the middle of Sweden. In Production
Traditional Scottish Pot Stills
http://www.grythyttanwhisky.se/


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