About this winery

Started in 2005 by 9 friends from a remote village on the west coast of Denmark, Stauning Whisky – taking its name from the village - is a new Nordic whisky created from passion, curiosity and the will to experiment and create. The vision was a 100% Danish whisky, one which reflected the place. The friends started to produce whisky the way they wanted using locally grown rye and barley, floor-malting and small fire-heated pot stills. A new modern distillery was built in 2018 but the Stauning...

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Product notes

Rye whisky and sweet vermouth have always made a strong line-up in the iconic cocktail Manhattan. To capture that magic in this rye whisky, the matured whisky got a finish on vermouth casks to create a warm-blooded whisky with a deep, amber colour and a sweet aftertaste with a touch of bitter botanicals. Perfect for an exclusive cocktail or enjoyed as neat. The demon on the bottle is half bull, half demon and is designed by tattoo artist Thit Hansgaard.

Production notes

• Made from rye & barley harvested in Stauning. • 100% handmade at the distillery using nothing but local ingredients. • Floor-malted at the distillery. • Matured in Virgin American Oak & Spanish Vermouth casks. • Double-distilled in small, open-fired pot stills. • Unfiltered and not chill-filtered - some residue may appear.

Tasting notes

The nose is filled with the scent of apples, oranges and roasted caramel. The lips are meet with a sweet and piercing kiss of dried fruits and crushed pepper. The warm aftertaste has bittersweet notes of vermouth that stays inside the body for a long time. An explosive and warm-blooded whisky with a spicy aftertaste.