Smögen Whisky
Smögen Whisky is a distillery in Sweden which produces single malt whisky and gin. Established in 2009 by Pär Caldenby, a lawyer, whisky enthusiast and author of Enjoying Malt Whisky, the Smögen Distillery produced its first spirit in 2010 after receiving a grant of almost a million Swedish krona from the government.[1][2][3][4] The distillery is located on a farm near Hunnebostrand, on the west coast of Sweden, north of Gothenburg. The distillery is named after Smögen Island, which is nearby. Designed largely by Pär Caldenby the distillery has a 900-litre wash still, a 600-litre spirit still, and a production capacity of 35000 litres.[5] The first bottling, of a three-year-old cask strength single malt whisky, took place in 2013.[6] The whisky, "Smögen Primör", won a silver medal at the 2014 Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival.[7]
In 2014 the distillery commenced production of "Strane London Dry Gin".[8] Strane London Dry Gin Uncut Strength at 76% vol. was the strongest gin available from 2015 to 2017.[9] In July 2018 the distillery released Strane Ultra Uncut Gin at 82.5%, to reclaim the record for the strongest gin[10] In August 2014 the distillery wrote an open letter to the Minister for Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson (who attended the distillery's opening in 2010, together with County Governor Lars Bäckström) and Systembolaget, complaining about the government's management of the alcohol industry.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Jutéus, Sten (27 July 2013). "Äntligen! Nu kan väst avnjuta egen whisky". Göteborgs-Tidningen (in Swedish). Gothenburg. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Andersson, Cathrine (28 October 2009). "Whiskytillverkning i Hunnebo ger nya jobb". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Uddevalla. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Fredriksson, Jimmy (7 May 2010). "Han ska göra västkust-whisky". Göteborgs-Tidningen (in Swedish). Gothenburg. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Nilsson, Jan Olov (7 May 2010). "Whiskybränneri invigt i Hunnebo". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Stockholm. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Ronde, Ingvar (2014). Malt Whisky Yearbook. Uckfield: Vine House Distribution. ISBN 978-095-765-531-7.
- ^ Jutéus, Sten (22 August 2013). "Nu är Smögen Whisky lagrad och helt äkta". Göteborgs-Tidningen (in Swedish). Gothenburg. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 års vinnare". www.stockholmbeer.se (in Swedish). Stockholm Beer and Whisky Festival. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Caldenby, Pär (1 April 2014). "Strane London Dry Gin". www.smogenwhisky.se (in Swedish). Smögen Whisky. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Muhič, Kelmen (29 September 2016). "Strongest Spirits on the Market". www.flaviar.com. Flaviar. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Berg Eidebo, Jennifer (26 July 2018). "Svenskt destilleri har skapat världens starkaste gin". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ Ekström, Alexander (15 August 2014). "Systembolagets metoder drabbar små producenter". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Uddevalla. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Emtervall, Jonas (8 May 2010). "Massor av whisky". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Gothenburg. Retrieved 11 December 2014.