With all the romance of whisky, it’s easy to forget that distilleries are, in essence, factories, and production is just cold, hard science. One distillery that takes an extraordinarily scientific approach is Sweden’s Spirit of Hven (pronounced ‘veen’). Distiller and joint owner Henric Molin is a chemist by trade and uses his background to create a range of spirits, predominantly using nosing and chemical analysis.
Spirit of Hven distillery on an overcast, windy oktober morning – not many takers for cycling!
The distillery is situated on the island of Ven (the ‘h’ prefix is the older Swedish spelling, and is also used...
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