Our climate, good barley and quality water covers all the requirements. Our wonder was replaced by curiosity. We simply had to try and make a Danish single malt whisky of finest quality.

Nine friends started out on this new hobby. A hobby that soon consumed all our spare time. With a former butcher in the group we had our premises. We needed to spend some time on fixing them up so they could be approved for the production of whisky. All the various authorities, including the tax man, needed to be contacted and many applications had to be approved before we could focus on what it was all about – the Production of whisky.

We could finally buy the most important equipment of all – the pot stills. Pot stills are not exactly a standard product in Denmark, so we ended up having them custom made in Spain and transported to Denmark. A 400-liter wash still and a 200 liter spirit still. Besides the pot stills for distillation we needed to find solutions for many other tasks and problems. Malting the barley, the kiln, mash tun, fermentation vessels etc. Many ideas were generated, and many crazy but effective inventions were made and finally we were ready to produce. 

Who we are
Stauning Whisky was founded by a group of nine. Friendship brought us together, curiosity joined us, and our interest in making a Danish single malt whisky has made us a team. We are a mixed bunch consisting of four engineers, a teacher, a chef, a butcher, a pilot and a doctor and we vary in age from the early 30’s to the late 50’s. Our different backgrounds have been our strength throughout the work involved in setting up the distillery right from scratch.

One of a kind
Stauning Whisky is the only active Danish whisky production that only uses malted Danish barley and malted Danish rye, while using copper pot stills for distillation. For the production of Stauning Whisky, there are no shortcuts or compromises on the way to the finished product.

• • We use local Danish barley and rye, as we floor malt ourselves.
• • We use Danish excavated peat for the Peated Whisky.
• • We use direct heated pot stills for distillation.

We have great respect for the whisky production in Scotland, and have chosen to follow their historical production principles. In this way we ensure that Stauning Whisky is truly unique. Both the only one of its kind, and a whisky with high quality, character and history.

Today
We are driven by curiosity and the guideline has always been good quality. These two elements have also carried the development of our new distillery. All the inventions that they have developed over time have been brought into the new distillery buildings. We still floor malt all our grain and we still use direct heated stills – but we now use 24 pot stills.

We make Rye Whisky, Single Malt Whisky and the KAOS (Rye Whisky and Single Malt Whisky vatted together in one bottle).

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