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Swedish coastal single malt — maritime influence from the Bothnian Sea shaping a distinctive Nordic spirit.
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Joe Whitfield
April 10, 2026
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Swedish island single malt from a tiny distillery on Hven — organic barley, maritime maturation, genuine quality.
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April 10, 2026
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A rare single cask rye from the Swedish island of Hven, Hvenus is a spicy, characterful expression that showcases anothe...
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April 10, 2026
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Named for the muse of astronomy, Urania is a single malt that wears Spirit of Hven's island heritage and astronomical in...
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April 10, 2026
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Phecda, the third star in Spirit of Hven's Seven Stars series, leans into the smokier side of this Swedish island distil...
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April 10, 2026
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Named for a star in Ursa Major, Merak is the second in Spirit of Hven's celestial Seven Stars series, a meditation on ca...
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April 10, 2026
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The sea edition of High Coast's elemental series — gently coastal, softly saline, quietly powerful.
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April 10, 2026
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Named for the river that powers the distillery — a bright, orchard-fresh single malt from the Swedish High Coast.
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April 10, 2026
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A single-grain organic rye from Hven, distilled in a pot still and matured island-side — Venus to Tycho's star-mapped sk...
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April 10, 2026
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The first star of the Seven Stars series from Hven — Dubhe, brightest of the Big Dipper, bottled as a richly sherried Sw...
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April 10, 2026
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Named for the Danish astronomer who mapped the heavens from Hven, a stellar single malt from the tiny Öresund island dis...
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April 10, 2026
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From the banks of the Angermanalven river, a clean, unpeated Swedish single malt bottled at 50% — pear, honey, and quiet...
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April 10, 2026