Denmark
The best known drink from Denmark is beer... probably. But the reason it is so engrained in Danish culture is that grains – especially wheat and barley – cover over half of the country’s arable land. Denmark exports significant amounts of barley to the Scotch whisky industry. And, around 20 years ago, Danes decided to start making whisky themselves. The rise of Nordic whisky coincided with a general movement in Denmark towards celebrating flavour, innovation and local ingredients (Noma restaurant opened two years before the first whisky distillery). And the best Danish whisky today is using unusual combinations of grains and methods to produce a wide range of flavour.
Our Spirit Stories
What are The Elixir Trails?
The boss of Elixir Trails in a full and frank discussion with drinks writer Chris Madigan about how he's cutting through the, er, balderdash around bottling spirits.
A Grain Of Truth - Thy Distillery
Andreas Poulsen, co-owner and maltster, goes into granular detail about how their whisky forms such an expression of western Denmark.
