Myken Arctic Single Malt – Flo og Fjære

In 2016, we exchanged two 40-litre casks of whisky with Det Norske Brenneri in Grimstad, a whisky distillery in the far south of Norway. We received two ex-sherry casks filled with their spirit from Det Norske, which formed the basis of Flo, our version of Norway's first blend with Norwegian whisky in twin versions: Flo and Fjære. Fjære is Det Norske Brenneri's edition, based on two ex-bourbon casks they received from us.

In Flo, we used the two well-matured ex-sherry casks, which celebrated their 7 years anniversary before being emptied, blended with our almost 6-year-old whisky matured in 200-litre ex-bourbon casks. The result was a recognizable Myken whisky, with butterscotch and chili pepper on the tail, and with a clear hint of Det Norske's characteristic sherry cask finish with lots of sweetness from dried fruit.

Newmake from Myken:

Yeast: Safspirit M-1 distiller’s yeast

Malt:  Weyermann Pilsner Malt, Extra Hell

Process water: Desalinated sea water (reverse osmosis) from Myken municipal water plant

Cooling water: Sea water pumped directly from the ocean

Batch size: 125 kg malt / 580 L wort

229-235

Average fermentation time: on average 109 hours (from 62 hours and up to 159 hours with cooling)

Distillation date(s): September 19 th – 28 th , 2017

Average distillation time, low wines: 11 hours

Average distillation time, hearts: 4,5 hours

Cut point, head to heart: 6-13 minutes

Cut point, heart to tails: 60 % ABV

CASK 1:

Received from Det Norske Brenneri:

40-litre ex-sherry (1 st fill), cask number: 16/031

Cask Arrival date at Myken: April 28 th , 2016

Date for cask emptying: July 13 th , 2023

Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV

Strength at emptying: 66,8 % ABV

Volume at filling: 40 L (estimated)

Volume at emptying: 25 L

Angels share 37,2 %

CASK 2:

Received from Det Norske Brenneri:

40-litre ex-sherry (1 st fill), cask number: 16/032

Cask Arrival date at Myken: April 28 th , 2016

Date for cask emptying: July 13 th , 2023

Strength at filling: 63,5 % ABV

Strength at emptying: 67 % ABV

Volume at filling: 40 L (estimated)

Volume at emptying: 29 L

Angels share 28,2 %

​CASK 3:

200-litre ex-bourbon (1 st fill), cask number: 17/042

Date for cask filling: October 11 th , 2017

Date for cask emptying: July 13 th , 2023

Strength at filling: 63,7 % ABV

Strength at emptying: 64,4 % ABV

Volume at filling: 202,2 L

Volume at emptying: 163 L

Angels share 19,4 %

​CASK 4:

200-litre ex-bourbon (1 st fill), cask number: 17/043

Date for cask filling: October 11 th , 2017

Date for cask emptying: July 13 th , 2023

Strength at filling: 63,7 % ABV

Strength at emptying: 64,4 % ABV

Volume at filling: 202,3 L

Cask not emptied, used volume 53 L

Storage conditions: ex-sherry casks racked in an insulated room without temperature control. Ex-bourbon casks matured in our uninsulated “Whisky Cathedral” warehouse without temperature control.

Diluted to 50,3 % ABV before bottling, with desalinated sea water from the Myken municipal water plant.

“Married” in a steel tank for 1 week before bottling.