Box Destilleri – Sweden

Posted Jul 12, 2007 by john

I just got back from an exhasting, yet invigorating weekend in the northern part of Sweden.
In my capacity as an independent and international whisky consultant I have been retained by the consortium who propose to build this distillery.

It is fair to say that their vision is immense and potentially has far reaching positive consquences for the isolted community in which the site for this proposed project is situated.

There is absolutely no good reason why top quality malt whisky cannot be produced in one of the worlds last great natural wildernesses given the climate’s ability to dress the entire area and much more beyond in snow and ice for most of 6 months each year. Cool water makes for great whisky distillations and therefore for most of the year the climate and temperatures are ideal for the pursuit of perfection so far as whisky distillation is concerned.

We held a whisky festival for potential investors and other interested parties over two days last week end, and I was amazed to see hundreds of people show up as if by magic in an area whic is pretty remote.

Anyway I feel that we are on the right track and that all the indicators are for this project to be a success.

More later.

Sir John

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  1. The Wild Scotsman /  Jul 12, 2007 17:35 /  John, Trip sounds fantastic and the turn out quite amazing! I have never been to Sweden, however, I do know that the population can be quite sparce out side of the big cities. Having a few hundred people is large even by USA standards. Is the name "Box" have any significance? Is this the name of the town or area where the distillery will be located? cheers, Jeff
  2. john /  Jul 13, 2007 03:39 /  If anyone would like to have a closer look then go into: http://www.boxwhisky.se You'll find it interesting. Sir John

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