Smögen Svensk Single Malt Whisky – Sherry Project 1:1 51.8% Vol. With a heavily peated house style, this is the first release in a mini series exploring the impact of sherry cask maturation and finishing on Smögen Svensk Single Malt Whisky. Sherry Project 1:1 was initially matured for two years and ten months in new heavily roasted 120 litre Quarter casks, made from European Oak, before being transferred and finished for four months in an Oloroso sherry butt.

‘This is a very good whisky. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Pär Caldenby & co. can really distil whisky in absolute class, there is no doubt. I will follow Smögen with eager anticipation.’ Johan Borgemo, Whiskynorden

Sherry Project 1:1 is limited to 900 500ml bottles, of which 600 sold within 21 hours of being released in Sweden’s Systembolaget, in November 2014.

Smögen Svensk Single Malt Whisky – Sherry Project 1:2 55.7% Vol. Like Sherry Project 1:1, Sherry Project 1:2 was initially matured in new heavily roasted 120 litre Quarter casks, but has been finished for longer, for eight months, again in an Oloroso Sherry Butt.

744 bottles (of the 880 produced) of Sherry Project 1:2 went on sale in Sweden’s Systembolaget on the 26^th of March 2015, and sold in less than one minute.

Looking to the future, Sherry Project 1:3, will be finished for 12 months and bottled in summer 2015. The finale to the series will be Sherry Project 1:4, which will be released as a four year old whisky, and will be matured entirely in Sherry casks, starting with Quarter casks and then married together for six months in another Sherry Butt. It is due for release late 2015.

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