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Part of the Seven Stars whisky serie from Spirit of Hven this Phecda is a medium peated single malt created completely in the island of Hven, in the strait between Denmark and Sweden.
The name of this whisky derives from the Arab word for one of the seven stars of Ursa Major. And like its two predecessors: Dubhe and Merak, it is the result of a vatting of a few casks… so it is not single cask but pretty close.

Let’s review it.

“I love how peat and wood works on this whisky. A fantastic ( and highly recommedable dram ) from Hven distillery with notes of nuts and spices over a honeyed peated malt. Yay!”

90

This dram has a cooper-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, spices, citrus, wood, pepper, cinnamon, plums, smoke.

Palate (90): powerful, oily. honey, peat, citrus, nuts, spices, pepper, cinnamon, salt.

Finish (90): longer than average. honey, nuts, wood.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Spirit of Hven No.3 Phecda with 90 points over 100.

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Miguel says…

Definitively a great step forward over Merak. This whisky is more mature, slightly more peated and definitively more yummy. Keep an eye on Spirit of Hven because if the progression keeps next releases are going to be quite quite interesting.

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I suppose I was expected to have reviewed these whiskies sooner, but right now I am working on so many things that I have almost no time for one of my favorites things: drinking whisky.

But enough talking about me… if you know about world’s whisky, you will know that in Sweden there is a big whisky maker called Mackmyra with some interesting whiskies, but there is also another distilleries like Spirit of Hven. A small whisky distillery placing the focus on small scale, hand made, hand bottled, small batches whiskies, and also gins & vodka.

The two whiskies that I am going to review today are a single casks called Merak and a small batch cask strength whisky in honour of Saint Nicholas called Sankt Klaus

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I got a set of samples from Spirit of Hven a few days after Christmas for reviewing but I haven’t found time to do it till now… and I really regret it because they are quite interesting… but let’s not spoil my own reviews.

Today I will review the flatter of the three, a organic gin made at by the Spirit of Hven at the island of

“Decent gin with a nice touch of botanicals and a bold citrus profile. A safe bet for the perfect gin tonic if you ask me”

78

An organic gin from the Swedish island of Hven, the botanicals are infused for a day in grain spirit and then redistilled in copper pot stills and matured in oak. The result is a delicate gin with hints of spice.

This dram has a white-like color.

Nose (77): more than average. citrus, juniper, lavender, herbs.

Palate (78): light, smooth. citrus, malt, juniper, herbs, liquorice.

Finish (78): longer than average. citrus, juniper, liquorice.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Spirit of Hven Organic Gin with 78 points over 100.

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It is a decent gin that won’t disappoint you. I am not a big fan of Gin… beyond drinking them with some citrus peel and tonic water and this Gin does the work. For more exotic experiences you better look somewhere else.

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Day 6 of Maverick Drinks’ Whisky Advent Calendar ( woo! Only lagging six days behind! ) A Swedish Single malt and it is not Mackmyra… Definitively this Whisky Advent Calendar is widening my whisky world.

“Interesting. Fresh. Similar in style to the Teeling Single Malt if you want a cheaper similar whisky”

88

This dram has a amber-like color.

Nose (89): more than average. honey, spices, cinnamon, apples, citrus, grapes, vanilla.

Palate (88): powerful, oily. honey, citrus, spices, pepper, vanilla, pears, wood, a little raisins.

Finish (88): longer than average. honey, citrus, spices.

So based on other whiskies I have already tasted I rate this Spirit of Hven Seven Stars Nº2 Merak with 88 points over 100.

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