Raw materials
barley
rye
peat (for the local smoking process)
heather (erica) (used occasionally for smoking)
Distillery
Stauning
Explore the spirits, production style and story of Stauning.
Stauning is a Danish distillery specializing in barley- and rye-based whiskies made from locally grown cereals. Founded by the original partners in 2005, it is known for floor malting, flame‑heated copper column stills and a 'grain-to-glass' approach that blends tradition and experimentation.
whisky
rye whisky
single malt
New Nordic whisky
grain-to-glass distillery
craft whisky
Producer range
Producer range Stauning
Spirit categories
whisky
rye whisky
single malt
New Nordic whisky
grain-to-glass distillery
craft whisky
Representative products
Whisky Bastard 70cl - Stauning
Whisky El Clasico 70cl - Stauning
Whisky Høst 70cl - Stauning
Whisky Kaos 70cl - Stauning
Whisky Rye 70cl - Stauning
Whisky Smoke 70cl - Stauning
Casks and ageing vessels
Virgin American Oak (rovere americano vergine)
Ex-bourbon
Ex-mezcal casks (e.g. Oro de Oaxaca)
Ex-cognac casks
Ex-calvados casks
Casks previously used for vermouth
Distillation and production
Distillation and production
Production method
Floor malting, relatively long fermentation (about 4 days), double distillation in small flame‑heated copper pot stills, predominant use of local barley and rye; maturation in wooden casks with experiments on different cask finishes.
Distillation
Double distillation in small flame‑heated copper pot stills, keeping shapes and sizes that replicate the artisanal style of the original production.
Ageing
Maturation in oak casks with primary use of ex-bourbon and virgin American oak; experiments and finishes in ex-mezcal, ex-cognac, ex-calvados casks and casks used for vermouth and other liquids.
Producer history Stauning
Born as a project of nine friends in 2005 in an old slaughterhouse in the village of Stauning (West Coast of Denmark), commercial production began in 2011. To meet growing demand, a purpose-built modern distillery was opened near the original site in 2018 while retaining artisanal practices such as floor malting and direct-fire distillation.
Production philosophy
Local, traceable production: use cereals grown within a few kilometres of the site, recover traditional techniques (floor malting, direct fire) and experiment with finishes in different casks to express the territorial character of the Danish West Coast.
Territory
Village of Stauning, West Jutland (West Coast), Denmark. Operational address: Stauningvej 38, 6900 Skjern.
Stauning
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