What happens when you distil an imperial stout and mature the result in rum casks? Mikkeller and Braunstein found out — and landed on something soft, tropical and hard to categorise.

Expert description

Rum Cask Black Mikkeller Spirits Small Batch is a Malt Spirit at 43%, distilled at Braunstein Distillery from Mikkeller Black, an imperial stout from Denmark's celebrated craft brewery Mikkeller. The collaboration combines Braunstein's distillation expertise with Mikkeller's brewing knowledge to create a spirit that sits outside easy classification. The malt spirit has been matured in rum casks, which contribute sweetness, tropical fruit notes and a rounded softness. Not beer, not rum, not whisky — something on its own terms.

Tasting notes

Nose

Brown sugar and light caramel. Tropical fruit — banana, mango — mingles with warm sweetness and a touch of vanilla from the rum casks.

Palate

Soft and rounded with dark sugar, baked fruit and a hint of chocolate from the beer base. The rum cask influence is clear and pleasant.

Finish

Warm and lightly spiced with lingering sweetness and gentle rum notes. Shorter than an aged whisky, but satisfying.

Specifications

Name: Rum Cask Black Mikkeller Spirits Small Batch
Distillery: Braunstein Distillery
Bottler: Mikkeller Spirits
Region/Country: Denmark
Type: Malt Spirit, finished in rum casks
ABV: 43%
Cask type: Rum casks
50 cl 

Flavour profile

Smooth · Tropical · Sweet · Caramel · Rum cask

Did you know?

Mikkeller Black, the beer distilled to make this malt spirit, is an imperial stout at 17.5% ABV — one of the strongest and most complex beers from the Danish craft brewery. Distilling such a heavyweight beer produces a malt base with unusual depth and character.

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White Dog is the spirit in its purest form — before any cask has had its say. Everything you taste is the grain, the fermentation and the distiller. Here it is Mikkeller Black imperial stout, distilled at Braunstein.

Expert description

White Dog Mikkeller Spirits Small Batch is an unaged New Make Malt Spirit at 42%, distilled at Braunstein Distillery from Mikkeller Black, Mikkeller's powerful imperial stout. White Dog is the American term for unaged, new make spirit — the distillate before wood has had any influence. Here it is used deliberately: no cask maturation, no colour, no wood. Just a clean distillate from a complex beer base, giving a fascinating insight into what the spirit is before the cask takes over.

Tasting notes

Nose

Fresh and clear with cereal aromas, light fruit tones and a soft malt sweetness. Clear fermentation character throughout.

Palate

Clean and direct. Malt, a light fruity sweetness and a suggestion of grain bread. No cask notes — everything is the distillate.

Finish

Short and clean. The malt lingers briefly and the alcohol has a gentle bite.

Specifications

Name: White Dog Mikkeller Spirits Small Batch
Distillery: Braunstein Distillery
Bottler: Mikkeller Spirits
Region/Country: Denmark
Type: New Make Malt Spirit (White Dog)
Age: Unaged
ABV: 42%
50 cl 

Flavour profile

Unaged · Fresh · Malt-based · Clean · Experimental

Did you know?

The term "White Dog" originates from the American bourbon tradition, where unaged spirit was historically sold illegally and called "white lightning" or "white dog." Today many distilleries use the term to release their raw, unaged distillate — it is essentially a taste of the whisky's future before the cask gets to work.

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Cask No 1. Few bottlings in the world carry that weight. The very first cask from Nyborg Distillery – bottled at 58% while the distillery was still based at Ørbæk Brewery. This is the beginning.

Expert description

Isle of Fionia Cask No 1 is an organic Danish Single Malt Whisky bottled at 58% from the very first cask ever produced at Nyborg Distillery. Made during the Ørbæk era – before the Isle of Fionia brand, before the train depot in Nyborg, before Distillery of the Year 2025. It is the distillery's birth certificate in a bottle. A bottling that combines the historic early Ørbæk character of the organic Funen distillate with the simple, direct expression of a cask from the very first days. A concluded moment in Danish whisky's timeline.

Tasting notes

Nose

Clean and fresh organic base. Light fruitiness with peach and gentle citrus notes. Light sweetness from the cask. A nose that reflects young, clean organic distillate.

Palate

Clear and direct at 58%. Fresh grain notes, light fruit and a delicate sweetness from the cask. Simple and authentic – a distillate character in its original form.

Finish

Clean and fresh with a shorter, direct close. The pure distillate speaks for itself.

Specifications

Name: Isle of Fionia Cask No 1
Distillery: Nyborg Distillery (Ørbæk era)
Region/Country: Funen, Denmark
Type: Organic Danish Single Malt Whisky
ABV: 58%
Size: 70 CL
Edition: Cask No 1

Flavour profile

Fresh · Fruity · Clean · Organic

Investment potential

High. Cask No 1 is the very first cask from Nyborg Distillery – a distillery that has since won Distillery of the Year 2025. The historical singularity and the past frozen in the bottle make it an extraordinary collector's piece.

Did you know?

When Nyborg Distillery first opened its doors at Ørbæk Brewery, nobody knew what would come of it. Cask No 1 is the result of the very first batches. The fact that this distillery has since won Distillery of the Year 2025 gives Cask No 1 a historical dimension that very few bottlings will ever achieve.

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