Curiosity, casks and the long term

Kristensson Spirits AB started in 2020 out of an interest in flavourful rum and whisky, and in the big difference a well-chosen cask can make. The first spirits were filled into cask in 2022, and since then we have built up a varied stock of both classic and more unusual casks.

The business is small-scale and run for the long term. We source newly distilled raw spirit and already aged spirit and refine it further. The focus is above all on characterful pot still spirits, but what matters most is always how the spirit and the cask work together.

We like spirit that is allowed to taste of a lot. So we look for full-bodied expressions, higher strength and a clear raw-material and cask character – with no added flavourings or colour.

The work is largely exploratory. A spirit can take an entirely new direction in a sherry cask, an old cognac cask or a cask that previously held fruit brandy. It is exactly those meetings that drive us: finding combinations that feel obvious only once you have tasted them.