Cask share - 100-year-old Danish barley aged in bourbon cask (6–7 years)

Cask share - 100-year-old Danish barley aged in bourbon cask (6–7 years)

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What did whisky taste like 100 years ago? If it had been made in Denmark, it might have tasted like this.

The cask is being filled with spirit made from our 100-year-old Imperial barley, revived from a handful of grains preserved in the Nordic Gene Bank and grown on our own fields. It is left to age in a fresh 125-litre ex-bourbon cask.

An honest expression, where the unique character of the Imperial barley comes through clearly, with notes of dusty grain, citrus, an oily richness and fruitiness, while the cask slowly builds layers of vanilla, honey and oak spice around it.

As a co-owner of a Thy Whisky cask, you take part as we fill the cask, follow its development at our cask owner days, and after 6–7 years of ageing, enjoy the result in your own bottles of Thy Whisky with roots reaching back to the early 1900s.

Casks will be filled September 6 2026.

Share: 6 litres per share / Minimum 8 bottles of 50 cl at cask strength
ABV at filling: 59.5 % vol
Expected age: 6–7 years
Filling date: 6 September 2026
Expected bottling: 2032-2033
Grain: 100% Imperial barley malt, Imperial barley (harvest 2024)
Cask: Ex-bourbon quarter cask, 1st fill
Cask size: 125 litres

As a cask owner, you can look forward to a small whisky adventure filled with offers and experiences here at the distillery — and good whisky made from old Danish barley, drawn from your very own cask.

Become part of our community. Invite your friends or family to join when we fill the casks on September 6.

You become part of our community of cask owner friends

As a cask owner at Thy Whisky, you’re someone special. It’s about much more than the whisky you buy. During maturation, we invite you to our Cask Owners’ Days. These are gatherings of 200–300 happy friends – sharing good times, geeking out, and tasting the whisky we’re crafting together.

When you buy your share, everything is included. Cask owner events, samples, bottling, taxes and insurance are all part of it. And if you pick up your bottles during a Cask Owners’ Day, we’ll even cover the shipping.

What might a Danish whisky have tasted like 100 years ago? – Imperial barley and bourbon casks

In the early 1900s, what we today know as single malt whisky was made from local barley varieties, each with their own distinct character and flavour. That is no longer the case. We are among the few distilleries in the world working with grain grown on our own fields.

Our 100-year-old Imperial barley has been revived from a handful of grains preserved in the Nordic Gene Bank and is now grown on our estate. It stands apart from modern barley varieties bred for yield and consistency, with its pronounced citrus notes, a light dusty grain character, and a rich, almost oily mouthfeel.

So if whisky had been made in the early 1900s, it might have tasted like this.

Here are all the details of this cask share

Cask Owner Days
Cask filling: 6 September 2026
Year 2: 3 September 2028
Year 4: 1 September 2030
Year 6: 5 September 2032
grain
Grain varieties: Imperial barley
Harvest: 2024
Grown at: Gyrup, Thy
malt and smoke
100 %: Imperial malt
Smoke intensity: None
Distillation
Distillation unit: Müller 1000 liters at Thy Whisky
Method: Single Run Distillation
Water and fermentation
Water: Groundwater from Gyrup
Yeast: M1 Distillers Yeast
Fermentation time: 4-6 days
Cask Type
Type: Ex-bourbon quarter cask
Fill: 1st
Volume: 125 litres
Origin: Speyside Cooperage, Skotland / Heaven Hill Distillery
6 liter per share

When the cask is finished, the cask is bottled. You will then receive your share of the bottles. You can either pick up the bottles yourself or we can send them to you.

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