Spirit of Hven Distillery - HVEN Organic Tycho's Star Single Malt Whisky

What is Hven

Hven is a beautiful green island in the strait of Öresund between Denmark and Sweden. It is only 5-mile in circumference with a population of 350 people. After 8 years of planning, the distillery, opened 2008 by Anja and Henric Molin. This is the third pot still distillery built in Sweden. It has since developed into a major player throughout Europe. The island is host to the country’s most fertile landscapes, providing Hven with exceptional raw ingredients. Only the best organic grains are selected from a few certified farmers.

More About The Product

To create this product with the most enticing character possible, the ingredients are distilled in proprietary small copper pot stills. Everything, including the hand bottling, is done on-site. Spirit of Hven Backafallsbyn Distillery also holds its own hotel, bar, and restaurant, where the traditions and heritage of the products can be shared. 

The Legend

This whisky is named Tycho’s Star as a tribute to the most famous islander yet, the astronomer Tycho Brahe (pronounced Brah-ee) (1546-1601).

The name Tycho’s Star refers to the supernova that Tycho Brahe observed in the asterism Cassiopeia 1572. He called it “De Nova Stella” and made a term of the expression Nova, that nowadays are used to describe new stars.

In the research facilities near the castle Uraniborg, he had an observatory, medicinal gardens and laboratories. Almost 100 people worked within the compound. The astronomical measurement that was conducted on Hven 450 years ago are still astonishingly accurate and has been the basis for the heliocentric world view we have today.