Thornæs Cask owners' club
Buy a whiskey barrel
When you buy a whiskey cask, you automatically become part of a small exclusive group with special access to both our cask stock and our history. We fill the cask with our award-winning New Spirit, and from the moment the cap is placed in the barrel, the transformation from clear spirit to golden, matured whiskey begins.
The ripening time depends on a large number of factors, which can be difficult to separate. The size of the barrel, its previous use, the origin and properties of the wood, variations in temperature and humidity – all this helps to influence the maturation over the years. You cannot put a cross in the calendar. Whiskey decides for itself when it is ready to be bottled.
From clear spirits to finished whiskey
From grain to malt
#1
When the grain is ripe, it is harvested and malted. Malting makes it possible to convert the starch in the grain into sugars during mashing.
The beer is brewed and distilled
#2
When the malt is mashed, we brew a top-fermented beer. To bring out the most fruit and complexity, we ferment for up to 140 hours. Subsequently, we double-distill the beer in traditional pot stills and thereby achieve our clear, award-winning New Spirit.
The ripening begins
#3
The final stage is the maturation process, where the clear spirit is poured into wooden barrels. As soon as the spirit meets the wood, the extraction of flavor and aroma substances begins, primarily sweeteners and the well-known notes of vanilla and caramel. The roasting of the cask also means that the spirit is filtered over time and takes on a more rounded character.
Angel's share
#4
During maturation, the spirit is oxidized. The porosity of the wood allows air to enter the cask and develop the whiskey in a positive direction. Unfortunately, something also disappears the other way. The evaporation is called the 'Angel's Share' and means that 2 - 3% disappears from the cask per year - and sometimes even more.
This is how you become the owner of a Thornæs whiskey cask
Thornæs Danish Whiskey is based on Danish, organic barley and rye malt,
is brewed, double distilled and matured at the distillery in Kagerup, North Zealand - Denmark.
Choose your dish
Find your favorite dish in our current selection. If you have special wishes, please contact us - we will see if we can accommodate them.
Bourbon dish
The classic one
Maturation in 200 liter (53 gal.) Bourbon casks is for anyone who wants the classic taste of single malt whiskey with distinct notes of vanilla, caramel and mocha.
Cask type: 1st or 2nd fill Bourbon - 200 litres
Wood species: White American oak
Ripening: Approx. 6-8 years
Ripened volume: Approx. 160-180 liters v. cask strength.
STR - wine barrel
The complex
STR are wine barrels that have been renovated and prepared for the maturation of spirits. STR stands for 'Shaved, Toasted and Recharred' - a treatment that exposes fresh wood and restores the filtering properties of the barrel. The result is greater extraction of flavors and aromas and often a more complex end product.
Barrel type: STR - 225-230 liters
Wood type: White American or European oak
Maturation: Approximately 4-6 years
Finished volume: Approx. 180-200 liters depending on cask strength
Sherry cask
The sweet one
The sherry cask gives the whisky a darker and sweeter expression. The cask has typically contained sherry for 2-3 years before being filled by us. The result after maturation is a more vinous whisky with hints of prunes, raisins, nuts and dark spices.
Cask type: Sherry - 200-230 litres
Wood type: White American or European oak
Maturation 6-8 years
Finished volume: Approx. 160-200 liters depending on cask strength
Small and medium-sized dishes
The intense
Smaller and medium-sized casks cover cask types from 30 to 130 litres. The casks can be used for full maturation, but are also suitable for finishing or pre-maturing whiskey.
More surface contact means that the wood's effect on the spirit increases during storage, and therefore a more intense maturation occurs. The result is often whiskeys with a strong flavor and more distinct character.
Contact us to hear about the current options. Finish dishes are expected to be introduced in 2025.
Whiskey in portions
Will offer ongoing whiskey cask shares based on our current stock of maturing whiskey. The size of the shares may vary, but because you own the spirit, they all give the same joy and anticipation as if you owned a full-sized keg - and at a fraction of the price.
You will find our current selection of cask parts together with our whiskey casks.
Payment
How to settle your whiskey cask
Example: 200 l Bourbon cask
- New spirit matured into whiskey in 200 l. Bourbon: DKK 81,250.
- Bottling of 70 cl. bottles: DKK 50 paragraph
- Excise duty - settled at bottling: DKK 18,125.
- Total estimated price per 70 cl. bottle: DKK 481.25
You can choose to put an initial payment on your plate, and subsequently divide the remaining payment into instalments. The first payment is typically 50% of the total sum. You will pay the remaining payment continuously over 6 years. That way, you can stretch the cost as your whiskey matures.
- Initial payment: DKK 40,625.
- Installments for 6 years: DKK 6,771. per year. plus interest
- Interest is added during the payment period, currently 7% p.a.: DKK 9,953.
- Total estimated price per 70 cl. bottle: DKK 525
Taxes and charges: All prices are incl. VAT, currently 25%. Excise duty is added according to the applicable tariff, currently DKK 150 per liter of 100% ethanol. The above is a price example.
Get more benefits with the Thornæs Cask Owners' Club
When you buy whiskey in cask size, you want to be a little spoiled
Father's Day
Once a year, we invite all barrel owners to a joint day of fun, tastings and delivery of purchases.
Choose your Thornæs whiskey cask and become part of our history
Go to our current selection of whiskey casks and submit your order.
You are of course always welcome to contact us directly for further information.