As envisioned by the founders, the special cask maturation in the traditional Faroese “rimahjallur” has proven to be one of the main characteristics of Faer Isles Distillery.

In 2024, we took this concept one step further. Because just as casks are highly individual, rimahjallar are different too, their placement and design affecting the flavour of the food. Used mainly for curing fish and lamb, tasting the food is commonly followed by the question: “where has it hung?” 

We now give the unique opportunity to get your own small cask filled with our lightly peated new make spirit to mature in your own rimahjall. Maturation in such small casks gives a much quicker maturation, so a balanced young malt can be expected after just 2-.3 years. And this way, you can follow the process and taste your own cask at home whenever you like.

Our great partner, ASC Barrels, has prepared some 10L barrels especially for this purpose. The barrels are reconstructed from bourbon and sherry barrels. At the event, the founder and director of ASC Barrels, Alex Sakon, gives a lecture about oak wood and how it affects the maturing spirit.

We invite you to a 5-hour master class, where you will learn all the basics of whisky distilling, including malting, fermentation, distillation, and maturation.

The course includes:

• Visit to our “opnhjallur” whisky maturation warehouses in Kvívík. Sample tasting
• Tour of the distillery
• Masterclass in whisky distilling by our Head Distiller
• Lecture about oak wood used for maturing whisky
• Lecture about how oak wood affects the new make spirit during maturation, by expert Alex Sakon from ASC Barrels
• Fill your own cask (in case you decide to buy one)
• Appetisers from local chefs
• A whisky tasting with selected whiskies that in different ways relate to ours
• Transportation to and from the distillery (Tórshavn-Kvívík-Vestmanna-Tórshavn)

The cost of the course is 2.100 DKK. You can register by writing to sales@faer.fo naming the email “Fill your own Cask”. Registration deadline and payment (bank transfer) is: 18. January. Registration email must contain:

1. Name of participant
2. Whether you need transport to/from Vestmanna

By the end of the course, you can choose to buy the cask you filled. The cost of the cask, including VAT and all taxes, will be 11.800 DKK 

After the course we will open our bar containing 50+ single malt whiskies and invite the public to join us. 

Account in Betri Bank no: 9181-5428523

The bus leaves Tórshavn (Badmintonhøllin Gundadalur) at 11:00 and returns around 18:00.