Pilsner malt from Vikingmalt in Halmstad.

Tipple/Quench/Astorian samt Tipple/Quench/Publican.

Pilsner malt from Castle Maltings in Belgium. 

 From Bålsjön, filtered through sand and carbon filters

All barrels underwent a scent check before filling. Any additional aromas in the bourbon barrels, apart form the expected notes of vanilla and butterscotch, were noted in the log. From these barrels there were touches of quite unusual notes, e.g. strawberries, tangerine, punch praline, rosehip, orange, licorice, grass, rum raisin and the Swedish candy Ahlgren's cars.

35 Bourbon anchors were filled with 71.6% ABV unpeated spirit on 2011-04-05. 21 Bourbon anchors were filled with 67.7% ABV peated spirit (31ppm) on 2011-04-16 and 2011-04-17. On 21-03-2011 and 15-05-2011, 4 100-liter barrels of Swedish charred oak were filled with 2-year-old unpeated spirits that had been stored in 200-liter Jack Daniels barrels since 16-03-2011. Original alcohol content 72.8% ABV

The Swedish oak comes from Ljungby and Mönsterås and has been stored outdoors for 36 months.

The whisky was stored in a humid warehouse and the alcohol content dropped by about 6 percentage points in the included casks. A total of 2,175 kg of whisky with an alcohol content of 64.27% was emptied. The alcohol content was adjusted to a predetermined 48.1% before bottling.

The basic idea of ​​Box’s first official whisky was to present a relatively traditional bottling from bourbon barrels. Three years is no long shelf life for a whisky, and we assumed that we had to make the first bottling with a relatively large proportion of smoky spirits to dampen the youthful edging. By the way, we now know that Box unpeated whiskies work extremely well even at a young age and we didn’t have to mask or hide the youth. The Pioneer was released via a web release at Systembolaget and the 6500 bottles sold out in minutes.

50 % peated whisky matured for three years in Bourbon casks (40 liters). 

35 % peated whisky (31ppm) matured for three years in Bourbon casks (40 liters). 

15 % unpeated whisky matured for two years in 200-liter Bourbon barrels and finished in 100-liter casks of new Swedish charred oak. 

The relatively lightly peated whisky gives a distinct yet moderate peat. The element of Swedish charred oak gives the whisky a spiciness, with toffee and caramel tones as well as a slightly deeper color. The Pioneer is neither chill-filtered nor colored.

Our first own whisky under the Box brand was presented to the whisky world in June 2014. The name The Pioneer was most fitting. A pioneer bottling of just over three year old whisky, young, affectionate and promising something great. A classic bottle on many collectors shelves.

The Pioneer

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