With few barrels and experimental production Gotland Whisky create
great results. Isle of Lime Midaik
really stands out.
Henrik Aflodal
Whisky expert and journalist.
The Legendary Oaks At Midaik
ISLE OF LIME MIDAIK
Hundreds of years ago it took days to get from southern Gotland to the intense commerce in the medieval town Visby. On the way many people took a break under two very special oak trees at Midaik. A mysterious and mythical place, where hunters and locals to this day still meet. The name Midaik is perfectly suited for this fourth unique edition from Gotland Whisky, since the whisky is aged solely in old American oak barrels.
AGE: 3 years
(barrels between 4,6-3,4 years old)
STRENGTH: 46,2 %
VOLUME: 500 ml
TOTAL EDITION: 15 400 bottles
EDITIONS: 13 400 (1:t Batch), 700 (2:nd Batch) & 1 300 (Final Batch) bottles
SALES START: June 2018
STORES: Systembolaget Sweden
ARTICLE at Swedish Systembolaget: 3305702
Soldout
COLOUR: Pale gold
NOSE: Plum, oak, vanilla and cinnamon
TASTE: Vanilla, honey and oak
FINISH: Chestnut, oakish with some sweetness, licorice and a peppery finish
COMMENT: Our second, and also largest, public edition.
Came on 4th place in ”2018 Malt Whisky Championships” in the New World-category!
With few barrels and experimental production Gotland Whisky create
great results. Isle of Lime Midaik
really stands out.
Henrik Aflodal
MODERATELY PEATED
0,3
PALE GOLD
46,2%
ABV
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME
MORE ABOUT THE EDITION
BARLEY AND BARRELS
TYPE OF BARLEY: Propina Tipple ecologically grown on Gotland
FARMS: Halner gård, Bro and Sigdes gård, Rone
THE MALT: Malted in the farm of Sigdes in Rone, Gotland. The malt is smoked with peat for 9 hours
WATER: Gotlandic hard water
YEAST: Dry yeast for Maltwhisky. DistilaMax MW
BARRELS: Bourbon barrel, American oak medium and heavy toast, American oak char
BARRELSIZES: 96 and 200 liter barrels
BARREL FILLING: 2013-2015
BOTTLE FILLING: 2018 9/5-30/5
THE DISTILLERY TEAM
DISTILLERY RESPONSIBLE: Peter Andersson
BLENDERS: Tommy Bergstrand, Mikael Visenstam, Christer Roslund and Anders Stumle
MIXER: Stefan Nilsson
BOTTLING: Toini Nilsson and Micke Juteskog
PRODUCTION AND DESIGN - BOTTLE
BOTTLE: Saverglass, France
STOPPER: Vinolok, Czech Republic
CAPCULE: Nova Pac, Denmark
LABEL: Saverglass, Frankrike
DESIGN LABEL : Edvin Holm
DESIGN BOTTLE : Edvin Holm
TECHNICAL DRAWING BOTTLE: Saverglass, France
DESIGN STOPPER: Vinolok, Czech Republic
COPY LABEL: Henrik Näsman
GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINT: Erik Unnerfeldt
TRANSLATION: Anthony McVeigh
PROJECT MANAGER: Björn Pettersson
THE GOTLAND WHISKY TEAM
ADVERTISING AGENCY: Kusinerna AB
PRINTING HOUSE: iVisby Tryckeri
VIDEO: Any Moment Production AB
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Roger Arleryd, Gotland Bild AB
MUSIC: Rassmus Björnson
ART DIRECTOR: Erik Unnerfeldt, Kusinerna AB
COPYWRITER: Henrik Näsman
TRANSLATION: Anthony McVeigh
PROJECT MANAGER: Björn Pettersson
IT: imCode AB and Peekaboo AB
DIGITALT SUPPORT: Jesper Tohmo
ECONOMY: Susanne Markvardsen
BRAND AMBASSADORS: Christer Roslund, Jesper Tohmo, Tommy Bergstrand and Mikael Visenstam
MARKETING DIRECTOR: Björn Pettersson
CEO- GOTLAND WHISKY: Anders Stumle
DISTRIBUTION - SWEDEN other than Gotland: Systembolaget Örebro
DISTRIBUTION - GOTLAND: Per Uddin, Anders Stumle, Björn Pettersson, Johnny Nilsson
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Tommy Bergstrand, Marek Jönsson, Robin, Freba and everybody else on iVisby Tryckeri AB and Gustaf Molin on Företagsspecialisten AB
BARRELS USED
BARREL / DATE / BARREL TYPE / SIZE / AGE
#51 / 13-09-20 / American fresh oak (medium+ toast) / 96L / 4,64Y
#59 / 13-09-27 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,62Y
#60 / 13-09-27 / American fresh oak (charred) / 96L / 4,62Y
#65 / 13-10-04 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,60Y
#72 / 13-10-18 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,56Y
#75 / 13-12-27 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,37Y
#76 / 13-12-27 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,37Y
#79 / 13-12-27 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,37Y
#80 / 13-12-27 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,37Y
#88 / 14-01-31 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,27Y
#94 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#95 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#96 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#97 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#98 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium+ toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#99 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#101 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#102 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#103 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#104 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
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ISLE OF LIME MIDAIK - 2:ND BATCH
The 2:nd Batch is made out of the same mix as above. The difference is that the whisky has been stored one more year. When the first batch was ready there was small amounts of whisky left in some of the barrels. This whisky was mixed together and stored in two 200L barrels. One year later these barrels was bottled and labeled "Isle of Lime Midaik - 2:nd Batch".
BARREL / DATE / BARREL TYPE / SIZE / AGE
#764 / 14-08-08 / American oak (second fill Bourbon) / 200L / +1,2Y
#788 / 14-08-08 / American oak (second fill Bourbon) / 200L / +1,2Y
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ISLE OF LIME MIDAIK - FINAL BATCH
The last edition of Midaik is made from a new mix of barrels. The taste and expression are the same as previous editions. The reason why a Final batch was prepared was that after the first two editions were bottled there were about 1300 labeled bottles in the store. In accordance with our ecological profile, we wanted to avoid unnecessary resource consumption and energy consumption by shredding these bottles.
BARREL / DATE / BARREL TYPE / SIZE / AGE
#205 / 15-04-10 / American oak (medium) / 96L / 4,5Y
#206 / 15-04-10 / American oak (medium) / 96L / 4,5Y
#234 / 15-10-02 / American fresh oak (charred) / 200L / 4,0Y
#238 / 15-11-20 / First fill Bourbon / 200L / 3,8Y
#252 / 15-12-04 / American fresh oak (charred) / 96L / 3,8Y
#253 / 15-12-04 / American fresh oak (charred) / 96L / 3,8Y
#279 / 16-04-01 / First fill Bourbon / 200L / 3,5Y
#289 / 16-04-01 / American oak (medium) / 96L / 3,5Y
#294 / 16-04-01 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 3,5Y
#300 / 16-05-13 / American fresh oak (charred, stored 24 months) / 200L / 3,4Y
#305 / 16-05-13 / American fresh oak (charred, stored 9 months) / 200L / 3,4Y
#306 / 16-05-13 / American fresh oak (charred, stored 24 months) / 200L / 3,4Y
#315 / 16-09-02 / First fill Bourbon / 200L / 3,1Y
#319 / 16-09-02 / American fresh oak (heavy toast) / 96L / 3,1Y
#323 / 16-09-23 / First fill Bourbon / 200L / 3,0Y
BARREL / DATE / BARREL TYPE / SIZE / AGE
#108 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#109 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#112 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#113 / 14-02-21 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,21Y
#117 / 14-04-25 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 4,04Y
#119 / 14-04-25 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,04Y
#131 / 14-05-09 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 4,00Y
#140 / 14-06-06 / American fresh oak (medium toast) / 96L / 3,93Y
#144 / 14-10-10 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,58Y
#145 / 14-10-10 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,58Y
#149 / 14-10-17 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,56Y
#153 / 14-10-24 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,54Y
#156 / 14-10-24 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,54Y
#158 / 14-10-24 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,54Y
#164 / 15-01-02 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,35Y
#170 / 15-01-02 / American oak (first fill Bourbon barrel) / 200L / 3,35Y
#179 / 15-01-02 / American fresh oak (medium+ toast) / 96L / 3,35Y
#181 / 15-01-02 / American fresh oak (medium+ toast) / 96L / 3,35Y
#444 / 14-12-17 / First fill Bourbon (recasked) / 200L / 3,39Y
