Hiernagla Freedom

Hiernagla Freedom, 5 YO, 59.9%

Matured for five years in a single 1st fill ex-bourbon cask from Four Roses. The cask was filled 2020-05-13, and the whisky was bottled 2025-06-23. Limited to 341 bottles. All profits from the same of this whisky is donated to the organization Fritt Ukraina (Free Ukrain). Glas Nordic AS has donated the glass bottles, and Ettiketto has donated the labels for the bottles.

You can buy the Hiernagla Freedom in Norway at NOK 1190 (19593402). Get a bottle and stick it to Vladimir!

Nose: Earthy vanilla and mustard seeds ( I really do love the warm aroma of mustard seeds). Then whiffs of red berries, cinnamon and tropical fruits. With further time mellow and laid back notes of mango and pineapple covered in luxurious whipped cream.

Taste: Full bodied. This is one of the spicy ex-bourbon matured whiskies. Dryish in character. White pepper, earthy and bone dry vanilla sticks. Hints of dark chocolate with bits of dried oranges.

Finish: Medium long finish. Remains rich, creamy and fruity. Dryish in character still. White pepper and hints of toasted oak provides contrast to the light and sweet notes of tropical fruits covered with whipped cream (yes, I do mean the real stuff, not that boring “aerosol cream”).

Comment: Slava Ukraini! Слава Україні!

Score 87/100

This is Nordic whisky review #465 here on Whisky Saga. See them all here.

Sláinte!
-Thomas