A scattering of rock and grass, buffeted by the Norwegian Sea. I first heard of this island because it is home to the world’s most remote whisky distillery – an improbable venture, producing a spirit that critics claim rivals its Scottish cousins. “It says a lot about the island that a full-blown whisky distillery was probably the least crazy idea,” says Larsen. “He came back some weeks later holding three pages of notes with 30 ideas, and at the top of the list was a whisky distillery. It says a lot about the island that a full-blown whisky distillery was the least crazy idea Whisky is a complex product to finance.