will have a church wine cask maturation, while some will be matured in bourbon casks. Valamo will produce peated and unpeated malt whisky. The capacity of the new warehouse is 450,000 liters and their current pot for whisky making is 1,000 liters, which allows for an annual production of 40,000 liters. Hegumens of the monastery The following persons have served as hegumens (father superiors) of the monastery: Yefrem 1758–1781 Nazary 1781–1801 Innokenty 1801–1823 Yonafan I 1823–1830 Varlaam 1830–1833 Veniamin 1833–1839 Damaskin 1839–1881 Yonafan II 1881–1891 Gabriel 1891–1903 Vitaly 1903–1905 Pafnuty 1905–1907 Mavriky 1907–1918 Pavlin 1918–1933 Chariton 1933–1947 Yeronim 1948–1952 Nestor 1952–1967 Simforian 1969–1979 Panteleimon 1979–1997 (later Metropolitan of Oulu, since 2013 retired) Sergei 1997–2011, 2012–2022 (later Bishop of Hamina, vicar bishop of the Helsinki Orthodox Diocese) Mikael 2022– See also List of Christian religious houses in Finland Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, Finnish Orthodox monastery for women, situated from New Valamo, in Palokki, Heinävesi. References External links Official site of the New Valamo Monastery in Finland (in English) Information on the monastery Pictures of the monastery Cultural Centre of the Monastery of Valamo Sounds of the Church Bells of Valamo Heinävesi Valamo monastery (Heinävesi) 20th-century Christian monasteries Neoclassical architecture in Finland Buildings and structures in South Savo Museums in South Savo Religious museums in Finland Orthodox Church of Finland