Henry Friberg Calderón and his keys to being a true gourmet

Born to a mother from Cordoba and a Swedish father, he is the director of Vässla Micromobility in Spain. Before preparing the landing of the Swedish brand of electric vehicles in our country, he worked for BMW, founded his own consulting firm and was Head of Corporate Governance and Project Operations for the Mediaplanet Group. A lover of horseback riding and clay pigeon shooting, whenever he can he accompanies the end of a day in the countryside with a pipe in hand and a good whiskey.

My next purchase will be a pipe, a long-stemmed Churchwarden from Peterson. I've been tossing around and want a refill for my 2016 Peterson Christmas Smooth Fishtail. There's nothing better than sitting back, after a day in the country, smoking a pipe with Peterson's Connoisseur's Choice tobacco of course!

I don't go out without my Vässla Bike. He takes me everywhere in Stockholm and in Madrid. I don't remember the last time I took public transport thanks to the Bike.

The trip I always remember was to Jackson Hole [Wyoming, United States] to go rafting down the Snake River with two friends. If I had to radically change my life, I would move there without a doubt.

My wardrobe staples are my tweed shooting vest and custom-made Rey Pavón scouting bags. Unbeatable.

My reference website is myshootingjourney.com, it inspires many of my friends to start shooting clay pigeons.

The artist of whom I would have a work of art if I could is Rembrandt, I would love to recover the one that my great-grandfather had in his house in Stockholm. Several works from his collection were exhibited at The Frick Collection in New York... But I think it's going to be complicated.

My favorite hobby is horseback riding and clay pigeon shooting, especially with the Perazzi HT 2020. They are two activities that I have done since I was little and that have opened many doors for me. Apart from that, everything related to nature is my thing. The good (or the bad) is that I don't just have a hobby.

It is a privilege to be able to live halfway between Spain and Sweden, which are part of my culture and I have found a balance that allows me to combine work with social life in both countries.

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The place that inspires me is undoubtedly the mountain. It does not matter whether it is in Spain or in any other country in Europe or the world.

What I like most about my job is, in the golden age of electric mobility, having the opportunity to work with large Spanish companies in the process of adopting new technologies and basing their strategy and development on sustainability. It fascinates me to think that Vässla has vehicles that no one else has to change the way you get around the city.

The hotel I always come back to is the Copperhill Hotel in Åre, Sweden. Designed by Peter Bohlin, my wife and I stayed here when I proposed to him, and it's a very special place for us. A little peace in the middle of nowhere.

My favorite restaurants are three: La Olleta and Ca Joan, both in Altea [Alicante] and where I always go with my closest friends; and El Moli dels Fanals [molidelsfanals.com], a mandatory stop every time my wife and I go to Andorra.

The book on my bedside table is one of the ones that has motivated me the most and has changed the way I deal with situations: Can't Hurt Me, by David Hoggins. Fundamental values ​​such as truth, honor or sacrifice have been lost. If we all knew ourselves as Hoggins, we would be better off as individuals and as a society.

My moment of relaxation is with a good 12-year-old Scotch whiskey from The Balvenie.

I always carry a Leatherman Mut Eod knife in my suitcase, a habit inherited from my father. In Sweden you spend a lot of time in nature and you never know when you're going to need one.

My style is very simple. I like everything related to the field and hunting.

I usually have a lot of wine in the pantry. One of my favorites is Joseph Phelps Napa Valley 2014. In Sweden you have to stock up well, you can only buy alcohol in certain places and times.