LIVING THE DRAM
Whilst not quite the first whisky makers from Finland, the team at the Kyrö Distillery Company were the first to produce a Finnish rye whisky. Operating out of Isokyrö, Finland the “Malt Rye” release is Kyrö’s flagship release made from 100% malted wholegrain rye. “Finnish rye whisky packed with bold flavours and wild ideas” The... Continue Reading →
For the last few years, Arbikie have been breaking the scotch whisky mould by making rye whisky - the first to be officially produced in Scotland in over 100 years! Nestled in Inverkeilor near Arbroath, Arbikie is an independently-owned family-run distillery whose farm dates back some 400 years. In addition to growing their own crops... Continue Reading →
Despite taking the foot off the gas in terms of posts this year, I think I’ve actually tried more new whiskies than in previous years. That’s in terms of new whiskies that have been released on the market AND established names and bottles that are simply new to me. Looking back over the year and... Continue Reading →
It seems that the innovation and variety of outputs from the team at Jura shows no sign of stopping. Since the 2018 rebrand, their Signature series has grown from an initial 5 offerings to now contain some 14 expressions (at the time of writing!). We recently looked at the Pale Ale Cask Edition here, but... Continue Reading →
Since the inception of Stauning distillery in 2005, their flagship release has been a rye whisky. So much so, it is simply called “Rye”. Similar to their Nordic brethren at Mackmyra, the Stauning brand was built by a group of friends who had one thing in common: a passion for whisky. Without knowing how to... Continue Reading →
The Stauning distillery started in 2005 and was the brainchild of 9 good friends. I love their origins story and here’s how they tell it… A remote village on the West Coast of Denmark, nine friends (a doctor, a chef, a butcher, a teacher, a helicopter pilot and four engineers), two small pot stills and... Continue Reading →
whisky unplugged 