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Three stained glass windows, similar to the actual distillery
warehouse windows. Each feature one of the three brothers, doing
something that is passionate to them: Erwan is beekeeping, Kevin is
dribbling a basketball, and Loig is NOT playing the bagpipes. It’s
called a Binioù, a traditional 17th century Celtic Breton instrument.”
Buckwheat flowers are growing beneath the window panes. Behind each of
them is a standing stone with their logo carved into it.
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My thoughts: Eddu 14yo Buckwheat 47.9% 3yr Limousin Oak finish Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls leave thick lines, no beads but slow thick legs. Nose: Floral rose notes, honey, hazelnuts, citrus peel. Palate: Thick sweet arrival, orchard fruit, orange, cinnamon spice. Finish: Lingering cinnamon spice, honey and citrus. |
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There’s a SIMS style theme going on with our Broger label. The Broger
family house is slowly being converted into a distillery. Their
distillery is located near the mountains has a big ballooning scene
which we’ve shown as a shadow over the distillery/house. It looks like
the Swiss mountain goats are trying to break into the distillery, and
have already broken the picket fences!
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My thoughts: Broger Heavily Peated 6yo 62.3% French Limousin casks Appearance: bronze in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, tiny beads form and fall as slow thin legs Nose: Oil, tar, burnt rubber, a little hazelnut and a little Turkish Delight. Palate: Thick perfume-y arrival, this is not nice... sour citrus and liquorice root. Finish: Unpleasant perfume and tar notes. |
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HighGlen is a one-man operation - Lord Gunter Sommer - so we’ve got
him in lederhosen. Obviously. Gunter is bending over to look at into a
cask, holding a giant magnifying glass and finding there’s a tiny
whisky bar inside of it. It’s his smallest whisky bar on earth! The
dentist light hanging down lighting the whole scene is a reference to
a previous profession, as are the skis propped in the corner.
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My thoughts: HighGlen 3yo 46.4% Bourbon staves and sherry ended casks Appearance: light gold in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, no beads but fast oily legs Nose: Orchard fruit, berries, malt Palate: Sweet and spicy arrival, orchard fruit, lemon citrus, honey and black pepper Finish: Lingering peppery spice and honey |
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When you think of Bavaria, whisky isn’t the first thought that comes
to your head eh? It’s beer! So our label features a scene from a
Bavarian beer festival, in October, or Oktoberfest if you will… That’s
Slyrs’ head distiller Hans balancing a big load of half-full whisky
glasses in his arms, and the punter with a bottle of this bottling
asking him the question "bist du der Whisky-Mixer?" is someone we know
well here - it's our cask buyer Felix
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My thoughts: Slyrs 52.6% crocodile toast new American Oak Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls leave thick lines, large beads and fast thick legs. Nose: Dried fruit, berries, vanilla, pine needles Palate: Thick fruity arrival, peppery spice, orchard fruit, berries. Finish: Lingering fruit, spice and honey. |
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When we learnt that the distillery was located in the village of Farre
(which was previously known as Fary) we had that far far away
fairytale image in our head. So our label is based up on an old style
fairytale book illustration; a woodland glade and a small glistening
lake. Surrounding it is a magical, sparkling forest, with springtime
flowers and oversized onions representing their stills. Pretty eh?
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My thoughts: Fary Lochan 6yo 60.2% full term PX Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, small beads which fall as slow oily legs Nose: Dunnage funk, toffee, red berries Palate: Surprisingly thin sweet arrival, sweet, strawberry toffee, treacle toffee, very drying Finish: Long dry toffee and fruit notes. |
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Sweden's Smögen distillery resides on a farm near Hunnebostrand, and
was named after the small island of Smögen which is also nearby. Hållö
Island is a small rocky windswept island in Smögen, and is home to a
historic lighthouse. Our label shows distillery founder Par Caldenby
standing on Hållö Island next to the lighthouse. How do you answer the
telephone? Ahoy-hoy or hello?
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My thoughts: Smogen 8yo Heavily Peated 60.3% Appearance: light gold in the glass, swirls leave thick lines with small beads which fall as slow thin legs. Nose: Huge peat smoke, bonfire ashes, cherry lips Palate: Tick smoky arrival, dry peppery spice, ash, a little honey and orchard fruit. Finish: Lingering peppery spice, honey and a little stewed orchard fruit. |
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Our label shows the distillery in one of its former guises; a car
wash. The Monopoly cars are a reference to the strict Finnish alcohol
monopoly ‘Alko’. There’s a sauna on the roof of the distillery, it’s
where the three friends met and discussed the idea of distilling
whisky, and so typically Finnish too. That’s head distiller and
amateur actor Mikko in his towel getting ready to go into the sauna.
His film crew is waiting for him!
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My thoughts: Helsinki 6yo Rye 58.9% (70% Rye, 30% Barley) Appearance: mid gold in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, small beads and slow thin legs. Nose: Aniseed, pepper, berry fruit, toffee Palate: Black pepper, blueberries, balsamic vinegar, aniseed Finish: Lingering peppery spice and berries |
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Teerenpeli translates to ‘flirtation’ and also means ‘black grouse’.
So we've made sure there’s a reference to both on our label. That’s
Sales and Marketing Manager, Jari Mämmi, driving the Zamboni along the
rows of shipping container businesses. The original distillery started
off within a restaurant, hence the stills in the back of ours. The
Pelicans are a local ice hockey team, oh, and Jari is currently
sporting a Mohawk - as are the black grouse. Check out our whisky shop
- on the first batch it was called 'Casking for a friend' - Now it's
'Kuntz Cask Investments'
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My thoughts: Teerenpeli Lightly Peated 3yo 55.5% Ex-bourbon Appearance: pale gold in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, form small beads and fall as slow thin legs. Nose: Gentle smoke, ash, faint tropical fruit and citrus notes. Palate: Thick sweet arrival, the ABV makes itself known, toffee, citrus, peppery spice and a lovely layer of smoke. Finish: Lingering peppery spice, citrus and peat smoke. |
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You’ll probably recognise where we took our inspiration for our Kyrö
label, as it’s a picture they’ve used a few times before. We’ve just
‘boutiquey-fied’ it a little. The founders of Kyrö are in a rye field
running towards the distillery, through the ‘Rye World’ gate at
the edge of the field, and there seems to be some of our Boutique-y
velociraptors chasing them - will they make it back to safety? Check
out that sky! It’s full of the colours of the Aurora Borealis.
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My thoughts: Kyro 4yo Rye 53.1% (100% Rye) Appearance: dark gold in the glass, swirls leave thin lines, small beads which fall as slow thin legs. Nose: Aniseed, pepper, earth, burnt coffee, balsamic vinegar Palate: Black pepper, blueberries, balsamic vinegar, dark chocolate Finish: Medium length peppery spice and dark chocolate. |
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