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What are your favorite whiskeys made in continental Europe? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 9 months ago by [M] to c/madeineurope@lemmy.zip
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Ireland and Scotland don't count, of course.

My recent faves:

  • Kyrö from Finland: they exclusively make rye whiskies. I already bought 3 of their 4 expressions. My favorite is Wood Smoke. Powerful smoky character from alder-smoked malts, sun dried plums and lots of character.

  • Ninkasi from France: one of the oldest breweries from the Craft Beer Revival started distilling about 5 years ago with a cognac still. Lots of great finishes, my favorite is Manifesto, finished in Pineau des Charentes casks. Massive old wine and must character.

What are yours?

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago

Probably this : First aged 5 years in French oak barrels from Limousin, EDDU Silver Brocéliande completes its maturation in new oak barrels from the Brocéliande forest.

https://www.distillerie.bzh/produit/eddu-broceliande/

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    [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

    If I were not allowed to buy Irish or Scottish whiskey (all my go to brands are Irish/Scottish😅), then I would probably go with Swedish Mackmyra. I am not a fan of "Mack", but otherwise I think they are all solid choises (though I have not tried any of their most expensive ones).

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I also realized One Nine Spirits have a whiskey. I have to be honest and say I have not tried the whiskey, but everything else I have tried by them is really good, and I think they are my favourite Swedish alcohole brand!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago

    Oh Nice! I haven't had a decent aquavit in ages, I might be tempted if they can be found outside Sweden Systembolaget

    What are your favorite spirits of theirs?

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    • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Ireland feeling very singled out given Scotland isn't in the EU

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    • [+] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)
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    • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I did a distillery tour of Hercynian in Germany and the owner said that due to fire regulations they need to vent the barrel storage rooms to keep the alcohol concentration in the air below a threshold. This leads to more evaporation and a shorter aged whiskey tasting more like a longer aged whiskey. This regulation doesn‘t exist in Scotland or Ireland, where you can really taste the alcohol in the air. Anyway they will probably say that this venting would destroy the whiskey taste. I think Hercynian whiskey tastes exceptional.

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