Teerenpeli Savu Single Malt Whiskey / 43%/ 0.5l
- Teerenpeli, family owned distillery, was established by Anssi Pyysing in 2002.
Product description
Teerenpeli Distillery is an investment by Anssi Pyysing from 2002. The plant is located in the town of Lahti, in the building where the Pyysings ran a restaurant and was originally equipped with a pair of small stills.
In October 2015, a new distillery was built in the building of the family brewery, capable of producing over 100,000 liters of distillate per year, while the original one serves as a "distillation laboratory".
Teerenpeli distills from locally grown barley, and uses bourbon, sherry and port barrels to mature the whisky. Savu (Finnish for "smoke"), a smoky and peated version of this single malt (35 ppm in malt), debuted in the summer of 2018. The whisky is a blend of distillates aged in bourbon barrels (80%) and Pedro Ximénez sherry barrels (20%) and is released at 43% ABV.
Aroma : fresh, camping fire smoke, a drop of tar, apples, pears, plums, roasted almonds, caramel, a touch of cough syrup and soot.
Taste : sweet and smoky, slightly oily, nectarines, plums, apples, vanilla, caramel, banana cake, a handful of raisins and a subtle note of oak.
Finish : medium long, with notes of dried dark fruits, vanilla, caramel and a pinch of sweet spices.