Product description
Filliers Distillery was founded in 1880 by Karel Lodevijk Filliers and initially produced jenever.
Its headquarters is in the village of Bachte-Maria-Leerne, near Ghent in East Flanders. In 2006, the distillery underwent a major modernization and, equipped with both a pot still and a still, produces whisky, jenever and gin. While the local Goldlys whisky is distilled from a mash of wheat, rye, corn and malted barley, Filliers is a classic single malt. It is aged exclusively in sherry casks (European oak) for at least 10 years and bottled at 43% abv.
Nose: barley malt, sherry, raisins, dried plums and pears, caramel, cocoa powder, roasted nuts, traces of wood varnish and oak.
Palate : sherry, raisins, plum jam, sugar-roasted almonds, dark chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and oak.
Finish : medium long, sweet, with notes of dark chocolate, roasted nuts and almonds, spices and sherry-soaked oak.