European whiskies are emerging as the next wave… Bringing old world context, pride in local resources, new techniques and experiments. Many of these distilleries are producing distinctly different whiskies gaining increasing appreciation and attention.

While impossible to buy in India, over the years through creative international purchases and kind samples, our tasting adventures have expanded to explore European whiskies…

And then I moved to Europe, and our explorations exploded!

Here is a list of some European whiskies we’ve experienced so far…

Europe  / Other

• Austria
  • Waldviertler J.H. 5 year Single Malt 41% WL
  • Waldviertler J.H. 6 year Rye Malt 41% WL
  • Wieser Uuahouua Pinot Noir 7 years Single Malt 40% WL
• Belgium
  • Gouden Carolus 3 years 46%
  • The Belgian Owl
    • Origine Pot Still unaged spirit 46% WLE
    • Identité 36 months, first fill bourbon 46% WLE
    • Passion 36 months, first fill bourbon, single cask 1538337 46% WLE
    • Intense 40 months, first fill bourbon, single cask 1538452 72.7% WLE
    • Evolution 48 months, first fill bourbon 46% WLE
• Czech –Hammer Head 23 year 40.7%
• Denmark
  • Danica NAS 42% (unpeated) WL
  • Fary Lochan 6 Years (2022) Batch 1, 60.7% (TBWC)
  • Stauning Young Rye (2010/2011) 49.3%
  • Stauning Peated 2nd Edition 55%
  • Stauning Rye (2021) Mezcal Finish 46.3%
• Finland
  • Helsinki Distilling 6 year Rye (2022) Batch 2 58.9% (TBWC)
  • Kyrö 4 year Rye (2022) Batch 1 53.1% (TBWC)
  • Kyrö Malt Rye (2022) 47.2%
  • Kyrö Wood Smoke Rye (2022) 47.2%
  • Kyrö Rye Whisky + Monbazillac Cask (2022) 53%
  • Teerenpeli 10 year 43% WL
  • Teerenpeli Kaski 43% + 2020 Revisit
• France
  • Armorik
    • Breizh 42%
    • Classic 46% + Nov’17
    • Double Matured 46% + 2020 Revisit
    • 8 year (2022) Batch 3, 59.5% (TBWC)
  • AWA Pinot Noire 42% WL
  • Bellevoye
    • Blue (French Oak) 40% WLE
    • White (Sauternes) 40% WLE
    • Red (Grand Cru) 43% WLE
    • Black – Bellevoye Tourbee Triple Malt Whiskey 43%
  • Brenne
    • Brenne Cuvée Spéciale French Single Malt Whisky 40%
    • Brenne Estate Cask 40% WL
  • Domaine Des Hautes Glace Organic – Les Moissons Single Malt 42%
  • Eddu Silver Buckwheat Whisky 40%
  • Guillon Banyuls 43%
  • Glann ar Mor
    • Glann Ar Mor 46% WLE
    • Kornog Taourac’h Trived 10 BC  (2010) 46% WL
    • Kornog Taouarc’h Pempved 14 BC (2014) 46% WL
    • Kornog (2013) 58.7% (Auld Alliance)
  • Maison Benjamin Kuentz WLE
    • Aux Particules Vines (1st Edition) 46% WLE
    • Aux Particules Vines (3rd Edition) 46% WLE (Paris)
    • Aux Particules Vines (4th Edition) 46% WLE
    • Aux Particules Vines (5th Edition) 46% WLE
    • (D’un) Verre printanier (2020) 46% WLE
    • Aveux Gourmands (2020) 1st Edition 46% WLE
    • Fin de partie (2020) 46% WLE
    • Inouïe Mélodie WLE
    • Le Guip 55% WLE
  • Michel Courveur
    • “Candid” L 2019018 49% WL
    • Special Vatting Malt Whisky 45% WL
  • Osokye French Single Malt Series No. 4, PX Finish 40.8% WL
  • Rozelieures
    • Rozelieures Subtil 40% WLE
    • Rozelieures Tourbe 46% WLE
• Germany
  • Ayer’s Organic Single Malt PX Sherry Cask 56.2% (DE mini)
  • Black Forest Wild Whisky Peated 42%
  • DeCavo NAS Batch 10, Cask 92 46%
  • Elch Torf vom Dorf (2022) 50.2% (DE)
  • Elsburn 7 year (2022) Batch 3, 48.7% (TBWC)
  • Finch 5 year Single Malt Sherry 42% (DE)
  • J. B.G. Münsterländer Single Grain Whisky 6 year (Mar 2017/Nov 2020) Cask 26, 27, 28, 42%
  • Slyrs
    • Sild “Crannog” 3 year Single Malt 48% WL
    • Slyrs Marsala Finish L1140 46% 375ml (IN)
    • Slyrs New American Oak 43% (IN mini)
    • Slyrs Worldwide Spirits Limited Edition Vintage 2012-2106 Oloroso Cask 55.9%
    • Slyrs 51 51% WL
  • Spreewood Distillers
    • Stork Single Malt 43%
    • Stork Straight Rye 45% (IN)
  • St Kilian
    • Signature Edition ‘One’ (2016/2019) 45%
    • Signature Edition ‘Four’ Peated (2016/2020) 48%
    • Signature Edition ‘Six’ (2016/2020) 47.5%
    • Signature Edition ‘Seven’ (2017/2021) 51.75%
    • Signature Edition ‘Nine’ (2016/17/18 – 2020/21) 55.3%
    • Mystery malts – promising to perplexing
  • Thousand Mountains McRaven Single Malt Whisky 46.2%
  • Ziegler Distillery
    • Aureum Classic 8 year Single Malt 43%
    • Aureum Chestnut Cask 5 year Single Malt 43%
    • Aureum Cask Strength 8 year 53.2%
    • Aureum Grave Digger “The Bruce” Peat 8 year 43%
    • Aureum The First 2010 Cask Strength 10 year 55.5%
    • Aureum Port 8 year 68.5%
    • Aureum PX 8 year 67.5%
    • Ziegler 7 year Single Malt 40%
• Iceland
  • Flóki Young Malt 47% + Revisit WL
• Italy
  • Puni Nova, Alba and Alba Marsala Islay 43%
  • Puni Alba Marsala + Islay casks, Batch #2 (2015) 43%
  • Puni Nova Bourbon Cask, Batch #2 (2015) 43%
• The Netherlands
  • Millstone 100 Rye Whisky 50%* (IN)
  • Millstone 18 year (1998/2016) Sherry 55.5%
  • Millstone 25 year (2022) Batch 5, 46.5% (TBWC)
• Norway – Audny 4 year, Series 3 46%
• Sweden
  • Agitator
    • Agitator Spirits
    • Agitator Single Malt 43% WL
    • Agitator Single Malt Rök 43% WL
    • Agitator Argument: Småfat 46% WL
  • High Coast (formerly Box Whisky) 
    • Box Whisky Dálvve 46%
    • Box Whisky The Festival 2015 54.5%
    • Box Whisky Shareholders 2016 3 year 52%
    • High Coast Hav “Spiced Oak” 48% WL
    • High Coast Älv “Delicate Vanilla” 46% WL
    • High Coast Berg PX 50% WL
  • Isle of Lime “Sangelstain” 46.3% WL
  • Mackmyra
    • Mackmyra 3 Year Bachair Private Cask
    • Mackmyra 3 Year Preludium 01 De Första Dropparna 55.6%
    • Mackmyra 3 year, Batch 1, 47.2% (TBWC)
    • Mackmyra 5 year Rök Oloroso Cask Finish 46.3% (Vita Dulcis)
    • Mackmyra 8 Year Dram Good Whisky
    • Mackmyra 12 Year (Bourbon barrel) 50.2% (Chorlton) WLE
    • Mackmyra Äppelblom 46.1%
    • Mackmyra “Kungstorv” Peated 47% (vomFASS)
    • Mackmyra Mack 40% WL
    • Mackmyra Moments – Brukswhisky DLX Nr 659/1999 46.6%
    • Macmyra Reserve
      • Bourbon Förlagrad Fatnr 41155 (2018-10-29 to 2019-05-14) 55%
      • Elegant Oloroso Fatnr 39502 (2016-11-22/ 2020-09-21) 49.6%
      • Bourbon Rök 3.5 year Fatnr 7765 (2018-11-13) 50.3%
      • New Oloroso Rök Fatrn 38740 (2014-1010/2018-10-10) 57.3%
    • Mackmyra Svensk Rök 46.1% WL
    • Mackmyra Svensk Rök 46.1% WL (2021 distillery visit)
    • Mackmyra “Valbo” 42.5% (vomFASS)
    • Mackmyra Vinterdröm 46.1% WL
    • Mackmyra Vinterglöd 46.1%
  • Smögen Single Cask 7/2011 4 year old 57.3%
  • Smögen Sherry Project 1:4 57.2%
  • Spirit of Hven distillery visit
    • Spirit of Hven “The Nose” 44.9% WL
    • Spirit of Hven Tycho’s Star 41.8% WL
    • MerCurious Corn Whisky 45.6%
    • Seven Stars 6.2 Alcor 45%
    • Seven Angels – St Raphael (2021) 40.9%
• Switzerland
  • Forty Three Swiss Highland Single Malt Whisky 43%
  • Langatun Old Bear Cask Proof (2010/2016) 62.8% WL
  • Santis Malt Himmelberg Edition 43%

Since moving to Europe, I’ve had a chance to go where the magic happens – either where malts are crafted or distilled! Most notably in:

• France: Maison Benjamin Kuentz – Aux Particules Vines Edition 1, 4 and 5
• Germany: Ziegler Distillery Part 1: & Part 2
• Sweden: Mackmyra & Spirit of Hven

We’ve even had a few European-focused evenings:

• Parisian Aperertif – Michel Courveur “Candid” and Osokye (WL Dec 2021)
• Whisky Ladies St Kilian Signature Edition Part 2 – ‘One’, ‘Four’, ‘Six’ + St Kilian Signature Edition 9 (2016/17/18 – 2020/21) 55.3%
• St Kilian Signature Edition Part 1: ‘One’ (2016/2019) 45%, ‘Four’ (2016/2020) 48%, ‘Six’ (2016/2020) 47.5%,  ‘Seven’ (2017/2021) 51.7%
• Scandi Trio – Isle of Lime Sangelstain 46.3%, High Coast Älv 46% + Berg 50%
• Bellevoye Trio – Blue (French Oak) 40%, White (Sauternes) 40%, Red (Grand Cru) 43%
• The Belgian Owl – Origine Pot Still unaged spirit 46%, Identité 36 months 46%, Passion 36 months, single cask 1538337 46%, Evolution 48 months 46%, Intense 40 months, single cask 1538452 72.7%
• French Fancies – Le Pertuis 42.6%, Glann Ar Mor 46%, Rozelieures Subtil 40%, Rozelieures Tourbe 46%
• French connect introducing Maison Benjamin Kuentz – (D’un) Verre printanier 46%, Fin de partie 46%, Aveux Gourmands 46%
• Bombay Malt & Cigar Gents European Explorations
• Whisky Ladies Northern Lights
• Whisky Ladies Après-ski
• Whisky Ladies European Tour
• Nordic Explorer’s Edition
• Celebrating 30+ European whiskies!

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