Eifel Whisky German Peated Rye Whisky Edition 2021 (700 mL)

Aged for a minimum of 7 years, the whisky is a blend of two incredibly rare selections from Eifel’s stock. Half of the blend has a principal aging of 3 years in refill red Bordeaux casks made from American oak followed by 4 years of aging in 1st fill freshly emptiedfull size Laphroaif 10 yr old Whisky casks (which previously held Maker’s Mark). The other half of the whisky has aged between 4-5 in 1st fill freshly emptied full size Laphroaig 10 yr old Whisky casks and then finished for 2 years in first fill red Bordeaux casks from Chateau Ausone- one of only four wines in Saint-Emilionto hold the top classification of “Premier Grand Cru Classe(A)”

EIFEL BEGAN DISTILLING IN 2008 WITH THE AIMS OF PRESERVING THE OLD REGIONAL GRAIN DISTILLING TRADITION.
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Germans have been distilling for much longer than in most parts of Scotland, and there are in fact 20,000 private distilleries in Germany!
Everything is done by hand by Stephan and his wife Carolin. Stephan mashes every Friday for Monday distillation and in turn mashes every Friday for distillation the following Monday. Carolin hand bottles and hand labels each bottle individually.

They distill initially in very old column stills with grist, following the traditional German method, and then again in a pot still. The spirit is distilled to 72-75% abv. Water is then added to lower it to 60% at which point it is sent back to the family property. The spirit is then aged in 50-500 liter barrels, depending on the final character of the spirit that Stephan is seeking out.

Stephan has worked as a wine importer and distributor for the past 35 years, and thus is able to get his hands on some of the finest barrels to age his spirits!

American, French, and Bulgarian oak casks are often used. When using Bordeaux casks, Stephan removes the tops and bottoms of the barrels, replaces these pieces with German oak, and then re-chars the barrels. This recharring has the effect of caramelizing the leftover red wines and creating exquisite flavors!
With the exception of the limited amount of product reserved for export to the US market, Eifel products are only available within the Eifel region, and are not even sold in other German areas like Berlin or Munich.