Teerenpeli Kaski Single Malt Whisky Ex-Sherry Cask

Teerenpeli KASKI Finnish Single Malt Whisky 

Teerenpeli KASKI Finnish Single Malt Whisky is an incredibly well-made whisky, which was distilled  and aged in Finland using locally grown barley. The whisky is distilled from 87% pilsner malt, and  13% heavily peated malt, and the resulting new make spirit is peated to 5ppm. The pilsner malt  is grown in Finland within 95 miles of the distillery, while the water used to make the spirit is  filtered through the Salpausselkä esker, a gravel ridge formed by the ice age about 10,000  years ago. The spirit is double distilled in copper pot stills, which were produced in Scotland  for Teerenpeli’s own design specifications. Following distillation, KASKI is aged in medium  toasted first fill PX and Olorosso Sherry casks, which are sourced directly from the Cordoba region  in Spain. The casks are placed in 40 foot shipping containers and are placed outside, where the  extreme temperature shifts of the Finnish climate help craft an extremely complex whisky. In  Finland, the temperature in the winter drops to -30° F, while it gets as high as 85° F in the Summer.  No artificial heating or cooling is used during the aging process. The final result is a beautiful and  complex whisky, with a creamy-maltiness and a hint of peat, which tastes like the perfect combination  of Macallan and Springbank. This whisky is fun to taste next to Teerenpeli’s PORTTI Single Malt  Whisky, which is distilled the exact same way and aged for the exact same amount of time, but  rests in different casks. Teerenpeli KASKI Single Malt Whisky was awarded 95 Points and the Liquid  Gold Award by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. 

Technical Details 

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Finland
TYPE OF SPIRIT: Single Malt Whisky
MASH BILL: 100% locally grown Finnish malted barley, all grown  within 95 mles of the distillery. 87% pilsner malt, and 13% heavily  peated malt. The result is a new make spirit that is peated to 5ppm
CASKS: Aged in first fill PX and Olorosso sherry casks, sourced from  the Cordoba region of Spain. Casks mature in 40 foot ex-reefer  sea containers, with no artificial heating or cooling used. The temperature  drops to as low as -30 F in the winter and 85 F in the summer, and these  extreme fluctuations help create an exquisite whisky
PROOF: 86

95 Points & Liquid Gold Award, Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible: “A stunning piece of  whisky artwork.” 

93 Points, IWSC: “A trifling of sherry and a good deal of caramel on the nose. A rich palate packed with dried dark fruits,  nuts and alluring soft spices.”