Teerenpeli Portti Single Malt Whisky Ex-Port Cask

Teerenpeli PORTTI Finnish Single Malt Whisky 

Teerenpeli PORTTI 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, PORTTI is initially aged in ex-Bourbon casks, before  being finished in first-fill Port wine casks. 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 ageing process. The final result is  a beautiful and complex whisky, with a creamy-maltiness and a hint of peat. This whisky is fun to  taste next to Teerenpeli’s KASKI 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 PORTTI Single Malt  Whisky was awarded 93 Points by IWSC. 

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

RATINGS 

93 Points, IWSC: “Sweet baking spice on the nose with a lovely balance of flavour; mouthwatering dried fruit, zesty citrus peel  and dashes of vanilla. Big sprinkles of pepper and fudge throughout.” 

90 Points, Whisky Advocate: “This impressive whisky lets the port lead the dance, but never treads on the toes of its  partner. The nose reveals prominent cask influences of pomegranate, inky plum flesh, blackberry, and gummy cherries, with a supporting  cast of honeycomb, dried herbs, and bay leaf. It jinks and dodges between dried peel, fudge, baked orange, vanilla, and fine spice notes before  developing into a sweet ripe cherry and red apple finale.”