Stauning Heather Distillery Edition 2017/2021

Nose

Smoke breaks through like a Viking kicking in the front door. But wait! This is no ordinary peat smoke, but an interesting herbal smoke reminiscent of mate tea. Yes, you read that right - this whisky smells like the quintessential hipster drink. Caramel and malt join in before a note of furniture polish grounds everything down again. Danish design - even the whisky smells of designer furniture.

Taste

Ice-cold, almost refreshing smoke lingers on the tongue - as if you were standing by the sea on a winter's morning and sipping from a campfire at the same time. It envelops the palate as voluminously as a Viking beard.
Mate tea is back (the Danes must have an obsession), followed by cherries and burnt bread. Then comes the memory of a burnt campfire days ago - melancholic and somehow poetic. Baked apple provides cosiness, while the creamy texture holds everything together.

Finish

The long, smoky finish shows that serious work has been done here despite the lack of an age statement. Slightly dry with hints of spicy oak - exactly how you would imagine the end of a Danish whisky saga.