ABV |
47.2% |
LOCATION |
Isokyrö, Finland |
TYPE |
Finnish Rye Whisky |
MADE BY |
Kalle Valkonen, Head Distiller and Mari Saarenpää, Whisky Team Lead |
COCKTAIL IDEAS |
Hot Toddy |
FLAVOUR CAMPS |
Sweet |
Notes of |
  
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ABOUT ME |
The story of Kyrö begins with five friends, a sauna and a dream to bring rye whisky to Finland.
As is the case with most lofty ideas, the inception for Kyrö distillery came to Miika Lipiäinen, Mikko Koskinen, Kalle Valkonen, Miko Heinilä and Jouni Ritola over a bottle of whisky and a sauna. As they sipped on their glasses of American rye, the friends lamented the absence of rye whisky from their own country – considering it was a culturally significant indigenous grain – and decided there and then to remedy the situation.
Kyrö distillery was established in 2012 in an old dairy farm in Isokyrö, next to the River Kyrö. Here the team create a range of locally-inspired spirits including gin, whisky and cream liqueur, all made with a 100% Finnish rye base.
Kyrö’s flagship whisky is a double pot-distilled, 100% malted rye matured in new American oak and ex-Bourbon casks. However its Wood Smoke expression is a little bit different.
Using an old north Finnish tradition, the rye used for Wood Smoke is smoked with alder in a 100-year-old barn before being mashed, fermented and distilled. The sweet, smoky spirit is then matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon, French oak and new American oak barrels in the cold Finnish climate.
The result is an oily, mouth-filling whisky with notes of sticky toffee, sunflower-flecked rye bread, honey, vanilla and a charred oak smokiness with black pepper spice.
Try it on a rainy summer’s evening in a Hot Toddy with honey and lemon, or stir with Campari and sweet vermouth for a smoky twist on a Boulevardier.
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