Slyrs Bavarian Single Malt

Excellent. Bit sharp in the throat

In der Nase überrascht er mich mit süßlichen Noten und Karamell, im Geschmack dann doch recht mild , alles in allem besser als gedacht , auch wenn im Abgang dann doch der Alkohol recht ordentlich durchkommt.

We did a blind tasting and this was a big surprise for me. I have always avoided German whisky because I’ve just started the journey through scotch. All I knew from the nose was that I haven’t had a whisky of this distillery yet because it was really different from what I knew. On the nose there is creamy milk chocolate, dried apricots, white chocolate as well, then a bunch more dried fruits but it still comes across fresh and intensely floral. Everything is really intense as well. The palate is again creamy but not too sweet at all. It is custard and maybe - just maybe - a hint of sherry (which isn’t used for maturation). It is sweet, fruity and mellow. And while quite light and delicate in the beginning it becomes intense quickly. All this is accredited to virgin oak cask that were used for the whole maturation. I assume it is quite young. It those virgin oak casks give it a punch on the aroma palette. Very surprising.