German Whisky

German whisky is a small but inventive corner of the whisky world. Distilleries in Bavaria have been distilling single malt whisky for years, working with a range of casks from ex-Marsala, Rivesaltes and cherry wine casks to sherry, bourbon and even a first-fill Japanese mizunara cask, so there's real range of flavour on offer. Everything from rich and nutty to smoky and savoury.

For some of these bottles the German malt is smoked, sometimes with local peat, sometimes with beechwood, giving a different flavour of smokiness to the Scotch drinker's usual reference points.

Rye makes an appearance too, made with American influence in a majority rye mash bill.