The EuroWhisky Blog

All the Elements Come Together in Austria for Waldviertler Whisky J.H.
All the Elements Come Together in Austria for Waldviertler Whisky J.H.
I’d had a very disrupted start to my Czechia trip… which started with a brief interlude in Austria. Missing my planned night train, I had to take a series of buses... Read more...
A Plum Job: Making Gold Cock Whisky at Czechia's Historic R. Jelinek Distillery
A Plum Job: Making Gold Cock Whisky at Czechia's Historic R. Jelinek Distillery
As soon as I finished my last distillery visit in Austria, I headed straight off to Czechia on the train. By 10pm, I managed to make it to the small... Read more...
Ibar & Haran: Basque Whiskey at Destilerías Manuel Acha
Ibar & Haran: Basque Whiskey at Destilerías Manuel Acha
At the end of September last year, I went to the Basque Country for the first time. Besides giving a tasting at Edari in Bilbao, I used the opportunity to... Read more...
My Real Manifesto for Whisky Terroir (with 8 Points and European Examples)
My Real Manifesto for Whisky Terroir (with 8 Points and European Examples)
Everything I say here is intended for the world of European whisky (Scotch and Irish included), but the same principles could be applied to whiskies made anywhere in the world... Read more...
Down in the Foundations: Exploring the Home of Finnish Single Malt at Teerenpeli Distillery
Down in the Foundations: Exploring the Home of Finnish Single Malt at Teerenpeli Distillery
You’ve likely seen me talk a lot about Teerenpeli, and plenty of their bottles go through EuroWhisky tastings / the webshop. Back in July of this year, I finally got... Read more...
Iberian Pioneers: Tasting A Spectrum of Spanish Whiskies
Iberian Pioneers: Tasting A Spectrum of Spanish Whiskies
Who are Basque Moonshiners? I had been tempted to incorporate a visit to Basque Moonshiners into my visit to the Basque Country. For context, I had a limited time between... Read more...
High Coast Festival 2025: Two Days in the North with Sweden’s Biggest Whiskymakers
High Coast Festival 2025: Two Days in the North with Sweden’s Biggest Whiskymakers
In late June, just after Midsummer, I took the train from Lund up to Kramfors/Nyland for the High Coast distillery festival. Running for a weekend every year, the event parallels my... Read more...
Not in a Rush: Rich Drams and New Casks at Thornaes Distillery
Not in a Rush: Rich Drams and New Casks at Thornaes Distillery
Stepping off the train at Kagerup, you’d forget you just left central Copenhagen on a local train. This distillery was a farm back in the nineteenth century - the stillroom was a horse stable... Come... Read more...
Whiskey in the Capital: Helsinki Distilling Company and The Maturity of Finnish Whisk(e)y
Whiskey in the Capital: Helsinki Distilling Company and The Maturity of Finnish Whisk(e)y
After coming back to Stockholm from High Coast, I took the MS Cinderella ferry over to Helsinki. Even though my visit to Helsinki Distilling Company wasn’t happening for another day yet,... Read more...
A Hive of Activity in a Quiet H(a)ven: Swedish Whisky at Spirit of Hven
A Hive of Activity in a Quiet H(a)ven: Swedish Whisky at Spirit of Hven
Back in June, I was lucky enough to get a day en route to a distillery - in fact, to my second distillery of the day. Having just visited Thornaes in the... Read more...
Two Dragons and a Lion: Visiting Penderyn’s North Coast Distillery & the Wales Whisky Festival 2025
Two Dragons and a Lion: Visiting Penderyn’s North Coast Distillery & the Wales Whisky Festival 2025
Starting out a day in Llandudno for the Welsh Whiskey Festival last November, I was immediately hit by a little foreshadowing. The event was being held at the decidedly un-Welsh... Read more...
A New Welsh Whisky for a New Millenium - Visiting Dà Mhìle
A New Welsh Whisky for a New Millenium - Visiting Dà Mhìle
With my fortunate lift over from In the Welsh Wind, I arrived at another nearby distillery: Dà Mhìle. For a long time, this was the only whiskey maker in Wales... Read more...
Hot Chocolate: A Summer Visit with Unique Flavours at Radlík Distillery
Hot Chocolate: A Summer Visit with Unique Flavours at Radlík Distillery
From some of Czechia’s most historic distilling sites to one of its newest. Radlík is only 40 minutes outside Prague, and it's a lovely journey on a late August day. Before... Read more...
‘Absolutely local’ Moravian Whisky at TOSH Distillery (& a Visit to the Black Stuff, Olomouc)
‘Absolutely local’ Moravian Whisky at TOSH Distillery (& a Visit to the Black Stuff, Olomouc)
As soon as I finished visiting R. Jelinek in the morning, it was off to Olomouc on the train. Leaving the edge of the Carpathians, I headed for this historic Moravian city... Read more...
A Green Scene on Halloween: Local Barley and Unique Terroir In the Welsh Wind
A Green Scene on Halloween: Local Barley and Unique Terroir In the Welsh Wind
Why not spend Halloween traveling deep into West Wales? Winding west form Shrewsbury on the train, I retraced steps I last took in 2019, heading to Aberystwyth. From there, a... Read more...
Improving the Whisky World for Women: Why is the Whisky Bible still a thing?
Improving the Whisky World for Women: Why is the Whisky Bible still a thing?
First published 08/03/2025   Each International Women's Day, I highlight women who work with whiskey on social media, naming and celebrating those I've interacted with over the past year. You'll... Read more...
The Problems of AI (in the Whisky World)
The Problems of AI (in the Whisky World)
First published 06/11/2024   Like me, you may have seen a growing number of AI-generated images in the whiskey world recently. I've also noticed posters, tasting sheets, and other whisky-related info coming... Read more...
Strada Ferrata: Smoked Malt and Whiskies On-The-Way to Milan
Strada Ferrata: Smoked Malt and Whiskies On-The-Way to Milan
First published 05/07/2024   Strada Ferrata means ‘railway’, and I needed a fair few of those to get here. The last one went from Milano Centrale to Seregno, a town forming part... Read more...
Elegant Craft Whisky from the Breton Countryside: Naguelann
Elegant Craft Whisky from the Breton Countryside: Naguelann
First published 21/05/2024 In some ways, this distillery is the one which germinated the idea of EuroWhisky in my head back in 2017! Recently, I attended the first Malt in France salon... Read more...
The First Whisky Distillery in Austria - Exploring Jasmin Haider’s Waldviertler Whiskies
The First Whisky Distillery in Austria - Exploring Jasmin Haider’s Waldviertler Whiskies
First published 01/05/2024 Note: this blog was published on 1st May, the Day of Austrian Whisky   On 15th April this year, I took a trip to Destillerie Farthofer, an Austrian... Read more...
The First Whisky from In The Welsh Wind!
The First Whisky from In The Welsh Wind!
First published 20/04/2024   Where is IWW? What's their deal? In the Welsh Wind is a new whiskey distillery in West Wales. You can see here on the EuroWhisky Map (IWW, no.653)... Read more...
Home of the first Breton Whisky - Armorik and Distillerie Warenghem
Home of the first Breton Whisky - Armorik and Distillerie Warenghem
First published 12/12/2023 This was a really significant visit for me personally. It was a wet day in Lannion when I rocked up on a train from Rennes. Together with... Read more...
Not in a Rush: Rich Drams and New Casks at Thornaes Distillery
Not in a Rush: Rich Drams and New Casks at Thornaes Distillery
First published 11/07/2025   Stepping off the train at Kagerup, you’d forget you just left central Copenhagen on a local train. The short walk to the distillery is bucolic, with thatched roofs,... Read more...
'100% Catalan Whisky' - The Single Malt Mission of Quevall Licors
'100% Catalan Whisky' - The Single Malt Mission of Quevall Licors
First published 30/10/2024 The Distillery The distillery is located in the heart of Llançà, in an unassuming building with a surprisingly interesting history. Once a dependency of the 11th century Sant... Read more...
Old Well, New Tricks: Czech Whisky and a Summer Festival
Old Well, New Tricks: Czech Whisky and a Summer Festival
Czech single malt, a distillery with many strings to its bow, and a weekend of tastings. This blog is something a little different from the standard distillery visits. While we'll... Read more...
Kyröfest 2024: My First Rye Whisky Tour & Tasting in Finland
Kyröfest 2024: My First Rye Whisky Tour & Tasting in Finland
First published 17/09/2024   On 17th August, I went to Kyrö Distillery’s annual summer festival, Kyröfest. A combined whisky event and local music festival, I quickly learned that they don’t skimp on... Read more...
Tuscan Whisky, Vin Santo, A Flourishing Terroir: Visiting Winestillery
Tuscan Whisky, Vin Santo, A Flourishing Terroir: Visiting Winestillery
First published 03/09/2024   On a sunny April day, I was lucky enough to be driven through the Tuscan countryside by Matteo of Whisky To You . Seeking out the first Tuscan... Read more...
Mackmyra Distillery declares bankruptcy: What next for Swedish whisky?
Mackmyra Distillery declares bankruptcy: What next for Swedish whisky?
First published 19/08/2024 With thanks to Heather Storgaard   Above: An ex-Mackmyra cask I saw at Fary Lochan distillery on my visit there in 2023 What happened? How did Mackmyra go bankrupt?... Read more...
Inventing an Italian/Trentino style of whisky at Villa de Varda
Inventing an Italian/Trentino style of whisky at Villa de Varda
First published 06/08/2024   In the beautiful northern town of Mezzolombardo lies an Italian grappa maker, Villa de Varda . However, since 2023 the Villa has had new tricks up its sleeve:... Read more...
“Whisky born in a grappa cask” - Investigating eRètico at Brennerei Psenner
“Whisky born in a grappa cask” - Investigating eRètico at Brennerei Psenner
First published 22/07/2024 After a quick train ride to Egna-Termeno station, I walked up through the Alpine vineyards and orchards to Brennerei Psenner. This is one of several whisky makers in South... Read more...
Tasting the First Release from In the Welsh Wind
Tasting the First Release from In the Welsh Wind
First published 26/06/2024   It's here! In April, I wrote about an announcement by new Welsh distillers In the Welsh Wind. Their first whisky release is here, a 3 year old... Read more...
Whisky and Mostello at Distillerie Farthofer: The Emerging Epicentre of Austrian Whisky
Whisky and Mostello at Distillerie Farthofer: The Emerging Epicentre of Austrian Whisky
First published 14/06/2024   Little did I know the day I was about to have, rocking up to the little station of Mauer-Ohling in Austria. I walked up the hill... Read more...
English Single Malt from the Welsh Marches - Henstone Distillery
English Single Malt from the Welsh Marches - Henstone Distillery
First published 20/03/2024 Henstone is not the biggest name in English whiskey but I'm very glad I got to visit! In October last year, I was lucky enough to drive... Read more...
Turning Violet at Belgium’s Oldest Distillery: Radermacher and Lambertus Whisky
Turning Violet at Belgium’s Oldest Distillery: Radermacher and Lambertus Whisky
First published 07/03/2024 In October last year, I took a combo of trains and buses to reach Distillerie Radermacher in Belgium's oft-overlooked eastern corner. You see, Belgium isn't only split north/south along... Read more...
Filliers Distillery: Single Malt, Rye Whisky, and A River of Gold
Filliers Distillery: Single Malt, Rye Whisky, and A River of Gold
First published 26/02/2024 Hot on the heels of the Ghent Whiskey Festival 2023, I went to visit Filliers from the beautiful city of Ghent. While I ended up taking a bus,... Read more...
Culturally Catalan Single Malt: New Whiskies from Distillerie La Canya
Culturally Catalan Single Malt: New Whiskies from Distillerie La Canya
First published 12/02/2024 This was my first distillery visit carried out entirely in French! That does mean I didn’t take as many notes - there were times I didn’t understand... Read more...
Single Malts and Chestnuts in the Cévennes: Visiting the Distillerie des Camisards
Single Malts and Chestnuts in the Cévennes: Visiting the Distillerie des Camisards
After visiting Domaine des Hautes Glaces and Marseille, I took a morning train to see Distillerie des Camisards. After a quick stop in Nîmes, I took the tiny train below to Grande Combe... Read more...
Rye High in the Hills - French Whisky with a View at the Domaine des Hautes Glaces
Rye High in the Hills - French Whisky with a View at the Domaine des Hautes Glaces
First published 11/01/2024 Last September, I was incredibly fortunate to visit the Domaine des Hautes Glaces in the mountains above Grenoble. Getting a lift from Geraldine (the distillery's Commercial and Marketing Director),... Read more...
A Gem in the Black Forest: German Whisky from Scheibel Mühle
A Gem in the Black Forest: German Whisky from Scheibel Mühle
First published 29/11/2023 On a beautifully boiling-hot August day, I arrived in the town of Kappelrodeck to visit Scheibel. Since trying their whisky for the first time in Hamburg and... Read more...
Bees, Hills, and a Park Distillery: Visiting Brennerei Habbel in Germany
Bees, Hills, and a Park Distillery: Visiting Brennerei Habbel in Germany
First published 31/10/2023   “Let’s get this party started” says Jens as he welcomes me to Brennerei Habbel. I was a few minutes late thanks to train delays, coming over... Read more...
A Big Name, A Big Appetite for Experimentation: A Look at St Kilian Distillery
A Big Name, A Big Appetite for Experimentation: A Look at St Kilian Distillery
First published 10/11/2023   Taking a morning train from Frankfurt, I got off at a small stop called Kleinheubach. From there, it's a quick bus transfer up into a small... Read more...
“Spontaneous things are often best” - Premier German Whisky at the Hercynian Distilling Co.
“Spontaneous things are often best” - Premier German Whisky at the Hercynian Distilling Co.
First published 17/10/2023   Off the train from Göttingen, I boarded a bus up into the hills on the edge of the Harz Mountains. In the peak of summer, the hills... Read more...
East London makes Great Whisky: Exploring a Canalside Liquor Company
East London makes Great Whisky: Exploring a Canalside Liquor Company
First published 22/09/2023 English whisky that's playful, experimental, down to earth   East London may have an industrial reputation, but the neighbourhood of Mile End has a great park and... Read more...
Spot the Difference: The 8 Types of European Whisky Distillery
Spot the Difference: The 8 Types of European Whisky Distillery
First published 22/06/2023   A little bit of fun... The more you look at different European distilleries, the more you notice patterns. While no two whiskies are the same, that... Read more...
Mwórveld Whiskey: Inspired by Ireland, Made in Limburg
Mwórveld Whiskey: Inspired by Ireland, Made in Limburg
First published 25/05/2023 Map code: (NL-MWO, no.093) In the sunny south Limburg countryside (in the southern Netherlands) only a stone's throw from Belgium, Ger Arts makes a unique single malt.His... Read more...
You've Never Seen a Malt like This - Nettles, Jutland, and Fary Lochan
You've Never Seen a Malt like This - Nettles, Jutland, and Fary Lochan
First published on 03/05/2023   Nettles, Scotland, and Danish Single Malt (DK-FRY, no.164)   Getting off the bus from Velje (having just visited Trolden Distillery), I found myself in a small,... Read more...
Visiting The Best Kept Secret in Dutch Whisky - Cley
Visiting The Best Kept Secret in Dutch Whisky - Cley
First published 28/04/2023 The Best Kept Secret in Dutch whisky (NL-CLE, no. 079) On the kind of rain-sodden day that Holland specialises in, I visited a distillery hidden away in... Read more...
Barrels on a Chairlift, Single Malt in the Mountains - My Visit to Slyrs Distillery
Barrels on a Chairlift, Single Malt in the Mountains - My Visit to Slyrs Distillery
First published 18/04/2023   Bavarian Single Malt from the Edge of the Alps (DE-SLY, no.004) When you get the train from Munich to Neuhaus-Fischhausen, you see Bavaria change around you.... Read more...
Ever Seen a Distillery on a Battlefield? Waterloo Whisky at Mont St. Jean
Ever Seen a Distillery on a Battlefield? Waterloo Whisky at Mont St. Jean
First published 13/04/2023   Leaving Belgian Owl to visit my next distillery of the day, I had to run to Voroux station - it was a close thing! Thankfully, I... Read more...
Trolden Distillery is A Danish Gem
Trolden Distillery is A Danish Gem
First published 06/04/2023   Our first Danish distillery, one to watch for the future… (DK-TRL, no.169)   After recovering from the Whisky Messe in Kolding on Saturday (which was my first ever... Read more...