Slyrs

Slyrs (German pronunciation: [ˈʃliːɐ̯s]) is a German whisky distillery in Schliersee, a small town in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria. The distillery is controlled by the Stetter family, which also operates a schnapps distillery previously used to distill Slyrs whisky.[1][2]

Slyrs
Inside the distillery in 2014
Location
OwnerSlyrs Destillerie GmbH & Co. KG
Founded1999
StatusActive
Slyrs
TypeSingle Malt Bavarian whisky
Slyrs Single Cask, 55,8 vol, 3 Jahre

As of 2011, the whisky distillery was the largest in Germany.[3]

According to Andrea Stetter, one of Slyrs' managing directors, Slyrs whisky is fundamentally different from Scotch, with "... a mild, fruity taste ...", and "... can be drunk as soon as it is three years old."[4]

Awards

Slyrs' Sherry Edition No 1 was awarded the Gold Award for the Best European Single Malt in Whisky Magazine's World Whiskies Awards 2014.[5]

References
  1. "High Spirits: Bavaria's Going Frisky for Whisky!". MUNICHfound.com website. Munich Found Verlag. March 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  2. Klimek, Oliver (15 April 2010). "Distillery Visit: Slyrs Bavarian Single Malt". dramming.com website. Oliver Klimek. Retrieved 22 March 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  3. Albert, Rüdiger (2 December 2011). "Whiskies aus Deutschland: Deutsche Brenner im Whiskyrausch". Manager-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2014. External link in |newspaper= (help)
  4. Petzinger, Jill (25 February 2011). "Taking on the Scots: German Distillers Swap Schnapps for Single Malts". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. "Slyrs PX Finishing". World Whiskies Awards website. Whisky Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014. External link in |publisher=, |work= (help)

Bibliography

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