This cask-strength bottling from the Hammerschiede distillery in the Harz Mountains is part of the Emperors Way series, named after Pepin III, King of the Franks. Distilled between 2012 and 2016, the whisky matured in ex-Pedro Ximenez casks and was bottled in 2019 at cask strength in a limited edition of 744 individually numbered bottles.
Glen Els (from September 2019 distributed under the name Elsburn) is the best-known Harz single malt whisky, produced by Hercynian Distilling Co. / Hammerschmiede, a manufactory for spirits and distillery for whisky in the Harz region of Lower Saxony. The name, like the Elsburn brand, is derived from the geographical location of the spirits manufactory on the Elsbach, in Zorge.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
This cask-strength bottling from the Hammerschiede distillery in the Harz Mountains is part of the Emperors Way series, named after Pepin III, King of the Franks. Distilled between 2012 and 2016, the whisky matured in ex-Pedro Ximenez casks and was bottled in 2019 at cask strength in a limited edition of 744 individually numbered bottles.
Glen Els (from September 2019 distributed under the name Elsburn) is the best-known Harz single malt whisky, produced by Hercynian Distilling Co. / Hammerschmiede, a manufactory for spirits and distillery for whisky in the Harz region of Lower Saxony. The name, like the Elsburn brand, is derived from the geographical location of the spirits manufactory on the Elsbach, in Zorge.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
