This bottling of a Hercynian Distilling (Glen Els / Elsburn) single malt as an original distillery bottling named Iberica was produced as a special release in 2014. The whisky matured in first-fill ex-sherry casks, was finished in an ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry barrel and an ex-ruby port hogshead, and was bottled at cask strength in 850 bottles in 2014.
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 bottling of a Hercynian Distilling (Glen Els / Elsburn) single malt as an original distillery bottling named Iberica was produced as a special release in 2014. The whisky matured in first-fill ex-sherry casks, was finished in an ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry barrel and an ex-ruby port hogshead, and was bottled at cask strength in 850 bottles in 2014.
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.
