This cask-strength bottling from the Hammerschiede distillery in the Harz Mountains is part of the Emperors Way series and takes its name from Henry IV. The whisky was distilled between 2012 and 2016, matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez casks, and was bottled at cask strength in 2020 in a limited edition of 1,073 individually numbered bottles.
Elsburn (until September 2019 distributed under the name The Glen Els) is the best-known single malt whisky from the Harz region, 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 and takes its name from Henry IV. The whisky was distilled between 2012 and 2016, matured in ex-Pedro Ximénez casks, and was bottled at cask strength in 2020 in a limited edition of 1,073 individually numbered bottles.
Elsburn (until September 2019 distributed under the name The Glen Els) is the best-known single malt whisky from the Harz region, 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.
