In the forest around Farre grow the same nettles that once led a former communications professional to think of his mother's smoked cheese and start a distillery. Brændenældesnaps is the purest distillation of that story.
The Expert's Description
Fary Lochan Brændenældesnaps is a Danish snaps bottled at 36% ABV from the Fary Lochan distillery in Farre near Give.
The nettle sits at the very core of Fary Lochan's identity. It was the scent of his mother's smoked cheese from his childhood on Funen that led founder Jens-Erik Jørgensen to gather fresh nettles in the forest and use them to smoke his first batch of whisky malt instead of traditional peat. The same signature plant returns here, used directly in a snaps.
The nettles for this snaps are picked in Farre's own forest, close to the distillery, giving a green, slightly sharp character the distillery itself describes as the taste of Danish forest. It's a noticeably different snaps from the sweet, floral bottles in the range, with a more earthy, raw profile.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Green, slightly sharp aroma of fresh nettles with a trace of damp forest floor.
Palate
Herbal and lightly peppery, with a raw, green character that feels plucked straight from the forest.
Finish
Medium in length, dry and lightly spiced, with the nettle's green sharpness the last thing to fade.
Specifications
Name: Fary Lochan Brændenældesnaps
Distillery: Fary Lochan
Country: Denmark
Type: Danish Snaps
ABV: 36%
Size: 50 CL
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature
EAN: 5714713000312
Flavour Profile
Nettle · Forest character · Herbal · Light sharpness
Did You Know?
The nettle is the same plant that made Fary Lochan's single malt whisky famous: instead of peat, the malt is smoked over fresh nettles from Farre's forest, a technique the distillery says exists nowhere else in the world.
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