1,873 bottles. No filtration. No dilution. Stauning Rye Cask Strength is the Rye series' most raw and concentrated expression.
Expert description
Stauning Rye Cask Strength February 2019 is a Danish Rye Whisky bottled at 58.7% cask strength and distilled in 2015 and 2016. Released February 2019. Only 1,873 bottles. Non-chill filtered, undiluted – exactly as it came from the cask. Made from 100% Danish rye malt, floor-malted in-house at Stauning.
The cask strength edition is the ultimate expression of Stauning's rye whisky. Nothing has been removed or diluted – all complexity, all spice and all concentration is intact. A few drops of water open the aromas, but try it neat first.
Tasting notes
Nose
Intense and complex. Rye bread, dark sugar, dried cherries and pepper. A little oak and vanilla in the background.
Palate
Powerful and spiced rye core. Dark fruits, pepper, ginger and chocolate. Enormous concentration and good balance for 58.7%.
Finish
Long and warm with dark fruit, oak tannins and spices that continue for ages.
Specifications
Name: Stauning Rye Cask Strength February 2019
Distillery: Stauning Whisky
Region/Country: Jutland, Denmark
Type: Danish Rye Whisky
ABV: 58.7%
Size: 50 CL
Cask strength: Yes
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Double distilled
Distilled: 2015-2016
Bottled: February 2019
Number of bottles: 1,873
Flavour profile
Cask strength · Intense · Rye · Dark fruit · Rare
Investment potential
Medium. Only 1,873 bottles and not re-released. Cask strength editions of Stauning Rye are rare and sought after by collectors focused on Danish whisky.
Did you know?
With 1,873 bottles Rye Cask Strength February 2019 is one of the most limited releases in all of Stauning's production – on a par with some of the rarest single cask bottlings.
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