We’ve already had good periods of Thy Whisky. First a sequence of 7 releases after which a assessment of the 2024 core vary. Total they have a tendency to impress regardless of their younger age, making it one in every of my favourites among the many younger European distilleries.
We begin with two of their Heritage expressions: the Imperial Heritage Barley 2019 and the Heritage Wheat cask #376.
Thy Heritage Barley – Imperial Classic 2019 5 yo (56%, OB 2024, 7 Oloroso casks + 1 bourbon cask, 931 btl.)
Nostril: very malty, exhibiting breads and uncooked cereal husks, together with dried grassy notes. Then a nice sweetness of pear and crimson berries, together with orange peels and a touch of vanilla cake. The sherry cask brings plenty of caramel aromas to the desk. Easy however nice.
Mouth: richer now, exhibiting loads of depth and a wealthy, oily texture. It goes from apple sweetness and butter biscuits all the best way to (heavy) peppery spice. Within the center there are lemons, quite a lot of grainy notes (nearly rye whisky), loads of aniseed and some drops of natural bitters. Extra hay and caramelized notes, in addition to drying leafy notes.
End: medium, with extra of this toffee / grain combo, citrus and nuts.
I choose bourbon casks in a primary encounter with a brand new barley sort, however the finish result’s very nice. An ideal texture and a balanced sherry affect are the principle belongings. Bought out.
The following expressions revolves round heritage wheat. There’s malted emmer and spelt, unmalted øland wheat, malted rye and a little bit of malted barley. This ensemble matured collectively in a single 120-liter virgin oak cask.
Thy Heritage Wheat 2020 (50%, OB 2024, first fill new oak quarter cask #376, 78 btl.)
Nostril: much less balanced, within the sense that the virgin oak takes the higher hand – a sense that’s highlighted by the spiciness of the grains. Nutmeg, black peppercorns and hints of floor espresso beans. Pencil shavings. Then recent rye bread seems, with light leafy touches and scorched herbs. Hardly any fruits.
Mouth: much more American rye type now. Spicy notes, like pepper and peppermint, nutmeg and cinnamon, with caramelized nuts beneath. Light bittersweet notes and liquorice roots. Darkish hints of espresso, in addition to pine wooden and ashy cedar.
End: fairly lengthy, with extra bittersweet notes, leafy hints, liquorice and wooden spice.
A complete lot darker than the barley model, and coming near some American whiskeys at occasions. I feel the wooden spice and bitterness is slightly too loud right here, but it surely’s an fascinating dram. Rating: 80/100
The following one is Hawboen, the twenty third restricted version (in reality, it’s the penultimate launch within the 24-part inaugural sequence which took 10 years to finish). It consists of pale malt and beechwood smoked malt. It’s their first purely bourbon cask aged whisky since 2016.
Thy Whisky No. 23 – Hawboen (51,5%, OB 2023, bourbon casks, 1320 btl.)
Nostril: this seems like a reset. Very clear cereals, with hints of aniseed and juniper, in addition to some resinonus notes and recent pine needles. The restrained wooden highlights the fruity notes, equivalent to apples and loads of citrus, with gentle honey and a gentle trace of coconut and vanilla. Then a faint trace of beechwood smoke as effectively.
Mouth: candy yellow apples with gentle honey, hints of sweetened natural tea and a delicate undertone of wooden smoke. Butter biscuits with salt flakes. Then extra pine, mint, juniper and a really gentle bitter edge. Roasted coconut. Will get fairly mineral ultimately.
End: medium, on roasted herbs, citrus notes, honey and tender smoke.
Good to see a pure bourbon expression once more. Furthermore I feel the beechwood smoked malt can also be a really typical ingredient within the Thy profile. It could get a tad bitter right here and there, however I feel it’s a wonderful younger composition. Out there from the distillery web site, however this one will also be purchased from The Whisky Trade. Rating: 86/100
The final one is an identical mixture of pale malt and beechwood smoked malt. It comes from PX and Oloroso casks this time.
The distillery explains that some sherry casks of their warehouse stand out with additional deep sweetness and previous, earthy, and sophisticated notes from a few years of growing old sherry wines in southern Spain. For this launch they chose seven intense PX sherry casks and three additional fruity and vinous oloroso casks.
I’m fairly leery on the subject of sherry casks, and once I see the title Tonelería del Sur (in Montilla) and sizes from 64 liter over 120 liter to 500 liter, I ponder whether these had been seasoned with correct sherry wine.
Thy Whisky PX & Oloroso (49,5%, OB 2024, 1268 btl.)
Nostril: brown sugar, figs and plums, with dose of candy malty notes and tobacco. Then milk chocolate, caramelized almonds, nougat. Whiffs of cinnamon pastry. Some flippantly earthy herbs, in addition to extra heady notes of mint and faint citrus.
Mouth: fairly thick and oily, with a caramelized layer and a few roasted notes. The warming beechwood smoke begins gentle however picks up weight alongside the best way, at all times retaining its typical natural edge. Dried fruit and butterscotch beneath.
End: medium size, barely drier, with cigar bins, liquorice and caramelized nuts.
Right here as effectively, the beechwood smoked malt works properly with Oloroso and PX. As quickly because the inaugural sequence is full, this could develop into an everyday launch, in my view. Rating: 87/100
