Pioneer with an innovative spirit
It all started with a bet, back in 1994: Trained brewer and master distiller Florian Stetter went on a study trip to Scotland with his fellow master distillers. He is surprised by the similarities he discovers with his native Bavaria: mountains, clear water and wonderfully pure air.
In addition, there is the sometimes challenging stubbornness of the Scots, which seems very Bavarian to him, a dialect that is difficult to understand and a pronounced tendency toward separatism. Even the Scottish national costume, the kilt, seems as peculiar to him as Bavarian lederhosen.
This Scottish-Bavarian crossover and his visits to the world-famous distilleries of the Speyside region inspired Florian Stetter to pursue his vision of producing a Bavarian single malt whisky. He bet his colleagues a crate of Hefeweissbier that it was possible to distill first-class whisky in the heart of Bavaria — and he won! Shortly afterwards, he began distilling whisky at his parents' distillery by Lake Schliersee.
But that was only the beginning of the SLYRS story.
1999
Distillation of our first SLYRS Single Malt Whisky
2002
Sale of the first bottles of SLYRS Single Malt Whisky
(1600 bottles, sold out in a few days)
2004
Foundation of SLYRS KG by Florian Stetter
2007
Construction of the SLYRS Whisky Distillery in Neuhaus am Schliersee.
Expansion of the circle of shareholders to include friends of SLYRS whisky.
Hans Kemenater, who distilled the first SLYRS in 1999 as an apprentice distiller, takes over the production management of the SLYRS distillery.
2010
Release of the first SLYRS PX and Oloroso finishes
2014
Construction of the SLYRS high-altitude warehouse at 1501 meters at the summit of the Stümpfling Mountain.
First major international award: World Whiskies Awards as "Best European Whisky under 12 years"
2015
Sale of our first SLYRS Single Malt Whisky AGED 12 YEARS
2016
Expansion of the SLYRS Campus and opening of the new store in the distillery
2017
Master distiller Hans Kemenater takes over the management of the company
2019
Release of the first SLYRS Mountain Edition
2020
Release of the first SLYRS Bavarian RYE
2022
Release of the first SLYRS Single Malt Whisky Bavarian PEAT
2023
Release of the first SLYRS Single Malt Whisky AGED 18 YEARS
2024
Start of construction: Expansion of SLYRS production
2025
Steffen Brandt becomes Co-Managing Director for Sales & Marketing
Grand opening of the new SLYRS distillery after only 9 months of construction