Strong winds, bright heather, and a fine peaty tang in the air: this is the Scottish whisky island of islay. The island is home to our finishing casks. After its slow aging in our own American white oak casks, these special casks lend the Islay Cask Finishing Aged 12 Years its subtle peat notes. The […]
History
The name SLYRS is Gaelic and has Iro-Scottish roots. But SLYRS is Bavarian through and through. Because in the year 779 five monks from Ireland and Scotland founded a monastery in the Bavarian wasteland of Schliersee. Adalung, Hiltupalt, Kerpalt, Antonius and Otakir name this monastery SLYRS, correctly pronounced SCHLIERS.
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