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01 Bavarian barley malt
Barley is the basis for every malt whisky. For our SLYRS, we use a two-row summer barley. It ripens gently in the north of Bavaria in the fertile soil of the Franconian Jura. It can also be found with the highest level of quality around Munich. After careful malting in a special malthouse, it is gently torrefied, which means dried. This gives SLYRS its typical, agreeably aromatic smoky flavour. Combined with our alpine spring water and the aromatic mountain air, it gives the whisky its unmistakable Bavarian character.
Purest alpine spring water
The quality of a whisky hinges on the water used. SLYRS is lucky in that it has the purest mineral water from an alpine spring practically right outside the distillery. Our water comes from a spring in the protected forest of the Schliersee Alps. Its purity and quality is responsible for the exceptional taste of our Bavarian single malt whisky.
2,2 kg
Barley malt
2.2 kilograms of top-quality barley malt are needed to produce one bottle of SLYRS whisky.
800m
Spring water
We have the purest spring water from a forest spring practically on our doorstep – just 800 metres away.
14h
Distillation
Our SLYRS whiskies are gently double-distilled in 14 hours to preserve flavour.
225l
Quality casks
Our quality casks of American white oak have a capacity of 225 litres.
02 Slow fermentation
03 Distilling to preserve flavour
We are of course always in action at SLYRS. It’s all hands on deck. But when it comes to distilling, we allow ourselves plenty of time.
The gentler and slower the distilling, the higher the quality of the whisky, as the precious flavours are preserved.
04 Ageing in American white oak casks
The white oak gives our SLYRS an exquisite flavour. Further nuance is provided by the fine layer of charcoal created when the casks are charred.
After an ageing period of three to six years, some of our whisky is transferred to well-travelled casks, including from Bodegas Tradición/Jerez, for special finishes. This creates premium rarities with their own special flavour. Our pride and joy, SLYRS Aged 12 Years, is aged in traditional casks of our own. SLYRS Mountain Edition, which breathes mountain air in our storehouse at the top of Mount Stümpfling, also reposes in American white oak casks.
SLYRS distiller
With a particular passion and love of the product, our dynamic team of distillers led by Hans Kemenater creates unique SLYRS compositions of the very highest quality every day.
Hans Kemenater
CEO & Master distiller
Phillip Zollner
Brewmaster
Johannes Bacher
Distiller
Killian Jonscher
Distiller
Andreas Flossmann
Brewer
Silas Fischer
Distiller
Fabian Angerer
Distiller apprentice
