Penderyn Legend - Dragon Range

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 40% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Penderyn Legend combines maturation in bourbon casks with a finish in Madeira casks. It belongs to the Dragon Range, which Penderyn introduced in 2015 and named after the red dragon on the Welsh flag.

This Welsh single malt is offered at 40% in a 0.7-litre bottle with gift packaging. It is not chill-filtered and contains no added colouring. Its fresh fruit notes sit alongside the sweetness of fudge and sultanas, while a gentle bitterness balances the flavour.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: On the nose, fresh apple and citrus combine with creamy fudge and sultanas.
• Palate: On the palate, the whisky is soft and delicate. Fresh and dried fruits accompany its sweetness, with a hint of bitterness providing a counterpoint.
• Finish: The long finish retains sultanas and a cake note reminiscent of Madeira cake.

Distillery/Bottler:

Penderyn grew out of a group of friends’ plan to revive Welsh whisky production after more than a century. In 2000, a copper still designed by Dr David Faraday was installed in the village of Penderyn on the edge of the Brecon Beacons. The distillery uses natural spring water there and released its first whisky in 2004.

In the Faraday still, vapour passes through a copper column with several plates. This gives Penderyn a light, fruity spirit whose character is complemented by subsequent cask maturation. Early master distiller Dr Jim Swan proposed finishing the whisky in Madeira casks, a practice that became part of the distillery’s house style.

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