Penderyn Serpent´s Tears

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 46% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

Serpent’s Tears is the first whisky from Penderyn’s Llandudno distillery, which opened in 2021. It marked the return of Welsh-made peated single malt after more than a century. Penderyn uses peated barley malt for this whisky, bringing gentle but noticeable smoke to its characteristic fruit-forward style. Released in July 2025, the inaugural First Reserve comprised 3,000 bottles for the UK and a further 3,000 for export.

The name refers to Great Orme, the headland near Llandudno, whose name derives from an Old Norse word for serpent. Serpent’s Tears is bottled at 46% ABV in a 0.7-litre bottle and comes in gift packaging.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: The nose offers dry leaves, orchard fruit and woodsmoke, followed by creamy notes and deeply toasted bread.
• Palate: On the palate, sweet peat, soft vanilla cream and a sugared pancake with charred edges come together. Baked apple, a touch of malt, peppery spice and clove follow.
• Finish: The finish is warming, with gentle peat lingering alongside the sweetness of barley.

Distillery/Bottler:

Penderyn began making whisky in south Wales in 2000 and released its first single malt in 2004. Its Llandudno distillery is the company’s second production site. Housed in a former Victorian school on Lloyd Street, it operates a Faraday still and also uses peated barley malt. Serpent’s Tears is distilled and matured in Llandudno.

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