After we tried seven bottlings from Thy distillery in Denmark, about the identical time final yr, they left fairly a very good impression. In reality I discover it one essentially the most attention-grabbing start-up distilleries outdoors of Scotland. The give attention to (heritage) grains, the agricultural facet, sustainability and easily the standard end result – they’ve a very good deck of playing cards.
Now in 2024 they launched their first core vary. It consists of three expressions: the flagship Thy Single Malt, a Spelt-Rye whisky and Bøg, smoked with beechwood. All three can be found from the Thy web site.
We begin with the one malt, which is primarily made with Odyssey barley, a few of which was smoked with beechwood. It incorporates distillate from 2019 and 2020, from first-fill bourbon, Oloroso and PX casks in numerous sizes between 60 and 500 litres.
Thy Single Malt (48%, OB 2024, 4800 btl.)
Nostril: a grainy / bready facet (which jogs my memory of Waterford by some means) with honey sweetness and raisins. Then apple pastry and a few pure vanilla. Additionally dusty herbs and a whiff of cask char seem. Regardless of the prevalence of sherry casks, the stability is very nice.
Mouth: now the sherry involves the fore, bringing black pepper, nutmeg and different baking spice. The wooden smoke can also be clearly noticeable. Within the background I discover some darkish cocoa, cinnamon and loads of darkish maltiness. Then bitter almond and hints of ginger. Candy toffee stays robust in the long run.
End: medium size, with drying spice and delicate smoky echoes. Candy nuts and a touch of resin in the long run.
After a really balanced nostril, the agency spice on the palate was somewhat sudden. That mentioned, the grainy core and the beechwood add a pleasant contact to this unmistakenly Nordic whisky. Nicely made.
Thy Spelt-Rye (48,5%, OB 2024, 2900 btl.)
Nostril: lots of rye notes, which by some means maintain the center between dusty grains and hints of plywood. A light-weight sourness. Then heathery notes, whiffs of juniper, mint and laurel leaves. Hints of citrus, recent rosemary twigs and inexperienced tea seem in the long run.
Mouth: full-on rye once more. Suppose rye bread and loads of spice. Some pepper, juniper once more, together with eucalyptus and one thing aromatic. Then pine needles, aniseed, lemon oil and hints of inexperienced banana. I’d say the virgin oak is a bit too loud for my style, however then once more the massive spice may also come from the rye itself.
End: medium size, shiny and spicy, together with aniseed and ginger.
There’s 60% rye and 10% spelt on this whisky, which matured completely in virgin oak casks. I’m not the most important fan of rye whisky however that is fairly convincing. Rating: 82/100
The final one is the beechwood smoked model, which is 100% Odyssey barley. The distillate was made in 2020 and matured in Oloroso, Palo Cortado and PX casks.
Thy Bøg (50%, OB 2024, 3100 btl.)
Nostril: beechwood smoke is particular – it provides a really particular kind of smoke, each mild and heat. Virtually a floral / citrusy smokiness. Lemon peels, leathery notes, together with aniseed. Then candy berries and hints of natural tea.
Mouth: fairly candy now, exhibiting yellow plum and hints of pear, in addition to some golden raisins. Then mild citrus, candied ginger and hints of pine needles. Wholewheat bread and hints of caramelized nuts. Darker smoky notes too, however nonetheless not in-your-face.
End: good size, on citrusy notes with a salty edge, inexperienced apple, and really mild smoke within the background.
That is the spotlight for me, maybe as a result of the beechwood provides complexity and units it aside from different smoky whiskies. Promising whisky, value discovering. Rating: 86/100
