Armorik whisky…oui, it’s a French whisky. So what’s it all about? Let’s dive in…
With interest in “new world” whiskies exploding everywhere, not to mention a burgeoning craft whisky scene in almost every country around the world, it’s easy to look at a whisky brand you’ve not heard of before and think “Okay, that’s new”. You might also be forgiven for assuming the whisky is young.
This is the challenge for some of the non-Scottish whisky producers that have actually been around the traps for a while and are trying to cement a foothold in the international scene. Such is the challenge for Armorik – the first Breton single malt whisky.
Armorik single malt whisky is distilled at Distillerie Warenghem, an independent, family-owned distillery that was established in 1900. After 83 years of making all manner of liqueurs, the distillery turned its hand to whisky in 1983. Whilst their first bottled release in 1987 was a blended whisky, Armorik Single Malt was launched back 1998. So Armorik is hardly the new kid on the block, despite what many assume.
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