This bottling of a 5-year-old single malt from the Birkenhof distillery was produced under the name Fading Hill - The 1st Summer Edition. The whisky was distilled in 2014, matured in ex-bourbon casks, finished in ex-sherry cream casks and bottled in 1180 individually numbered bottles in 2019.
The Birkenhof distillery is a distillery near Bonn near Bad Marienberg, which has been producing whisky since 2002, as well as many other spirits as a family business in its seventh generation.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
This bottling of a 5-year-old single malt from the Birkenhof distillery was produced under the name Fading Hill - The 1st Summer Edition. The whisky was distilled in 2014, matured in ex-bourbon casks, finished in ex-sherry cream casks and bottled in 1180 individually numbered bottles in 2019.
The Birkenhof distillery is a distillery near Bonn near Bad Marienberg, which has been producing whisky since 2002, as well as many other spirits as a family business in its seventh generation.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
