ARMORIK - 12 years old - Vintage 2009 - Single Cask Sherry - 57%
The Warenghem distillery was founded in Lannion, on the famous Pink Granite Coast in Brittany, at the very end of the 19th century by the Warenghem family. Its founder, Léon Warenghem, originally from northern France, along with his descendants, achieved the first notable successes of the distillery thanks to their artisanal herbal liqueurs: the emblematic Elixir d’Armorique, made from a unique blend of 35 plants, became the house's flagship recognized product. In 1967, Paul-Henri Warenghem, the last family representative leading the distillery, partnered with Yves Leizour. Together, they diversified the traditional range of liqueurs and supported the rapid expansion of large-scale retail in Brittany. In 1974, Paul-Henri Warenghem and Yves Leizour decided to move the distillery from its historic location in the center of Lannion to a new site at the city entrance, directly supplied by the Rest Avel spring, whose name means "the home of the wind" in Breton. In the 1980s, Gilles Leizour, a pharmacist by training, succeeded his father and undertook to revive the distillery with a strong focus on local and regional products, notably creating the Melmor chouchen, a typical Breton mead. It was in 1983 that he proudly launched the first entirely Breton whisky, and more broadly French. In 1993, to perfect his expertise, Gilles Leizour built a modern distillery entirely dedicated to whisky, equipped with a pair of copper stills carefully designed according to Scottish distillery standards. The famous Armorik, the first 100% French and Breton single malt, was officially marketed in 1998. After a long career, Gilles Leizour retired in 2016 and handed over to David Roussier, his son-in-law, who had joined the company in 2009.
This prestigious edition was rigorously selected by the expert team of La Maison du Whisky. This exceptional whisky was distilled in August 2009 and benefited from an optimal aging of 12 years in a Single Cask Sherry (#3343) which brings richness and complexity. Bottled in September 2021, this exclusive vintage is a rare and limited expression, with only 701 bottles produced.
Non Peated
