Italy’s Puni Releases First Cask Strength Whisky

The northern Italian distillery Puni has made their inaugural release of cask strength, single malt whisky, Puni Aura 01. For this release, the distillery chose a whisky that was first aged for two and a half years in ex-bourbon barrels, before going on to spend another four years in Scotch whisky casks from the Isle of Islay. Then, after six and a half years of total maturation, the whiskey was bottled at full cask strength of 56.2% ABV.

The single malt is said to be a sweet, but somewhat smoky pour. Only 393 bottles were produced in this first installment (presumably others will follow).