Name: Penderyn Legend Single Malt

Color: Light Yellow

Nose: Fresh white fruit, raisins, pear/apple, cream

Taste: Fresh pears, apples, cream, madeira finish

Review:

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Best wishes to everyone after this long year in 2020. Let’s hope and plan for a great 2021!!!

Penderyn Legend is a expression that has been releases by the Penderyn Distillery in the last couple of years. Legend has finally made its way to our American shores. I saw this expression a couple of years ago in a liquor store in Glasgow Central Station and wondered about it as the red box and label stood out on the shelf. A the time, I had only tired the Madeira Finish which is one of the freshest tasting whisky’s I have ever sampled.

Penderyn comes from the Village of Penderyn near Brecon Beacons National Park in South Wales. Wales is the country to the left of England and connected the United Kingdom.

The Legend expression is bottled at 43% abv, non-colored, and non-chill filtered. It has madeira finish notes while still being light and fresh instead of heavy and creamy. It comes off as the lighter version of their Madeira Finish at a lesser price point. It is a great summer whiskey or a whiskey for non-whiskey drinkers who want to try a dram. Other expressions produced are the following: Penderyn Single Malt, Sherrywood, Celt, That Try, Myth, Royal Welsh, Port Wood, Peated, Independence, Bryn Terfel, and the Madeira Finish.

Penderyn makes some excellent whiskey. Everyone who I have ever offered a drink of Penderyn always smiles after sipping it and says “wow”! Next time I am in the London I am going to focus on sampling their whiskey or perhaps take a road trip to the distillery.

Priced around $55 and well worth the money if you like a fresh tasting whiskey.

If you like it, drink it! – Christopher

If you like it, drink it!