{"id":5131,"date":"2016-07-20T15:22:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/?p=5131"},"modified":"2016-07-20T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:22:51","slug":"exploring-italian-whisky-puni-distillery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/exploring-italian-whisky-puni-distillery\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Italian Whisky with PUNI Distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"
PUNI distillery<\/a> is the first and only whisky distillery in Italy and was established in 2010\u00a0as a family business by Albrecht and Daniela Ebensperger and their two sons, Jonas und\u00a0Lukas.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The distillery is located in the very north of Italy in the heart of the Italian Alps on\u00a0the border with Austria and Switzerland.\u00a0The clear alpine water, locally sourced grains, traditional copper pot stills from Scotland\u00a0and bespoke maturation warehouses are the main elements for the creation of the first\u00a0Italian Malt Whisky.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The growing of grain has a long tradition in the Vinschgau Valley. With its characteristic\u00a0dry climate and low precipitation, rye has always been the dominant variety. Even\u00a0throughout the Middle Ages the valley was renowned as an important rye-growing\u00a0region. PUNI distillery<\/a> uses only locally grown rye in its mashbill.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The distillery takes its name from the nearby Puni river, which flows through the\u00a0Vinschgau valley. Similar to Scottish distilleries, which very often have gaelic names,\u00a0PUNI<\/a> is an ancient raetic name, deeply rooted in the local history.\u00a0The first Italian Malt Whisky, aged just over 3 years, was released in October 2015.<\/p>\n
\nWith great enthusiasm and profound passion for the scottish water of life encouraged the\u00a0Ebensperger family to found PUNI distillery<\/a>. In the midst of the Alps, near the Ortler\u00a0mountain range, lies the distillery building, just outside the small town of Glurns in the\u00a0Vinschgau valley. There are significant temperature differences between summers and\u00a0winters and these climatic changes very much help the maturation process. Considering\u00a0this, the ‘Highlands of Italy’ are an ideal place for creating an extraordinary whisky.<\/p>\n