Stauning El Clásico – Rye Whisky Vermouth Finish - 25ml Sample

Our 25ml sample bottles let you experience exceptional whisky before investing in a full bottle. Whether you're exploring a new distillery, comparing styles, or building your palate, this is the ideal way to taste responsibly and discover something special.

Each sample is professionally decanted from an original retail bottle into a sealed, labelled glass sample vial, ensuring authenticity and freshness.

Ideal for tastings, gifting, or simply satisfying curiosity.

A Nordic rye with Iberian flair, this inventive release began as Stauning’s signature rye, initially matured in American virgin oak, then finished for over a year in Spanish vermouth casks. The result is a warm‑blooded, amber-hued rye with a distinctly bittersweet, herbal profile inspired by the Manhattan cocktail.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Warm orchard fruits—like apples and oranges—plus ripe plum, burnt sugar, cinnamon, roasted caramel, honeyed herbs, and light oak spice.

Palate: A rich tapestry of sweet and spicy—dried fruits, citrus peel, crushed pepper, ginger, clove, and vermouth’s bittersweet botanicals—underpinned by toffee and rye warmth.

Finish: Long, warm, and slightly tingly—lasting impressions of bittersweet vermouth, earth, spice, and clean grain.

Serving Suggestions:
Enjoy neat or over a large ice cube to reveal layered spice and fruit undertones. Also excels in premium Manhattans, Boulevardiers, or rye-forward cocktails.

Accolades & Community Notes:

Whisky Advocate: 89 pts — “Intriguing, complex and distinctive… peppermint spice, baked orange peel… bitter herbs… drink neat or enliven your Boulevardier game.”

Whisky Unplugged: Notes of butterscotch, toffee, citrus, rye spice—and a long bittersweet finish .

WhiskyStack: “Ripe plums, apple, orange, burnt sugar, cinnamon… long warm aftertaste with vermouth’s bittersweet herbal notes.”

Technical Details:

Grains: Floor-malted Danish rye and barley, grown locally 

Distillation: Double-distilled in small, open-fired copper pot stills

Maturation: ~3 years in American virgin oak, finished ~1 year in Spanish vermouth casks 

ABV: 45,7%

Bottle Size: 25ml (Glass Bottle)

Batch #2

Non‑chill filtered, natural colour