Carpathian Single Malt from Alexandrion Saber is Romania's first single malt whisky — a genuinely pioneering spirit that uses 100% Romanian-grown malted barley, sub-Carpathian water, and maturation in Romanian wine casks. The Pinot Noir Cask Finish expression was matured exclusively in casks from Romanian Pinot Noir production — a first in single malt history.
The Romanian wine cask maturation gives the whisky a distinctive terroir. The Pinot Noir casks contribute berry fruit and a gentle tannic structure, while the Romanian barley and mountain water provide a clean, mineral foundation. Under the direction of Master Distiller Allan Anderson, the spirit combines Scottish distilling expertise with Romanian ingredients and wine-making heritage.
Carpathian represents a new frontier for world whisky. Romania may not be the most obvious whisky-producing nation, but the quality of the ingredients — the barley, the water, the wine casks — creates a spirit of genuine interest and character. At 46%, unchill-filtered, it is presented with integrity. A country's first word in whisky, and an impressively articulate one.
