Brendi ·
✦ distilled in friesland

BRENDI

the slow spirit

Rye. Peat. Time. A spirit that refuses to rush — distilled in copper, aged in sherry casks, and left to breathe in the cool Frisian silence.

est. 1682

the lowlands
legacy

✦ friesland · netherlands

Brendi is born in the Frisian countryside, where the North Sea wind carries peat and salt across the fields. The clay soil and soft water from ancient aquifers define its mineral character.

Distilleries here have operated since the 17th century, passing down pot‑still techniques that resist modern efficiency. Brendi is triple distilled, with the heart cut taken at 72°C — a tradition that has not changed in three centuries.

🇳🇱 Friesland
53°N · 5°E · peat coast

physical
profile

batch 2026 · cask strength
43 % ABV strength · full body
7 years minimum maturation
100 % rye mash bill · single grain
1.8 g/L residual sugar · dry
3 peat medium · coastal
47 ppm phenolic content
2.4 pH acidity · bright
0.6 g/100mL volatile acidity

copper &
patience

✦ pot still · triple distillation

Brendi is made in hand‑beaten copper stills, heated by peat fires that burn low and slow. The distillation is triple run, with the foreshots and feints carefully removed.

The heart is collected at 72°C and then matured in ex‑sherry casks from Jerez, stored in stone cellars that keep a constant 10°C and 85% humidity. Each cask is rotated every six months to ensure even extraction.

sensory
archive

✦ tasting notes
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Nose
Rye bread, sea salt, dried heather, peat smoke, with a hint of citrus zest and vanilla from the sherry cask.
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Palate
Honeyed grain, white pepper, toasted oak, coastal minerals, and a buttery texture that coats the mouth.
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Finish
Long and warm, with lingering peat smoke, dark chocolate, and a faint aniseed dryness.
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Texture
Oily, soft, with a gentle grip that evolves from silky to spicy on the mid‑palate.

the
silence

Brendi is not a drink — it is a place. A map of Friesland's peat and patience. It waits in the glass, unhurried, for you to listen to the layers that only time can build.