Pōkeno New Zealand Triple Distilled Single Malt Whisky 700ml

Nestled in a warm, often misty valley, protected by the volcanic hills from which they source pure spring water, Pōkeno is a hidden treasure of the remote and beautiful land of New Zealand and a natural choice of location for a state of the art distillery.

The team at Pōkeno have the ultimate goal of creating one of the world's great single malts. Batch production, long fermentation and slow distillation are just a few of the things the team Pōkeno do to define this unique spirit. As craft distillers, they are also able to focus on quality over quantity, on doing things the right way, not the easy way. They use only the finest casks to mature their spirit, and the warm sub-tropical local climate accelerates its maturation and flavour development. All of this allows the production of a single malt whisky with exceptional body and flavour; whisky that captures the pure spirit of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

This New Zealand spirit is forged through a unique marriage of culture and climate. It's an intangible phenomenon that produces tangible greatness and enables Kiwis to fearlessly punch above their weight on a global stage. And it's this spirit that inspires us to experiment with flavour to create world-class- but distinctively different - single malts. 

Triple Distillation helps to concentrate not only the alcohol in the whisky, but also helps create lighter, more fruity flavours. Having only two stills, we performed the final two distillations in our 3600 litre spirit still, separating the hearts from the heads and tails each time.

A characteristic of Pokeno Single Malt is incredibly sweet and smooth character, created by extremely slow distillation, which allows the maximum amount of reflux in the stills. A very small heart of approximately only 20% of the distillation run is then taken. By adding an additional distillation, this has pushed the profile to the next level. Pokeno Triple distilled single malt has been matured in only the finest first fill bourbon barrels, giving an incredibly smooth, sweet and honeyed single malt. On the nose there is rich honey and vanilla with hints of citrus and toffee. In the mouth rich vanilla bean and butterscotch mingle with notes of sweet citrus and a hint of pepper clove. There is a long rich finish.

The Finer Details
Style - Whisky
Country - New Zealand
Region - Aotearoa
Bottle Size - 700ml
ABV - 49%