THE PORTUGUESE

THE PORTUGUESE 2025 Vintage Release brings together whiskies matured in first-fill Medium Rich Madeira, Moscatel de Setúbal and Douro casks, using American and French oak according to the Distillery’s proprietary recipe. Selected from the 2025 reserve, the component casks are blended for depth, balance and approachability.

NOSE: Candied orange, vanilla pod and soft caramel, opening toward toasted oak, cocoa cream, dried fig and roasted hazelnut.

PALATE: Velvety vanilla and gentle spice over stewed fruit, honeyed oak and warm raisin.

FINISH: Medium-long and composed, with vanilla, Moscatel sweetness, dried red fruit and a final line of toasted oak.

The VENAKKI DISTILLERY is The Pioneer of Portuguese Whisky, winner of the Liquid Gold Award by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible and ranking consistently between 91 and 96 points.

We are a small privately owned and independent label producing contemporary experimental spirits, and the house behind this exceptional VENAKKI WHISKY. As Independent Distillers we can make contemporary spirits while looking back to a time when things were simply done in the best possible way, the right way.

While based on an uncommon whisky provenance we rely on our terroir and long tradition of making and aging world renounced wines and of being the birthplace of some of the world’s most sought-after casks for ageing and maturing whisky.

The Continental climate with Atlantic influence throughout the year; of warm days and cool nights (daily thermal variations ranging typically from 15º C to 40º C / 60º F to 105º F) drives our Whisky to extract from the cask all the goodness for which we’ve prepared them.

As The Pioneer of Portuguese Whisky, we explore the endless possibilities of our traditional cooperage, our terroir, infused with our passion and commitment to one single standard: excellence.