Distillery Profile
Psenner
Founded 1947 on the South Tyrolean Wine Road. Italy's first grappa maker to produce single malt whisky (eRetico, launched 2016). Triple distillation process using interconnected old pot stills and small columns from their grappa setup. Distils whisky March-June outside grappa season with dedicated whisky yeast, 100+ hour fermentation. Matured in ex-grappa and ex-oloroso sherry casks, plus Gewurztraminer Passito casks.
Production
How it's made
- Founded
- 1947
- Owner
- L. Psenner GmbH
- Status
- Active
Explore Psenner in the JourneyM8 app
Tasting notes, flavour maps and the whole library — in your pocket.
Download on the App StoreThe Sunday Letter
A letter, every Sunday.
One distillery, one story, one thing worth knowing — drawn from the JourneyM8 archive of 600+ distilleries. No noise, no selling; just a good pour of whisky in your inbox each Sunday.