Penderyn Serpent’s Tears (2021/2025) – Limited First Release, 46%

Introduction

Penderyn Serpent’s Tears is an exclusive and limited single malt Welsh whisky, created and matured at Penderyn’s Llandudno Lloyd Street distillery in the shadow of the majestic rocky headland Great Orme in North Wales. The whisky’s name and spirit are deeply rooted in the area’s rich Viking history, where the mist-shrouded promontory once signalled danger to seafarers – and today, it guides the modern whisky lover safely to harbour in much the same way, with its refined and adventurous character.

Production Method

• Ingredients: Lightly peated malted barley, carefully selected to deliver a delicate and balanced smoky character without overpowering the fruity and creamy notes
• Distillation process: Distilled at Penderyn’s Llandudno Lloyd Street distillery using the distillery’s distinctive methods, ensuring a clean and elegant spirit of great complexity
• Maturation: Matured in bourbon casks, which contribute soft vanilla tones, sweet caramel and a round, creamy texture that perfectly complements the peated elements
• Special techniques: The Llandudno expression is lightly peated, setting it apart from Penderyn’s core range and giving Serpent’s Tears its characteristic smoky, fruity profile at a natural bottling strength of 46% ABV

Tasting Notes

• Nose: An autumn day in a glass – dry leaves, orchard fruit, wood smoke reminiscent of crackling dry timber in an open fireplace, with creamy background notes and rich toasted bread
• Palate: Sweet peat, soft vanilla cream and sugar pancakes with burnt edges; baked apples with hints of malt and a touch of peppery spice and cloves
• Finish: Warming and gentle peat that lingers pleasantly on the palate, followed by a sweet barley character that slowly fades

Recommended Serving

• Serving temperature: Room temperature, approximately 18–20°C, to highlight the full complexity of the flavour notes
• Glass recommendation: A tulip-shaped nosing glass or a Glencairn glass, which concentrates the aromas optimally and allows the delicate peaty and fruity tones to shine
• Serving suggestions: Best enjoyed neat, perhaps with a single drop of cold spring water to open the whisky and bring out the creamy and fruity elements; perfect as a contemplative evening dram by the fireplace
• Food pairings: Smoked salmon, aged cheeses such as cheddar, dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, baked apples with cinnamon, or lightly smoked cheeses that play beautifully against the whisky’s peaty notes

Product Specifications

• Alcohol content: 46% ABV
• Bottle size: 70 cl
• Country/region of origin: Wales, United Kingdom – Llandudno, North Wales (Penderyn Llandudno Lloyd Street Distillery)
• Certifications/Awards: Limited First Release (2021/2025) – official bottling from Penderyn Distillery; Penderyn is widely recognised as one of the world’s most award-winning Welsh whisky distilleries, with numerous international whisky accolades

Summary

A Unique Tasting Experience

Penderyn Serpent’s Tears represents something rare and special in the world of whisky – a lightly peated Welsh single malt of fascinating depth, uniting smoky elegance with fresh fruity sweetness and creamy bourbon influence all at once.

As a limited first release, this bottle is a singular opportunity that rarely comes around again – once these bottles are gone, the chapter is closed on this particular expression from the Llandudno distillery.

Penderyn is a distillery with a proud and well-documented tradition of crafting world-class Welsh whisky, recognised by international experts and critics as one of the foremost producers outside the traditional whisky nations.

Recognition from Connoisseurs

Whisky enthusiasts and reviewers around the world have embraced Penderyn as proof that Wales holds its own unique and admirable place on the global whisky map – and Serpent’s Tears confirms this with absolute clarity.

By choosing a bottle of Serpent’s Tears, you join a community of whisky devotees who appreciate craftsmanship, authenticity and the special bond between nature, culture and distillation.

The limited first release has already caught the attention of whisky collectors and enthusiasts alike, who recognise it as an important and significant chapter in Penderyn’s ongoing story of Welsh whisky artistry.

From Penderyn to You

With Serpent’s Tears, Penderyn Distillery has created more than just a whisky – they have distilled an entire region, a living legend and a piece of North Welsh soul directly into the bottle, and they wish to share that experience with you.

There is something warm and inviting about a whisky carried by local stories and the forces of nature, and it is precisely this genuine connection to place and people that makes Serpent’s Tears a personal and meaningful experience.

Let yourself be taken on a journey along the mist-draped coastline of North Wales, and discover for yourself what it feels like to hold a bottle that contains millennia of history, geological drama and modern Welsh whisky craftsmanship – your adventure with Serpent’s Tears begins with the first pour.