Distillery

DYC whiskies

DYC is the quintessential Spanish whisky brand and the distillery that produces it, in Palazuelos de Eresma, near Segovia, at the foot of the Guadarrama mountains. Its name is the initials of Destilerías y Crianza del Whisky. It was Spain’s first whisky distillery, created at the end of the 1950s, and today it belongs to Suntory Global Spirits. For decades it has been one of the most requested whiskies in Spanish bars.

Founded
1959
Owner
Suntory Global Spirits
Origin
Spain
In the catalogue
3 whiskies

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3 whiskies

Guide to DYC

History

The Segovian businessman Nicomedes García López founded DYC with the idea of producing in Spain a whisky of a quality comparable to imported whisky, which was then expensive and scarce. He chose an old paper mill beside the River Eresma, for the quality of the mountain water, and began distilling at the end of the 1950s. Over time the distillery was expanded with facilities for distilling malt and grain and with large maturation warehouses. The brand passed through several international groups before reaching its current owner. The range has added aged versions and a blend of malts, while remaining a very popular brand.

House style

DYC’s style is light and smooth, with notes of cereal, vanilla, caramel and fresh fruit. The blends combine grain and malt whisky and are designed mainly for mixed drinks. The 8-year-old version gains roundness, with more caramel and ripe fruit, and the blend of malts brings more cereal, honey and some oak. It uses no peat.

Average flavour profile of its 3 whiskies in the catalogue

Sweet
2.3
Fresh fruit
2.0
Ripe and dried fruit
0.5
Floral and herbal
1.0
Cereal and malt
2.0
Vanilla and creamy
1.8
Oak
1.2
Spicy
1.0
Toasted
0.8
Smoky
0.0
Maritime
0.0
Body and intensity
1.7

Where to start

If you want to get to know the most classic Spanish whisky, start with the standard DYC, designed for mixed drinks. For drinking neat or on the rocks, DYC 8 Year Old is rounder and sweeter. DYC Pure Malt, a blend of malts, shows the house’s most carefully made version. Trying all three shows how the style changes with age and with the share of malt.

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