Kyrö Distillery — Finnish Rye Whisky & Gin

Why we carry them

The Kyrö origin story is the kind of thing that sounds like a brand-team invention except it actually happened. Five Finnish friends, drinking American rye whisky in a sauna in 2012, realized two things at once: (1) this is the best-tasting whisky we've ever had, and (2) Finland grows more rye per capita than any country on Earth and somehow makes none of it into whisky. By 2014 they'd quit their day jobs, raised the money, bought a former dairy in Isokyrö (Ostrobothnia, western Finland), and built a 100%-Finnish-rye distillery from scratch. We carry them because the result lives up to the story.

The whisky lineup

Wood Smoke Rye Whisky — wholegrain rye, finished with a Finnish wood-smoke character. Imagine a Speyside that grew up in a sauna.
Peat Smoke Rye Whisky — a peated rye. As far as we know, no one else on Earth is doing this. Smoky, spicy, unlike anything else on the shelf.
Oloroso Rye Whisky — finished in oloroso sherry casks. Nutty, dried-fruit-forward, the most "approachable" of the rye lineup.
Single Malt Rye Whisky — single-malt-style production applied to 100% rye. (currently OOS)

And then there's Napue

Kyrö also makes the Napue gin series — a side project that's become arguably more famous than the whisky. Built on the same wholegrain Finnish rye base, with a botanical bill that leans hard into Finnish foraging tradition (sea buckthorn, meadowsweet, birch leaf, cranberry). Napue Gin won the IWSC "Best Gin & Tonic Gin" award in 2015, which sounds like a niche category until you realize how many gins exist on Earth. We rotate the Dark Gin and Pink Gin in and out of stock; check the lineup below.

Why this matters

There are two interesting things happening at Kyrö. First, they proved Finnish rye terroir can hold up in glass — which sounds obvious in 2026 but in 2014 was a genuinely contested question. Second, they did it without selling out: still independent, still in Isokyrö, still distilling on the same grain they helped reintroduce. If you like American rye but want to taste what rye terroir does in the world's ryeiest country, this is your bottle.

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Kyro Oloroso Rye Whisky

Kyrö Oloroso Rye Whisky is a 100% Finnish rye whisky finished in Oloroso sherry casks from Kyrö Distillery Company in Isokyrö, Finland. Where American rye tradition typically relies on a mixed mash bi…

$52

Kyro Peat Smoke Rye Whisky

Kyrö Peat Smoke Rye Whisky is a Finnish single malt made from 100% whole-grain rye and smoked with alder wood rather than the Scottish peat typically associated with smoky whiskies. Where most peated…

$55

Kyro Wood Smoke Rye Whisky

Kyrö Wood Smoke Rye Whisky is made from 100% malted Finnish whole-grain rye that's been smoked over alder wood in a century-old barn, a technique borrowed from northern European distilling traditions…

$50

Kyro Dark Gin

Finland. Oak and orange with hint of flowery summer meadow on the nose. Honey, orange and pepper smoothly playing with oak.

$40

Kyro Gin

Kyrö Gin is packed with distinctive Nordic flavor. Inspired by wild nature with 4 locally foraged botanicals like sea buckthorn, cranberries, and birch leaves, all grown right outside the distillery,…

$40

Kyro Pink Gin

Kyro Pink Gin is a traditionally made small-batch gin. It’s infused with foraged lingonberries, strawberries & rhubarb – the best of Finnish forests and gardens. Pink Gin gets the pink color from natu…

$35

Kyro Single Malt Rye Whisky

Kyrö Malt is the first Finnish single-batch rye whisky, made from 100% malted Finnish wholegrain rye. It is double pot-distilled and aged in new American white oak casks. We use only intense and spicy…

$45