The Pride of Isokyrö

Searching for authentic Finnish whisky.

Words: Joe Rogers

Illustration: Emma Cantlay

When I first visited Kyrö distillery, Finland was just hours away from joining NATO. For a young nation that shares over 1,300 kilometres of border with the Russian Federation, these past few years have been tense. I raised a few eyebrows at immigration – “why would a writer need to visit a distillery?” – befor…