Langatun Old Bear 2009

Langatun is a Swiss whisky (Swissky?) with a long history. In 1857, Jakob Baumberger took over a small brewery in Langenthal (a village formerly known as Langatun). He started brewing and distilling there, quite a successful business that was taken over by his sons. They also ran a malting plant and a peat cutting activity.

I’m not sure why there was a gap after that, but in 2007, Jakob’s grandson Hans reignited the family tradition and started producing unpeated whisky ( Langatun Old Deer ), peated whisky ( Langatun  Old Bear ), whisky liqueur, rum, vodka, rye, bourbon and fruit...