ARMORIK Yeun Elez Jobic Mignonnette

Yeun Elez is a peated Breton whisky, distilled from 50ppm peated Scotch malt. It has been distilled and aged to bring out its delicate, elegant, fruity peat. Yeun Elez is the distillery's foray into peated whisky territory. It is in fact a peated variation of the Armorik Classic single malt. The name Yeun Elez comes from an ancient peat bog in the heart of the Armorique Natural Park, and the cradle of many Breton legends, such as that of Tadic Coz depicted on the pack. Located in the Monts d'Arrée, in the heart of the Armorique Natural Park, Yeun Elez is considered in Breton legends to be the Gateway to Hell. According to the legend recounted by Anatole le Braz, it was here that evil souls haunting the living were cast into hell. Tadic-Coz knew the secret and the ritual for locking up the souls of the departed in the body of a black dog. He entrusted young Jobic with guiding the dog to the gateway to the underworld. Jobic went from presbytery to presbytery, leading the black dog to the rector of Commana. Together, at sunset, they threw the black dog into the Yeun Elez marshes, condemning the revenant to the underworld.