Kyro's two gins are the regular Napue Gin and the barrel-aged Koskue Gin. Photo: The Star/Michael Cheang
The story of Finland’s first ever gin, Napue Gin, began with five men in a sauna.
The five founders of Kyro Disttillery Company – Miika Lipiäinen, Mikko Koskinen, Kalle Valkonen, Miko Heinilä, Jouni Ritola – were drinking American rye whiskey together in the sauna, when someone raised this question: why hadn’t anyone made rye whiskey in Finland?
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