A decade after filling its first casks, The Glasgow Distillery has launched its second restricted 10-year-old single malt whisky. The distillery partnered with Royal Mile Whiskies to launch the unique bottling at Edinburgh’s Whisky Fringe pageant.
The brand new Glasgow 1770 10 Yr Outdated Sauternes Cask Matured is proscribed to simply 340 bottles. The one cask launch comes from a refill French Sauternes candy wine barrique, and is bottled at 53% ABV and priced at £73.95.
In accordance with official tasting notes, the whisky presents flavors of poached pear, salted caramel, honey, and tropical fruit, with hints of cinnamon spice. The Sauternes affect provides depth with out overpowering the spirit’s character.
The Glasgow Distillery Marks Decade of Manufacturing
The discharge follows the distillery’s inaugural 10-year-old expression, which bought out in below 20 minutes when it launched in March. The Glasgow Distillery additionally launched three Small Batch Sequence expressions final month, all matured in wine casks.
Mike Hayward, Founder at The Glasgow Distillery, described the anniversary launch as “really particular.” He defined that the refill barrique permits “the Sauternes affect to be current however not overpowering, including depth and flavour, leading to a superbly balanced single malt whereas nonetheless showcasing our decade-old spirit.”
The distillery has targeted on wine cask maturation for a number of latest releases. This strategy displays a broader pattern amongst newer Scottish distilleries experimenting with completely different cask varieties to create distinctive taste profiles.
Whisky Fringe Hosts Unique Launch
Royal Mile Whiskies secured unique rights to launch the whisky at its twenty third annual Whisky Fringe pageant. The occasion runs from August 8-10 at Mansfield Traquair in Edinburgh and attracts over 1,700 whisky fanatics annually.
Sam Brabbs, Head Spirits Purchaser at Royal Mile Whiskies, praised The Glasgow Distillery’s innovation and high quality. He famous that the distillery “has firmly established themselves as probably the most revolutionary and provoking producers proper now.”
This marks the primary time The Glasgow Distillery will exhibit in the principle corridor at Whisky Fringe, becoming a member of established distillers on the pageant. The position alerts the distillery’s rising popularity inside Scotland’s whisky trade.
Pageant attendees may have first entry to buy bottles through the three-day occasion. Any remaining inventory shall be out there by means of Royal Mile Whiskies’ web site beginning August 11.
The collaboration between The Glasgow Distillery and Royal Mile Whiskies highlights the significance of specialist retailers in bringing restricted releases to market. For collectors and fanatics, the Whisky Fringe pageant offers early entry to uncommon bottlings that always promote out shortly.
