London’s Bimber Distillery has unveiled six new limited-edition single cask whiskies in its Shoulders of Giants sequence, with three releases every for the UK and German markets, celebrating creative and engineering pioneers.
Earlier editions of the Shoulders of Giants sequence paid tribute to historic figures corresponding to Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Marie Curie, and William Shakespeare.
Bimber Honors Creative Legends with UK Releases
The UK-exclusive bottles pay tribute to a few famend artists by means of fastidiously chosen cask finishes.
Vincent — The Dreamer is matured in Fino Sherry casks, honoring Vincent van Gogh with 335 bottles at 56.5% ABV. Based on official tasting notes, this expression gives “toffee, vanilla, pineapple, orange peel and candy oak.”
Claude — The Impressionist celebrates Claude Monet by means of ex-Bourbon maturation, producing 279 bottles at 57% ABV. The whisky reveals “delicate layers of lemon drizzle cake, heather honey, sultanas, a refined trace of spiced baked apples, and white pepper,” in keeping with the distillery’s tasting notes.
Leonardo — The Visionary, impressed by Leonardo da Vinci, frolicked in Palo Cortado casks. This 340-bottle launch at 57.3% ABV delivers “wealthy notes of sherry-steeped dried fruit, darkish chocolate, maraschino cherries, floor black pepper, and heat wooden spice.”
Bimber Shoulders of Giants Celebrates German Engineering Pioneers
The German market additionally receives three unique releases honoring engineering innovators.
Karl — The Inventor, celebrating car pioneer Karl Benz, gives 258 bottles from American Oak ex-Bourbon casks at 58% ABV. Official notes describe “butterscotch, orange peel, fudge, combined spice, and tobacco leaf.”
Rudolf — The Engineer pays tribute to diesel engine developer Rudolf Diesel with 293 bottles from Fino Sherry casks at 57.6% ABV. The whisky presents “sherry steeped fruits, darkish chocolate, vanilla, wooden spice, and a whisp of smoke.”
Nicolaus — The Inventor honors engine know-how pioneer Nicolaus Otto by means of Oloroso Sherry maturation, yielding 297 bottles at 57.9% ABV with notes of “dried fruits, caramel, honeycomb, golden syrup, and balsamic vinegar.”
Steve Rush, Head of Advertising and marketing and Communications at Bimber Distillery, commented: “At Bimber, we consider that true artistry is aware of no bounds. Simply as Vincent van Gogh poured ardour into each brushstroke, Monet revolutionized our notion of sunshine, and Leonardo da Vinci imagined the unattainable, engineering pioneers Karl Benz, Rudolf Diesel, and Nicolaus Otto redefined movement by means of innovation.”
“At Bimber, we craft our whisky with that very same spirit of creative precision and dedication. These newest ‘Shoulders of Giants’ releases are a testomony to the craftsmanship behind our fruit-forward single malt London whisky – and to the standard and number of the casks we use.”
All releases are bottled at pure cask energy and have biographical paintings celebrating every historic determine. The distillery employs conventional manufacturing strategies, together with single farm barley, seven-day open-topped fermentation, and straight fired copper pot stills.
The UK editions shall be accessible by means of Bimber’s on-line store from August 1, 2025, priced at £95 every. German releases shall be distributed solely by means of Kirsch Import very quickly.
