Bladnoch releases Wave II: Distillery & Spirit – second instalment in assortment showcasing 5 pillars of whisky making
Bladnoch, Scotland’s oldest privately-owned Scotch whisky distillery has unveiled Wave II: Distillery & Spirit single malt whisky, the second launch in The Wave Grasp Distiller’s Assortment.
The Wave is a five-part limited-edition collection which walks by the marrying means of whiskies on a journey, that reveals the 5 whisky making pillars utilized by Bladnoch grasp distiller, Dr Nick Savage.
To create The Wave, Dr Nick Savage chosen 5 Amontillado sherry tuns to be full of whiskies from numerous combos of cask varieties to marry collectively from the distillery’s 208-year-old bluestone warehouses for annual launch. Every year the cask varieties will probably be revealed and depict one other pillar of Bladnoch whisky making. The remaining whisky will probably be decanted into the next yr’s tun, creating a standard thread and a wave impact all through the collection, with the fifth and closing launch that includes parts of the total assortment.
Wave II: Distillery & Spirit shines a highlight on Bladnoch’s Lowland distillery and spirit character. It has been rigorously crafted by marrying a mixture of re-charred butts and barrels with first-fill ex-bourbon barrels within the second Amontillado sherry tun, a course of which champions the fruity, floral distillery character Bladnoch is famend for.
Dr Nick Savage, Grasp Distiller at Bladnoch Distillery, mentioned: “All Bladnoch whiskies begin their life with the identical distinctive Lowland spirit from our stills, which provides us the widespread thread all through our single malts. We are able to use numerous cask varieties to mature out completely different flavours, however all the things has the identical starting. Bladnoch is called ‘Queen of the Lowlands’ and making certain we distil a very constant Lowland type, encompassing fruity pear drops and floral, freshly reduce grass, is the important place to begin for our whiskies and offers the id of our daring Galloway spirit.
“Via The Wave Assortment we intention to take individuals on the distinctive journey of our whisky over time. Every cask takes notes from the opposite, constructing yr on yr and Wave II: Distillery & Spirit brings to life how essential it’s to have a sturdy distillery type. It highlights our floral, fruity character and our Lowland type and the way it items along with all our different pillars of whisky making to drive our progressive taste-first strategy.”
Bottled at 57% ABV, non-chill filtered and pure in color, Wave II: Distillery & Spirit is characterised by pear drops, pineapples and ginger. On the nostril it opens with aromas of pear drops and summer season barley, whereas there are flavours of baked pineapples with ginger snaps on the palate and the end is floral and recent but spiced.
The launch of Wave II: Distillery & Spirit follows the discharge of Wave I: Time & Maturation in June 2024 which epitomised Bladnoch’s technique of choosing casks on the peak time of their maturation course of to make sure optimum flavours within the whisky.
In step with Wave I, Wave II is proscribed to 1,817 bottles in tribute to the yr the distillery was based. It has an RRSP of £125 and is completely accessible to buy at Bladnoch Distillery or through bladnoch.com the place it may be shipped to greater than 30 nations world wide.
To mark the brand new launch, Bladnoch hosted Wave Day on Saturday 14 June 2025. Going down on the distillery, the one-day competition celebrated Bladnoch’s daring Galloway spirit and the historical past and heritage of the distillery. It was the primary alternative for whisky lovers from throughout the globe to pattern and buy Wave II.
Courting again to 1817, Bladnoch Distillery is without doubt one of the oldest single malt Scotch whisky producers on the planet and is having fun with a daring and highly effective revival. The legacy model has been revived in recent times by David Prior, who bought Bladnoch Distillery in 2015 and is the primary Australian businessman to personal a Scotch whisky distillery.
Bladnoch Wave II: Distillery & Spirit Tasting notes
Pear drops, pineapples, ginger
Nostril: Pear drops with summer season barley
Palate: Baked pineapples with ginger snaps
End: Floral. Recent but spiced
About Bladnoch Distillery
Bladnoch Distillery was established in 1817, making it the oldest privately owned Scotch whisky distillery on the planet. Because the southernmost distillery in Scotland, Bladnoch is usually known as the ‘Queen of the Lowlands.’
Hand-crafted utilizing malt from British growers and the pristine water from the River Bladnoch which flows alongside the distillery, Bladnoch single malts are non-chill filtered to make sure the truest flavours shine by.
This legacy model has been revived in recent times by Grasp Distiller, Dr Nick Savage, previously of The Macallan, and proprietor David Prior, who bought Bladnoch Distillery in 2015 and is the primary Australian businessman to personal a Scotch whisky distillery.
Bladnoch has been counseled with a number of high-profile award wins in recent times, most not too long ago on the World Whiskies Awards 2025, the place Bladnoch 16 12 months Previous was awarded gold within the ‘Single Malt – 13 to twenty Years’ class and Bladnoch 13 12 months Previous taking silver in the identical division. Within the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors 2025 Bladnoch was awarded a trio of prestigious awards, receiving double gold medals for every of its Vinaya, Samsara and 13 12 months Previous Lowland single malt whiskies.
The workforce at Bladnoch is really passionate concerning the preservation of the atmosphere and the area people’s generational involvement on this iconic distillery.
