Fielden Whisky reveals Hazybower, the second launch within the
Fieldnotes Assortment, celebrating the flora of the English countryside
Fielden Whisky pronounces the discharge of Hazybower, the second chapter in its acclaimed Fieldnotes whisky assortment: a vibrant tribute to the wild herbs and flowers that develop naturally among the many grains in England’s biodiverse fields.
Restricted to simply 1,000 individually numbered bottles, Hazybower continues Fielden’s Fieldnotes story that began with Hedgerow in 2024. This 12 months’s distinctive expression captures the contemporary, floral spirit of the English countryside.
Crafted from a novel mix of heritage rye, wheat and barley, the grains have been grown as numerous discipline mixtures, together with conventional maslin (a historic technique of cultivating rye and wheat collectively). Fermented and distilled with grain in each pot and column stills, Hazybower has been matured primarily in re-used American oak casks – beforehand used for Fielden’s signature rye whisky – to protect and elevate the pure grain character. A portion was additionally totally matured in an previous Hungarian oak Tokaji (candy) wine cask, enhancing the whisky’s floral and citrus notes with layers of honey and spice.
A Love Letter to the Fields:
Fieldnotes is Fielden’s four-part exploration of the flavour pillars behind its signature rye whisky. Every chapter is impressed by a distinct ingredient of the sector ecosystem. Because the second chapter, Hazybower celebrates the wildflowers, herbs and resilient vegetation that cohabit Fielden’s regeneratively farmed grain fields – clover, poppies, thistles, mayweed, and extra.
Final 12 months’s launch – Hedgerow – revealed the complexity and variety of an English hedgerow from blossoms, to berries and ripe rosehips, with a hazel and darker nut end.
Fielden’s whiskymaker Chico Rosa stated: “Whereas standard agriculture usually suppresses range, we intention to champion it right here at Fielden. These vegetation aren’t simply lovely – they contribute to wholesome soils, resilient crops and complicated, layered flavour. With Hazybower, we’re bringing that range into your glass through the flavour and texture of this spirit. The result’s a whisky that evokes hazy summer time days within the English countryside – freshly lower herbs, meadow flowers and lemon tart within the night solar. Balanced by our signature spice of rye and a mellow freshness, we hope that Hazybower is each a sensory journey and an announcement of our regenerative farming values price sipping.”
Fielden is rewriting the principles of whisky-making with a philosophy grounded in a easy fact: whisky is an agricultural product. As an alternative of counting on industrial farming practices – like agrichemical inputs, frequent ploughing, and monoculture crops – Fielden takes a regenerative strategy working with farmers throughout England. They plant numerous grains, grown amongst clover – a pure fertiliser that helps the soil keep wholesome. They by no means use chemical inputs on the land, and minimise soil disturbance. This “No Chem Regen” means of farming nurtures wholesome soils, clear waters and flourishing biodiversity, and encourages crop resilience, serving to to chop agriculture’s large carbon footprint.
The end result? Fields lively. Whisky filled with flavour.
This summer time whisky lovers may also get pleasure from Fielden at Resort Café Royal in London on the Fielden Terrace – opening from 22nd July – 1st September. Guests can get pleasure from a choice of refreshing Fielden cocktails together with the signature Rye Outdated Long-established, Fielden Highball and the Harvest Julep (that includes the restricted version Harvest 2019 version).
Availability:
Hazybower is obtainable from 6th August through Fielden’s web site and Berry Bros. & Rudd, whereas shares final.
RRP: £102.50, ABV: 46.3%.
Hazybower Tasting Notes:
- At First: Brilliant citrus and blossom, with hints of custard, freshly baked scones, and inexperienced natural notes. Touches of inexperienced banana and pineapple.
- On the Palate: Lemon tart, cream, toasted nuts, honey, and a contact of sorrel.
- The End: Recent peppercorn and ginger, resulting in a lingering spiced, refreshing finale.
About Fielden:
What’s whisky obtained to do with farming? All the pieces. Whisky is an agricultural product, however most grain is grown industrially, with chemical compounds. Not on Fielden’s farms. Fielden is bringing England’s fields again to life by planting numerous grains that thrive with out chemical compounds – letting nature take the lead. Their farmers are form to their land and by no means use chemical compounds. As an alternative, the grain grows in clover, a pure fertiliser that helps the soil keep wholesome. This no chem regen means of farming nurtures wholesome soils, clear waters and flourishing biodiversity of their fields, serving to to chop agriculture’s large carbon footprint. The grain grows tall and robust. The fields are wild and superb. And the whisky is filled with flavour: assume heat flaky pastry, butter and caramel. Is it the grains? Is it the magic of nature?
Who is aware of – and truthfully, does it matter? Fielden are placing the most effective (utterly pure) substances into their stills, making a distinctly scrumptious rye whisky that’s altering farming for the higher. Fielden: the English whisky that’s altering farming for the higher, discipline by discipline, harvest by harvest.
Fields Stuffed with Life. Whisky Stuffed with Flavour.
