After embracing our love for all the fantastic whiskies from Scotland and Ireland, we've cast our net further adrift for April's Tasting by selecting 5 whiskies from 5 different nations and all released by one bottler.
Beginning the flight in Peder's ancestral home of Denmark, we've a 6 YO Bourbon Cask release from Fary Lochan with a twist: it is the only distillery in the world that smokes the malted barley over fresh nettles which imbibes a special, unique flavour profile to the whisky.
From Denmark we will then head to Italy's PUNI Distillery. Nestled in the Alps in an area known as 'the Highlands of Italy', it's been pioneering the Italian Malt Whisky scene since 2010. For Dram 2, we will be enjoying a 4 YO Blend that was distilled from a selection of malted barley, malted rye, and malted wheat, then treated to a finish in a Pinot Noir barrique before being bottled at a light 47.1% ABV.
Dram 3 sees us return to the British Isles with a belter of a bottle from Penderyn, Wales' popular and oft-commended distillery. Rarely seen as an Indie Bottling, we're excited to try it. One of only 428 bottles, it was distilled in 2012, filled into a Fino Sherry Barrique to mature, and finally bottled at 52.9%.
Next we move to the Netherlands to try a Millstone 4 YO PX Cask. The distillery still uses windmills for the purpose of milling their barley and this is great for a few reasons: it's provided them a name, it's a nod to the traditions of the country, and, finally, it allows them to retain much of the aroma and flavours by not increasing the temperature of the grain during this process. This was bottled at 53.8% and is a release of only 121 bottles.
Finally, we finish the flight with an American Single Malt whisky from Copperworks Distillery. With only 58 bottles of this whisky released, it's a great occasion to try something different. Based in Seattle and opened in 2013, it's regularly won awards for the whiskies released and in 2018 was named 'Distillery of the Year' by the American Distilling Institute. This is a 3 YO that's spent the entirety of it's young life in a newly charred American Oak Barrel and bottled at 50.5%.
- Fary Lochan 6 YO Bourbon Cask 51.9% (Single Malt / Denmark)
- PUNI 4 YO Pinot Noir Barrique 47.1% (Blended / Italy)
- Penderyn 7 YO Fino Sherry Barrique 52.9% (Single Malt / Wales)
- Millstone 4 YO PX Cask 53.8% (Single Malt / Netherlands)
- Copperworks 3 YO New American Oak 50.5% (Single Malt / America)
- Over 18s Only
- 5 x 25ml measures per person
- Palate cleansers (oatcakes + individually wrapped dark chocolate) and spring water all provided. If you have allergies, then please let us know and we will provide gluten-free options/alternative palate cleansers.
- Tables by group: just let us know who you are coming along with and we will set up your table to reflect this.
- If you have a designated driver attending, then please let us know ahead of the tasting and we will provide sample bottles so the whisky can be taken home.
