Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky and is published by us each Friday. Within Inbox we aim to write a few lines detailing each press release/piece of news/PR event that we have received and provide links, where possible, for you to find out further information.
Here is the round-up of this week's news ...
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Glenfarclas
Glenfarclas have revealed a special limited edition single malt to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the family-owned Speyside distillery. The Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Edition marks the time since the distillery began legally distilling in 1836. The whisky features maturing stocks taken from six decades with two thirds of the casks used being ex-sherry casks and the other third being ex-bourbon barrels. The result is just 6,000 bottles and they will be exclusively on sale in the UK. The Glenfarclas 185th Anniversary Edition is bottled at 46% ABV and will cost £120 each.
"Due to my grandfather’s foresight we are very fortunate to have casks in our dunnage warehouses from seven different decades spanning the 1950s to the 2020s. To mark 185 legal years we have selected some of our finest casks from across these decades."George Grant - Sales Director & sixth generation family member at Glenfarclas.
Glen Moray
The Speyside distillery of Glen Moray have announced a new series of whiskies, plus the first release and details of forthcoming releases in that series. The Private Cask Collection is designed to showcase some of the distillery's quirkier cask maturations and each bottling will be exclusive to a specific market.
The first is a 13 years old that has been finished in ex-Marsala wine casks from Sicily, which will be exclusive to the USA. The whisky was distilled in 2007 and has been released at the natural cask strength of 56.6% ABV. There are just 238 bottles. No indication of price was given in the press release.
The Glen Moray Private Cask Collection will continue later in the year with two further releases - a 10 years old finished in ex-Pauillac Grand Cru red wine barrels from Bordeaux, which will also be for the USA, and a 26 years old finished in ex-Madeira wine casks that will be exclusive to China.
The famous American bourbon brand of Jim Beam has extended its flavoured whiskey liqueur range with the addition of Jim Beam Orange. It joins other flavours that include Jim Beam Apple, Honey, Peach and Vanilla plus Kentucky Fire (cinnamon) and Red Stag (cherry). The Jim Beam Orange is designed to be enjoyed within a simple Summer cocktail such as the Orange Highball - one part Jim Beam Orange and three parts soda water over ice. It is bottled at 32.5% ABV (65 Proof) and will be available exclusively in the USA. A bottle will cost $16 US.
Laphroaig
The Islay distillery of Laphroaig has announced details of its annual Càirdeas bottling. Càirdeas translates as friendship from Gaelic and the 2021 Edition has been created by John Campbell, the Distillery Manager at Laphroaig. The whisky has a triple maturation process, first in ex-bourbon barrels then quarter casks and finally in European oak ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry hogsheads. There are 42,000 bottles and these are released at the natural cask strength of 58.9% ABV. The Laphroaig Càirdeas 2021 Edition will be available from July 1 via www.laphroaig.com and specialist retailers in selected world markets, including the UK and USA. A bottle will cost £90/ $127.50 US.
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