Inbox / The Week's Whisky News (June 23, 2023)

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 the news from this week.

 

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Craigellachie

The Speyside distillery of Craigellachie has announced a new rare limited edition - the Craigellachie 37 years old Bourbon Cask. The whisky was distilled and filled to re-fill ex-bourbon casks in 1984, before being transferred to first-fill ex-bourbon casks for a short finishing period. The casks were selected for the bottling by Stephanie Macleod, the Malt Master for Craigellachie. 

 

The Craigellachie 37 years old Bourbon Cask is bottled at 46.5% ABV and there are just 3,012 bottles in the release. They will be initially available in selected travel retail outlets in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Instanbul airports until August 1. Following that it will be on sale in selected world markets including China, France, Germany, Taiwan and the UK. A bottle will cost £3,800/ $US3,245. 

 

"Slumbering in refill casks for more than three decades has really allowed for Craigellachie’s challenging distillery style to shine through. It has aged beautifully. Finishing in first-fill casks gives it a boost of indulgent complexity."

Stephanie Macleod.

 

Timorous Beastie 

The blended malt brand of Timorous Beastie, which is created by Douglas Laing & Co, has announced a new limited edition expression - the Timorous Beastie Port Edition. The release launches the new Cheese Cellar Collection from the brand. This will feature a series of finishes from different wine regions around the world. The blended malt, which is made using only single malts from the Highlands, has been married before a finishing period in ex-Port casks from Portugal. In a departure, the bottle shape also mirrors that of a Port bottle with black glass and a wax seal. 

 

The Timorous Beastie Port Edition is bottled at 48% ABV and is both non chill-filtered and of natural colour. There are just 4,200 bottles and these will be available is selected world markets. Each will cost £65/ €75.

 

"The launch of the Cheese Cellar Collection has been long awaited here at Douglas Laing. It is a series that will encourage you to expect the unexpected and will bring big, bold, and exciting flavours. This Timorous Beastie expression is one we are extremely excited for people to try."

Scott Morrison / Brand Manager for Timorous Beastie.

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