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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Bladnoch
The Lowland distillery of Bladnoch has announced the release of a new ultra-premium selection of rare whiskies - The Samhla Collection. The trilogy of whiskies, which are named after the Scots Gaelic word for 'symbol', is designed to embody three generations of Bladnoch's history. To reflect this the three bottlings were distilled in 1966, 1990 and 2008.
The McClelland 1966 honours Bladnoch's past and is named after the distillery's founders, John and Thomas McClelland. It is the oldest ever release of Bladnoch and has been matured in a single American oak ex-bourbon cask. This has yielded just 15 bottles. It is released at 42.8% ABV and will cost £50,000.
The Prior 1990 is named after David Prior, the current owner who rescued Bladnoch from potential closure in 2015. This whisky has been matured in a Spanish oak ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry butt and there are just 50 bottles. It is released at 47.6% ABV and will cost £10,500.
The Sage 2008 is bottled to celebrate David Prior's daughter, Sage, who was born in 2008. The whisky is drawn from two American oak ex-red wine casks and there are only 100 bottles. It is released at 52.5% ABV and will cost £5,250. All three bottlings are available via enquiry on the dedicated page on the Bladnoch website - click here.
"The Samhla Collection stands as a tribute to the journey Bladnoch has undertaken. It symbolises the preservation of a legacy that has weathered the test of time. It is a privilege to ensure its continued existence, and to carry the torch of tradition, innovation, and excellence."David Prior / Owner of Bladnoch.
Filey Bay
Spirit of Yorkshire, the English single malt distillery, has launched the third batch of its limited edition peat influenced spirit - the Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #3. The whisky is made from 1005 Yorkshire barley and has been initailly matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels before a finishing period in casks that have previously held peated whisky. It is bottled at 46% ABV and is both non chill-filtered and of natural colour. The Filey Bay Peated Finish Batch #3 will be available at the distillery shop, via www.spiritofyorkshire.com and in selected specialist whisky retailers in the UK. A bottle will cost £65.
"As a distillery, we are passionate about pushing the boundaries of whisky making. We are always experimenting with different casks to finish our whisky in and have had people asking for the return of Peated Finish. We are therefore delighted to launch Batch #3."Joe Clarke / Whisky Director at Spirit of Yorkshire.
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