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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Bruichladdich
The Islay distillery of Bruichladdich, which was the first Scotch whisky distillery in Scotland to receive a B-Corp accreditation in 2020, has revealed a major overhaul of its packaging. This begins with a new bottle for its signature The Classic Ten single malt. The concept behind the new design is to significantly reduce the brand’s carbon footprint and be eco-friendlier and more sustainable.
The new bottle now contains at least 60% recycled glass and is 32% lighter than the previous incarnation. The bottle will no longer be presented in a secondary metal tin to further reduce environmental impact. In combination, these moves will reduce the packaging’s CO2 emissions by 65%. The packaging also features organic ink and a stopper made from polypropylene; a synthetic resin made from bio-based sources.
The Classic Ten new bottle is available now via www.bruichladdich.com and will be rolled out globally over the coming months. It will cost £45.
Glenallachie
The Speyside distillery of Glenallachie has announced the third bottling of its limited edition 30 years old expression – the oldest Glenallachie release to date. The Glenallachie 30 years old Cask Strength Batch 3 has been created by owner and Master Distiller, Billy Walker. The new whisky features single malts dating back to the early 1990s and these have been matured in a marriage of ex-Pedro Ximénez and ex-Oloroso sherry hogsheads, plus several virgin American oak casks.
These have yielded just 2,400 bottles, which are released at the natural cask strength of 48.9% ABV. It is both non-chill filtered and of natural colour. The Glenallachie 30 years old Cask Strength Batch 3 will be available in specialist whisky retailers in selected world markets. A bottle will cost £670.
Glenturret
The Highland distillery of Glenturret, which is the oldest currently in operation in Scotland, has revealed the line-up of its core range for 2023. Several of the releases have appeared in previous years but each has a different recipe. The Glenturret 2023 Edition also features the Glenturret 35 years old for the first time. There are eight whiskies in the range.
The Glenturret Triple Wood has been created using American oak ex-bourbon barrels, plus American oak and European oak ex-sherry casks. It is bottled at 43% ABV. The Glenturret 7 years old Peat Smoked is a marriage of classic unpeated Glenturret spirit and their heavily peated spirit. It is bottled at 46% ABV. The Glenturret 10 years old Peat Smoked is bottled at the higher strength of 48.4% ABV.
The Glenturret 12 years old uses both American and European oak ex-Oloroso and ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry casks and is bottled at 46.4% ABV. The Glenturret 15 years old is made from several different cask types ranging from quarter cask size up to puncheon. This includes one ex-Amontillado sherry cask. It is bottled at 50.8% ABV.
Kicking off The Extremely Scarce Collection is the Glenturret 25 years old features just six casks – a mix of American and European oak – and is bottled at 42.6% ABV. There are just 210 bottles. The Glenturret 30 years is made from just five casks, and these include ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and ex-Port. There are just 500 bottles, which are released at 42.7% ABV.
The Glenturret 35 years old is created from just a single European oak ex-Oloroso butt, which has yielded just 185 bottles. It is released at 42.8% ABV. Each whisky has been created by Bob Dalgarno, the Master Blender for Glenturret. All are non-chill filtered, except the Triple Wood, and all are of natural colour. The prices were not revealed in the press release. All will be available in selected markets globally.
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