Welcome to Inbox - our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to the WFE email. We started Inbox several years ago 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 a round-up of this week's whisky news.
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The Highland distillery of Tomatin has launched a new limited edition trio of single malts. Tomatin - The Sherry Collection showcases the distillery's historic use of ex-sherry casks and features maturation in three different styles. These are Manzanilla, Palo Cortado and Pedro Ximenez. They have been created by Scott Adamson, the Head Blender for Tomatin. All are bottled at 46% ABV and are both non-chill filtered and of natural colour.
The Manzanilla Edition was distilled in 2014 and has seen a final two-year finishing period in ex-Manzanilla sherry casks. It will cost £65. The Palo Cortado Edition was distilled in 2008 and features a three-year finishing period in ex-Palo Cortado sherry casks. It will cost £95. The Pedro Ximenez Edition is the oldest expression in the trilogy and is bottled at 17 years of age. It features a lengthy eight year secondary maturation in ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. They are released to selected world markets and are also available now on the Tomatin website.
The Singleton Scotch whisky single malt brand has announced a new core range that will be exclusive to the travel retail market - The Singleton Gardens of Abundance Collection. The new series features four expressions, each featuring a different cask make-up. These are named Radiant Spring Garden, Golden Autumn Orchard, Exotic Spice Grove, and Deep Forest Riches. All have been distilled at the Glendullan distillery in Speyside and are released with no age stated. The whiskies have been created by Dr. Craig Wilson, the Master Blender for The Singleton.
Radiant Spring Garden (40% ABV) has been solely matured in American white oak barrels and will cost £55. Golden Autumn Orchard (41.8% ABV) is double matured in ex-bourbon and American white oak casks and will cost £80. Exotic Spice Grove (42.8% ABV) is triple matured and features in ex-red wine and rejuvenated casks before being married in reserve oak casks - this will cost £150. Deep Forest Riches (44.8% ABV and pictured, above) boasts a four-cask maturation with intitial maturation in European oak before finishing in ex-Marsala wine, and ex-Palo Cortado and ex-Pedro Ximenex sherry casks. It will cost £220.
The prices for each bottling will vary slightly in different markets. The Singleton Gardens of Abundance Collection will be available from August in selected world airports including Delhi, Dubai, London Heathrow and Singapore.
The Glasgow-based King's Inch whisky brand has announced the first-ever age statement single malt in its range - the King's Inch 8 years old. The whisky has been created by owners Courageous Spirits, who have selected a Lowland single malt that has been matured in ex-bourbon casks and ex-Oloroso sherry butts and then vatted them together. There are just 1,500 bottles available. The King's Inch 8 years old is bottled at 46% ABV and is both non-chill filtered and of natural colour. It is available via www.kingsinch.com and selected retailers in the UK. A bottle will cost £49.
The Highland distillery of Glendronach has revealed a new look for its core range that features updated bottle design and packaging. The modernisation is designed to highlight the distillery's heritage and location in rural Aberdeenshire, plus its historic use of ex-Oloroso and ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry casks for maturation. The core range of single malts aged 12-, 15- and 18-years old remains the same, as does the liquid inside the bottles.
News of a forthcoming ultra-premium core range has also been announced. This will feature 21-, 30- and 40-years old expressions. More details of the whiskies and the release date will follow later in 2024. To compliment to new look the brand has teamed up with renowned photographer Rankin, who has created a series of images inspired by the distillery and Spain.
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