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 an…
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 last week.
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The Speyside distillery of Balvenie has marked the 60th anniversary of its legendary Malt Master, David C. Stewart MBE, with the release of its oldest ever single malt - the Balvenie 60 years old. The whisky comes from a single European oak hogshead cask that was distilled and filled in 1962 - the year that Stewart started his career at Balvenie. The cask was selected by Kelsey McKechnie, who has been announced as Stewart's successor in the role of Malt Master.
The bottle is the first to share both of their signatures. There are just 71 bottles. These are housed in a bespoke casing which is made of glass, gold and brass. This is engraved with quotes from Stewart. The bottle is engraved with a quote from McKechnie. The Balvenie 60 years old is bottled at 42.4% ABV and will be available in selected luxury retailers worldwide. Each bottle will cost £125,000/ $145,000 US.
"I started at the distillery in 1962, as a whisky stocks clerk. This liquid; a new make spirit was filled into a collection of traditional European oak hogshead casks. For six decades it has rested and matured, now marking quite a poignant moment for me on my journey."
David C. Stewart MBE.
The traditional Speyside distillery of Benromach has launched a new small batch single malt into its Contrasts range - the Benromach Triple Distilled. The practice of triple distillation is followed on occasion at the independently-owned distillery and this release is from a run in 2011. The spirit has been passed through the wash still, but then twice through the spirit still to create a lighter and more delicate spirit. This has then been matured in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels. The Benromach Triple Distilled is bottled at 46% ABV and is both non chill-filtered and of natural colour. It will be available in specialist whisky retailers worldwide and will cost £50/ $58 US.
"We triple-distilled a small batch of this spirit in 2011 and after a little more than a decade, we are ready to share it. Benromach Triple Distilled retains our customary, subtle smokiness but the extra distillation, combined with a bourbon cask delivers a slightly sweeter single malt."
Keith Cruickshank / Distillery Manager at Benromach.
The Islay distillery of Bowmore has announced the second whisky in its Masters' Collection series in collaboration with Aston Martin - the Bowmore 22 years old. The series is designed to show 'syncronised creativity' between the two iconic brands. Two pockets of whisky were used - one distilled in 1997 and one in 2000. These were matured in ex-bourbon hogsheads and ex-sherry butts before being combined. The Bowmore 22 years old Masters' Selection Edition 2 is bottled at 51.5% ABV and will be available in world markets including Canada, China, Germany, the UK and USA. A bottle will cost £390/ $450 US.
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