Category: milroy’s of soho

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Here is this week's whisky news ... 

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The coastal Highland distillery of Glenglassaugh has launched a new collection of extremely rare single cask single malts - the Glenglassaugh Serpentine Coastal Cask Collection. The series takes its name from the serpentine marble that runs through the cliffs that surround the distillery. There are three single casks that launch the collection, each selected by Dr. Rachel Barrie - the Master Blender for Glenglassaugh. Each was distilled and filled in the 1970s.

Cask #1863 was distilled in May 1974 and is released at 48 years of age. It has been matured in an ex-red wine barrique and is bottled at the natural cask strength of 46.1% ABV. A bottle will cost £7,500. Cask #5640 was distilled in November 1973 and has been matured in an ex-bourbon barrel. The 49 years old is bottled at 42.1% ABV and will cost £8,300. Cask #1723 was distilled in October 1972 and has been matured in an ex-Oloroso sherry puncheon. It is bottled at 51 years of age and 44.2% ABV. A bottle will cost £10,300.

 

 

London's oldest independent whisky specialist retailer, Milroy's of Soho, has announced four limited edition bottlings that will kick off the company's 60th anniversary celebrations. Two form part of their Soho Selection range and two part of the Vintage Reserve range. All are bottled at their natural cask strength and are of natural colour.

For the Soho Selection are the Campbeltown 6 years old blended malt and Highland 19 years old peated malt. The Campbeltown 6 years old features whiskies distilled in 2017 and is bottled at 59.1% ABV. There are just 277 bottles and each will cost £55. The Highland 19 years old was distilled in 2004 and is lightly peated. It is released at 55.5% ABV. There are just 268 bottles with each costing £125. Both feature undisclosed distilleries.

A pair of Speyside single malts join the Vintage Reserve series - the Benriach 27 years old and Glenburgie 27 years old. The Benriach 27 years old was distilled in 1996 and has matured in a single ex-bourbon hogshead. It is released at 42.9% ABV and there are just 221 bottles. Each will cost £395. The Glenburgie 27 years old was distilled in 1995 and has matured in a single ex-bourbon hogshead also. It is released at 52.3% ABV and there are just 237 bottles. Each will cost £295.

All four 60th anniversary bottlings are available from www.milroys.co.uk and from the company's Soho shop. They will also be served at their Soho bar by the dram.

The north Highland distillery of Old Pulteney has announced a new bottling to its core range - Old Pulteney Harbour. The name refers to the harbour in the distillery's hometown of Wick, which was once one of the largest fishing ports in Europe. The new whisky has been designed to show the brand's continued connection to the sea. Old Pulteney Harbour has been matured in a quartet of American oak ex-bourbon cask styles - first-fill, second-fill, re-fill and re-charred. These were hand-selected by Malcolm Waring, the long-serving Distillery Manager at Old Pulteney, and his team. 

 

Old Pulteney Harbour is bottled at 40% ABV and will initially be exclusively available within Tesco stores in the UK, plus the distillery shop in Wick and via www.oldpulteney.com. A bottle will cost £34.

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