Category: nc’nean distillery

A Sleeping Giant Awakens at Port Ellen

For 41 years, the Port Ellen Distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Islay sat silent. Last month, a multi-million dollar restoration of the distillery was completed… Read More

For 41 years, the Port Ellen Distillery on Scotland’s Isle of Islay sat silent. Last month, a multi-million dollar restoration of the distillery was completed when the first spirit flowed at Port Ellen since 1983. While it’ll be years before we see new bottlings of Port Ellen, the distillery will be open to Islay visitors from around the world. Diageo’s Ewan Gunn was on hand when that first spirit flowed. He’s been part of the revival since it was announced in 2017, and joins us on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, The Demeter Collection auction raised £49,000 for the Our Whisky Foundation, while William Grant & Sons is expanding its Blended Scotch portfolio with a new range of whiskies. 

Episode 1052: April 14, 2024

Links: Port Ellen Distillery | Our Whisky Foundation | William Grant & Sons | Balcones Distilling | Midleton Very Rare | Loch Lomond Whiskies | Fettercairn | Nc’Nean Distillery | Bimber Distillery | Rabbit Hole Distillery | Ezra Brooks | Chicken Cock Whiskey | Woodford Reserve | Duncan Taylor | Beam Suntory

Image courtesy Diageo.

A Commitment to Sustainable Whisky

Scotland’s Nc’Nean Distillery is one of a handful of whisky distilleries certified as “B Corp” for their sustainability efforts. At Nc’Nean, that goes all the… Read More

Scotland’s Nc’Nean Distillery is one of a handful of whisky distilleries certified as “B Corp” for their sustainability efforts. At Nc’Nean, that goes all the way to the use of renewable energy for the distillery and using recycled glass for its bottles. We’ll talk with founder Annabel Thomas about the challenges of making whisky sustainably and organically on this week’s WhiskyCast In-Depth. In the news, the founder of Bimber and Dunphail distilleries has stepped aside following his arrest on two-decade old charges in his native Poland, while Kentucky lawmakers are trying to close loopholes in the state’s Vintage Distilled Spirits law.

Episode 1045: February 25, 2024

Links: Nc’Nean Distillery | Bimber Distillery | Lexington Herald-Leader | Scotch Whisky Association | Pernod Ricard | Douglas Laing & Co. | The Glenlivet | The Glenturret | Roe & Co. | Killowen Distillery | Jack Daniel’s | Compass Box | Shelter Point

Image courtesy Nc’Nean Distillery.

Nc’nean Quiet Rebels Annabel

Fairly well structured, displays some youthful spirit as you would expect for 3-4 year old whisky. There was more than a hint of cardboard I associate with STR casks added to the woody element here. This has clearly been well put together from the cask…

Fairly well structured, displays some youthful spirit as you would expect for 3-4 year old whisky. There was more than a hint of cardboard I associate with STR casks added to the woody element here. This has clearly been well put together from the cask selection to final product. I'd be interested to see how Nc'nean improves with age. 83/100

Inbox / The Week’s Whisky News (October 29, 2021)

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 this week's news ...
 
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Cutty Sark
The popular blended Scotch whisky brand of Cutty Sark has extended its core range with a 12 years old expression. The new whisky will be available initially in the travel retail sector in a one litre format. A 70cl version will appear in domestic markets next year. The brand owners, La Martiniquaise-Bardinet, launched the product earlier this week at the TWFA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, France. The Cutty Sark 12 years old is bottled at 40% ABV and the 70cl bottle is expected to retail at £20/ €24/ $24 US. 
 
"We are very excited to be launching the Cutty Sark 12 years old. It has more Sherry notes than the original expression but still has the smoothness. The brand has huge awareness in a lot of countries and this is our first step to recruit the next generation of Scotch consumers."
Sylvia Bernard / International Marketing Director at La Martiniquaise.


 

Nc' nean
The eco-friendly independent craft distillery of Nc' nean has revealed a limited edition that will form the first part of a new ongoing series. The new series, entitled Quiet Rebels, is designed to highlight the people that work at the distillery and make Nc' nean what it is. The first is named after founder Annabel Thomas, whose mission was to create a sustainable and innovative distillery in the west Highlands. The series will also show off some of the distillery's early experiments. Nc' nean Annabel is a marriage of ex-bourbon and ex-Tokaji wine barrels.

The Nc' nean Quiet Rebels 'Annabel' is limited to just 4,504 bottles and is released at 48.5% ABV. It is available in the UK now via www.ncnean.com and selected specialist retailers. The whisky will also be available in very limited numbers in selected European markets at a later date. These include Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. A bottle will cost £65 / €78. 
 
"The Quiet Rebels series celebrates the team that makes Nc’nean what it is. A group of passionate, skilled and adventurous people who are the driving force behind our mission to pioneer sustainable production. It is my turn to go first with this release but I cannot wait to see what the rest of our team come up with."
Annabel Thomas.



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