Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. Inbox features items from around the world of whisky and is published by us each Friday. Here is this week’s whisky news…
Glenglassaugh
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.
“It is extremely rare to find casks which have been left to mature in coastal locations for such a long period of time. Our warehouses, perched on cliffs overlooking Sandend Bay, have acted as the custodians of this old and rare liquid for the last five decades.”
Dr. Rachel Barrie.
Old Pulteney
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.
