Inbox | The Week’s Whisky News | July 25, 2025

Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round-up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way into 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 …

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Fielden

The English whisky brand of Fielden has announced the second bottling in its Fieldnotes Collection, which celebrates the flora of the English countryside. The Fielden Hazybower is a celebration of wild herbs and flowers that give diversity to hedgerows. The whisky uses heritage rye, wheat and barley to produce its distinctive spirit, and has been created by Chico Rosa, Fielden’s Whiskymaker. It follows the inaugual Hedgerow bottling that introduced the Fieldnotes Collection in 2024.

Hazybower has been predominantly matured in re-used American oak casks that have previously held Fielden Rye whisky. A small percentage has also seen full maturation in Hungarian oak ex-Tokaji sweet wine casks from Hungary.It is bottled at 46.3% ABV and is both non-chill filtered and of natural colour. There are just 1,000 bottles and each will cost £102.50. It will be available from early August.

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Tormore

The Speyside distillery of Tormore has announced the Tormore Legacy Series, which will be the first single cask releases under the ownership of Elixir Distillers. The trio of whiskies showcase the distinctive distillery style and highlight three years of production – 2003, 2009 and 2012. The three casks have been hand selected by the distillery team, headed by Distillery Manager Polly Logan. All are released at the natural cask strength.

The Tormore Legacy 2003 Vintage is created from four first-fill ex-bourbon casks with strengths ranging from 44.9% to 48.4% ABV. Each bottle will cost £175. The Legacy 2009 Vintage consists of six first-fill ex-bourbon casks. Strengths range from 47.4% to 56% ABV with bottles costing £95. The Legacy 2012 Vintage features six first- and second-fill ex-bourbon casks with strengths between 52.1% and 60.8% ABV. Bottles will cost £75. The Tormore Legacy Series will be available globally from via selected specialist retailers.