Cooper King Distillery Embers Single Malt Whisky, 70cl
Sit around the fireside – whether in the great outdoors, or beside a cosy hearth – to savour a vibrant and evocative dram, shaped by dark fired bourbon casks. 'Embers' is the next adventure in the Expedition Series of releases; a journey of discovery through the finest casks in Cooper King's warehouse.
Nose: chocolate cherries, barbecued banana and forest floor
Palate: soft wood smoke, baked apple, cornbread and caramel
Finish: long and velvety with winter spices and tobacco leaf
Only 938 bottles produced.
Floor-malted heritage grains are hand-mashed, long fermented, copper pot distilled, matured and bottled in the distillery. 3% from every bottle sold is donated to Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, to fund life-changing apprenticeships for young people in rural areas, to help protect vital UK habitats (YDMT Registered Charity No. 1061687).
“I’ve been waiting in quiet anticipation for these dark fired bourbon casks to reach maturity; I’m delighted to share them with you now. The intense hickory smoke from the casks has softened over time. A gentle wood smoke and earthiness remains, reminiscent of evenings enjoyed with friends around a campfire. This is a vibrant and evocative whisky, perfect for enjoying fireside – be that in the great outdoors, or beside a cosy hearth.” - Abbie Jaume, Head Distiller
Sip neat or with a dash of spring water, or try in a...
Whisky Highball
In a glass filled with ice, mix one part whisky to three parts soda water, Indian tonic water or ginger ale. Garnish with an orange slice.
SPIRIT SPECIFICS
- Cask profile: 68% ex-dark fired bourbon / 32% ex-red wine casks*, finished in ex-bourbon
- Wood profile: 68% American oak / 32% French oak
- Cask size: 90 litres to 110 litres
- Casks filled: October 2019 to May 2020
- Maturation time: 3 years, 11 months (youngest whisky) to 4 years, 5 months (oldest whisky)
- Maturation location: Cooper King Distillery
- Grain: 100% floor-malted English Maris Otter barley
- Yeast: distiller’s yeast
- Fermentation time: 6 to 7 days
- Distillation: double distilled on a 900 litre copper pot (‘Neilson’)
- Batch number: BI03
Non-chill filtered and all natural colour.
The distillery is run on 100% green energy! £5 from every bottle is donated to Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, to fund life-changing apprenticeships for young people in rural areas, to help protect vital UK habitats. Founded in 2016 by Dr Abbie Neilson and Chris Jaume after a stint in Tasmania learning at distilleries there, Cooper King is based 10 miles north of York.
* NEOC (New Era Oak Cask) is a specific cask type that are premium upgraded barrels that started their lives as super premium French wine casks before being selected by traditional coopers to be hand-shaved and re-toasted, unlocking a wonderfully creamy and fruity cask.
Alc: 49.0%
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