Whittaker's First Edition English Whisky, 70cl
Whittaker's First Edition was released 1st August 2024 at 48.3% alc. and has been aged in ex-bourbon American oak casks for 4 years. This whisky comes in a presentation box.
See a detailed review + score 9/10 on Dramface
There were only 2277 bottles made in the first edition.
Bold, innovative and light golden in colour. In the mouth, there are creamy caramel flavours, with spicy, nutty notes, finishing with fresh vanilla, old fashioned toffee and apricot.
The '2024 First Edition' bottle's journey - We re-casked first fill ex-bourbon American oak casks and then further finished them in first fill ex bourbon quarter casks. After sampling the whisky at 3 years old, both the flavour and colour profiles were there but the team decided to finish the whisky in quarter casks in order to further elevate both the colour, the flavour and accelerate the maturation.
These casks were all filled in April, May and June 2020 and the grain used to make this whisky was predominantly Golden Promise with Cask 10 a combination of Laureate, Maris Otter and Golden Promise. The new make spirit was originally casked at 72% ABV. When finishing in the quarter casks we tempered the spirit down to 63.5% ABV for optimal maturation in the cask.
Whittaker's use predominantly ex-Bourbon, ex-Sherry and ex-Rum casks, so look out for these different expressions. The distillery have new cask finishes in the pipeline so stay primed for more great options in the future. The climate in this part of the world is temperate, so, not only is it the best place to produce cattle and sheep, but it also happens to be excellent for maturing casks.
Alc: 48.3%
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