THE ENGLISH WHISKY CO.
Classic Single Malt
Cask Strength Release
60.5% ABV | NAS
Green and red apples, vanilla wafer cookies, dashes of cinnamon, and clove. Some burnt citrus on the nose as well. The palate shows its ABV but in a really lovely and bright way. More citrus and Sherbert with oranges and green apples on the palate. A really fun & bright whisky. Has a Scapa vibe.
COTSWOLDS
Peated Single Malt
Finished in Laphroaig Quarter Casks
59.6% ABV | NAS
Rich fruit, velvet plums, blueberries, and granola. Almost like blueberry yogurt with just wisps of earth and smoke. The palate shows much more smoke with honey and oak spice on the finish. Really lovely and balanced.
Founder's Choice Single Malt
Matured in STR Ex-Red Wine Casks
60.2% ABV | NAS
Cocoa, chocolate, bright spice, and baking spice with oak, red berries, plums, and raisins.
Odyssey Barley 2014
1st Fill Bourbon + Red Wine Casks
46% ABV | NAS
Quite sweet, oak and citrus, pine, Pine-Sol, and spiced honey. The honey is strong on the palate.
Sherry Cask Single Malt
A marriage of Oloroso & Pedro Ximenez Casks
57.4% ABV | NAS
Nutty plums, brownies, and strawberry jam. The palate is dryer with yellow raisins, cranberries and a mouth coating chalky finish.
SMWS 146.1 "Orangudram"
1st Fill Re-Charred Barrique
4YR | 62.4% ABV | 287 bottles
This does literally smell like tangerines! Sugar, cream, tons of lemon and lime on the palate with some banana cream pie and creamsicle popsicles.
Rum Cask Single Malt
Batch 01/2022 | 55.6% ABV
Raisins, Dr. Pepper, mango cream, warm chocolate covered raisins and some earthy mud with cola spice.
Pineau des Charentes Single Malt
Batch 01/2024 | 55% ABV
Clay, red berries, raspberry pie. The palate has fresher berries with some coal, flat cola, chocolate, mocha and a creamy finish.
Flaxen Vale Single Malt
Batch 01/2023 | 53.9% ABV
Orange butter toffee, tablet, vanilla nougat, lemon custard, raspberry pop tars along with roses and peaches. The palate is a bit hotter with pear, green apple, buttered toast and a dash of charred toast.
Single Cask
Cask 45 | 51% ABV
First Fill Bourbon Cask
Sugar cookies, orange peel, Sprite soda, almond cookies, orange marmalade, and creamy notes. The palate has lemon-lime popsicles, nougat, and biscuits.
BIMBER
Single Malt Single Cask
NAS | US Edition | Glass Revolutions Selection
58.2% ABV | Cask #250/1
342 Bottles | Oloroso Sherry Finish
Olives, buttercream, clove, cedar, and apples. The palate is bright and creamy with more apples, candied caramel chews, burnt orange candies, and spice on the finish. With some time & water, there is more of a cinnamon-covered raisin vibe along with more stone fruit on the nose: apples & pears. The finish is grassier with chocolate malt and toasted coconut.
Small Batch Single Malt
NAS | Batch No. 3
51.6% | Ex-Bourbon Matured
5,000 bottles | Bottled June 2021
Orange rind sugar cookies, Italian almond cookies, and biscotti. The palate has more apples, pears, almond butter, and black liquorice. Some nice oak spice on the finish.
Imperial Stout Cask
NAS | Release #3 03/2022
51.2% |Klub Edition
1,650 bottles | Bottled Nov. 2022
Mocha, strawberry, and vanilla wafer cookies along with cookies & cream. The palate is brighter with root beer, cream, froth, cappuccino, chocolate, and chocolate-dipped apples—a dash of orange jam.
New Make Spirit
63.5% ABV | Single Malt
Warm malt and sugar cookies. Oily lemon citrus with a dash of apple. The palate has some silk to it along with some dried fruits and dried fruit spice.
Ex-Bourbon Matured Batch 4
51.2% ABV | Single Malt
Roses, vanilla, floral candied sweetness. The palate has more oak spice, some charred apple, and caramel chews on the finish.
China Exclusive Small Batch 2023
52.7% ABV | Single Malt
Peanuts, buttercream, red apples, orange cream, and some chai spice. The palate shows more oak spice, oranges, dry vanilla, and flaky pastries.
SPIRIT OF YORKSHIRE
Filey Bay Single Malt
Flagship Malt | Homegrown Barley
46% ABV | NAS | Ex-Bourbon Casks
Lemon sorbet, lime, peaches, and cashews. A bit of salinity with apples, pears, and some chai spice. Really tasty! In that world of Benrinnes, Ben Nevis, etc. Has a worm-tub quality to it.
Filey Bay Single Cask
Single Malt | Fino Sherry Cask #674
Cask Filled: Oct. 2017, Bottled July 2021
61% ABV | NAS
A ton of wine influence right up front. A lot of red fruit, dense fruit punch, and tar. Sticky and chewy fruit even on the nose. A dash of oak spice. The palate is a bit hot at first with intense red fruit and wine notes again but has a nice mouthcoating sweetness & chocolate. This one could use some time with the air.
Filey Bay Single Malt
STR Finish | Batch #2
48% ABV | NAS | Ex-Bourbon matured then finished in shaved, toasted, and re-charred red wine casks (STR)
Roses, rose hip jam, very floral with ripe red fruits. Some vanilla custard and almonds. The palate has more of a baked red fruit spice, some chai, and rich, stewed berries.
THE LAKES DISTILLERY
No. 5 Whiskymaker Reserve
Single Malt| 52% ABV
PX, Oloroso & Red Wine Casks | American + Spanish Oak
Granola and raisins, cinnamon raisin bread, sugar and gingerbread cookies, hot chocolate powder. The mouthfeel is spicier with oak spice, more cinnamon, and nutmeg with a dusty sherry influence. A dunnage mouthfeel but some red fruit is still in there as well.
FIELDEN
(FORMERLY OXFORD ARTISAN)
Oxford Rye Batch 001
2017 Harvest | 46.3% ABV
Rye, Wheat & Malted Barley Virgin American Oak
Cashews, orange marmalade, and some bright, fresh cedar notes. The palate shows all that rye spice with tons of Mexican chocolate, just a hint of cinnamon fireball candies, pepper, more oranges, tangerines, and some nougat.
Fielden Rye Whisky Single Cask
Cask 302 | 53.6 ABV
77% Rye | 23% Malted Rye
American Oak & Pedro Ximenez Sherry Maturation
Nuts and oat cakes, raisins, Nutella, chocolate, blackberry pie & baking spice. The palate has tons of strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and boysenberry all covered in liquid milk chocolate. A dash of black licorice, some grass, and Dr. Pepper spices.
Fielden Rye Whisky Single Cask
Cask 78 | 56.3% ABV
70% Rye, 20% wheat, 10% malted barley
2nd fill American Oak Barrel
Lemon custard, peanuts, dandelion mead. The palate has tons of lemon sorbet, mango, cantaloupe, and spice on the finish.
Fielden Rye Whisky
48% ABV
Dill, toffee, oranges, butter, peanut butter, caramel, nougat, orange peel. The palate has bright apples, more dill, some white pepper, ginger candy, and blue raspberry pop rocks candy.
Fielden 'Hedgerow' Rye Whisky
4 casks | 46.1%ABV
2nd fill American Oak, Port & Sauternes Casks
Toffee, pecans, pecan pastries, buttery with orange jam, and apples. The palate is again creamy apples with caramel, jam followed by clove, and some chai spice with gingerbread cookies.