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Douglas Laing
have released a pair of limited edition
single Port cask finished blended malt
whiskies - The Epicurean Ruby Port
Finished and The Epicurean Tawny Port
Finished.
Douglas Laing & Co today released the
fourth and fifth limited edition Single
Cask Finish releases in their The Epicurean
Wood Series, the two Epicurean Lowland blended malt
whiskies should make an interesting
comparison for whisky drinkers as each
has been finished in a different type of
Port cask, they are The Epicurean Ruby
Port Finished and The Epicurean Tawny
Port Finished Lowland blended malt
Scotch whiskies.
The Epicurean Ruby Port Finished and The
Epicurean Tawny Port Finished have both
been bottled at 48% ABV and as we have
come to expect from Douglas Laing they
are naturally coloured and without
chill-filtration.
With this innovative series, The
Epicurean seeks to demonstrate that
flavour is created throughout the
Whisky-making process but most
significantly during the interaction
between the spirit and the wood when it
is in the oak cask.
For both bottlings, The Epicurean Malt
was first matured in premium American
Oak before being re-racked into a
hand-selected Ruby Port Single Cask or
Tawny Port Single Cask for a second
maturation period of more than twelve
months. Douglas Laing tells me that the
result is a full-bodied Malt with layers
of complexity and character.
Both the Ruby Port cask and Tawny Port
cask originate from the Douro Valley in
northern Portugal, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site and one of the oldest
demarcated wine regions in the world.
Cara Laing, Director of Whisky, who
hand-selected the casks commented: "The
Epicurean is a master of versatility,
his wonderfully fresh and vibrant
Lowland character lends itself
beautifully to experimentation with
different wood finishes. The deep colour
presented in each of these releases
speaks for the intense flavour of the
spirit. The Ruby Port Finish boasts an
explosion of flavours including spices,
milk chocolate and tangy raspberries;
and The Tawny Port Finish embodies the
vibrant taste of juicy pears, red wine
and sweet almonds. We are delighted with
the result of these bottlings and can’t
wait to innovate with the next release
in The Epicurean Wood Series."
Presented as usual in Douglas Laing's
creative cartoon like premium gift tube,
The Epicurean Ruby Port Finish and The
Epicurean Tawny Port Finish are expected
to retail at £59.99/€70 and will be
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange and
Master of Malt
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