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31st March 2023 (Updated 19th April 2023
Tasting Note Added) |
Fettercairn
Distillery has announced the fifth and
final instalment of their 'Warehouse
Collection', Fettercairn Warehouse 14 an
experimental balance of unusual casks
selected from Warehouse 14 by Master
Whisky Maker Gregg Glass.
 Fettercairn
Distillery has announced the fifth and
final instalment of their ‘Warehouse
Collection’, Fettercairn Warehouse 14,
an experimental Limited Edition release,
opening the doors to Warehouse 14 for
the first time in the Collection’s
journey.
Warehouse 14 is the latest release from
pioneering Master Whisky Maker Gregg
Glass. As is the aim of the Collection,
this Limited Edition release is said to
take Fettercairn and its famed tropical
house style on another new and
unexpected journey.
Bottled at 51.2% ABV, Non-Chill-Filtered
and Naturally Coloured, Warehouse 14 is
shaped by Fettercairn’s unique dunnage
Warehouse 14 and the whisky maker’s
expert balance of unusual casks.
Gregg Glass, Master Whisky Maker: "The
response to our first four warehouse
releases has been incredibly
encouraging. Our ethos with the
Fettercairn Warehouse Collection was to
offer a taste of the experiments laid
down here, with each Limited Edition
expression exploring different flavour
characteristics that enhance our unique
tropical house style.
"With the release of Warehouse 14 we
were looking to create another new
expression of our house style, building
on the influence of ex-bourbon casks,
which work very well with our
distinctive tropical notes, whilst
exploring the unique influence of casks
sourced from local craft beer producers.
"Each of our warehouses at Fettercairn
has a sense of magic. It is a fantastic
place to make whisky and with Warehouse
14, I think we have once again pushed
the boundaries and offered a new
perspective of what Fettercairn can be.
"As always, we created this whisky to be
enjoyed, and I am pleased to offer
another unique, new expression that
curious whisky lovers and connoisseurs
can explore.”
Warehouse 14 has been crafted using a
handpicked selection of first-fill and
second-fill ex-Bourbon barrels. This
release was initially created as an
experiment in the unique Warehouse 14 by
Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass and the
Distillery Team. The recipe was finished
in a mix of three different beer barrels
– stout, dark ale and pale ale – each
offering different flavour
characteristics that enhance
Fettercairn’s tropical house style.
Fettercairn’s signature house style,
abundant with tropical fruit flavours
and soft spice, is created by the unique
cooling ring, which ensures only the
purest vapours rise and produces the
distinctive tropical characteristic,
remains a feature of Warehouse 14 on the
nose and on the palate.
However, this Limited Edition release
offers whisky explorers and enthusiasts
alike the opportunity to experience
expert, craft and imagination, through
this characterful creation.
To the eye, Warehouse 14 is a natural
shimmering gold in colour and there is
vanilla, honey and floral charm on the
nose. To taste, warm toasty maltiness,
tropical fruits with layers of crème
caramel, apricot tart, cacao, soft wood
spices and a pleasing nuttiness.
The Limited Edition Warehouse Collection
brings to life curious whiskies created
by Fettercairn, combined with the
treasure trove of unusual casks found
across their fourteen dunnage
warehouses. The previous four releases
in the Collection have been from
Warehouse 2, but for this final release,
Fettercairn has looked to a warehouse at
the opposite side of the distillery.
Warehouse 14 looks out on to the
Cairngorms and is more exposed to the
elements and changing seasons which has
undoubtedly helped to shape this very
special final release.
Fettercairn Warehouse 14 will complete
the Warehouse Collection and will be
available at an RSP of £70 from the
start of April, I will be tasting this
after it is released so check back here
if you want to hear what I think of it,
I have high hopes for it given the
quality of previous releases in the Fettercairn Warehouse Collection.
Fettercairn Warehouse 14 will be
available on a Limited Edition basis from
specialist online whisky shops such as
The Whisky Shop
and
Hard To Find Whisky
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Fettercairn Warehouse 14 Review
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Update: Tasting Note Added 19 April 2023
Just tasted this today and I have a wee
bit more detail on the Fettercairn
Warehouse 14 release to share with you
all, this is the 5th and final release
in the Fettercairn Warehouse series of
whiskies even though it does say 'Batch
1' on the bottle, I think they may be
leaving the 'Warehouse' door open in
case they find something special lurking
in a dark corner of any of Fettercairn's
warehouse's some time in the future.
As I already mentioned above Fettercairn
Warehouse 14 is a combination of 3 types
of casks, to be more precise it is a
combination of 81% First-Fill American
Ex-Bourbon Barrels, 7% Re-Fill American
Ex-Bourbon Barrels and 12% local
beer barrels which were sourced from
Scottish beer makers near to the
distillery although Fettercairn has not
disclosed exactly what beers but they
have said it is a combination of 3 types
of beer - stout, pale ale and dark ale.
All of which matured in Fettercairn's
Warehouse 14, their most exposed to the
elements dunnage warehouse.
All the barrels used for the release
were all laid down to mature in 2016, it
is a limited release but I cant tell you
exact numbers except to say that it is
the largest of the Warehouse releases
and is around a few thousand bottles.
Bottled at 51.2%
ABV, Non-Chill-Filtered and Naturally
Coloured.
Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Spiced pear and apple with a wee touch
of a pineapple edge, some sweet vanilla
and sugared almond, just the slightest
touch of honey.
Taste:
A delicious mix of a gentle creamy
vanilla maltiness, barley sugared pear
and apple all infused with some lovely
vibrant oak spice, a late touch of zesty lemon.
Finish:
A little more vanilla and a gentle
candied apple and pear fruitiness which
bows out first, more sugars and oak
spices which peak before the sugars
leave the now slightly almond infused
oak to have the last word.
Comment:
The 81% first fill bourbon barrels are
certainly the dominating contributor to
this but Fettercairn tropical fruity
style still holds its on and the beer
barrels have added a wee creamy malted
edge. An ideal summer dram with its
flavour no doubt enhanced by the 51.2%
bottling strength. Loved it!
SMW Whisky Score
90/100
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