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Glasgow
Distillery has unveiled two new
instalments to its experimental single
malt Small Batch Series, the Glasgow
1770 Cognac Cask Finish and Glasgow 1770
Tokaji Cask Finish. Both expressions
have been matured for six years and are
the first age statements in the Small
Batch Series - a range of limited
edition, experimental cask-finished
whiskies.
The Glasgow Distillery has unveiled two
new additions to its experimental single
malt Small Batch Series, showcasing the
distillery's spirit versatility and wood
management expertise and the two new
limited releases are the first releases
from Glasgow's experimental series to
carry an age statement, the two whiskies
are 6 Year Old.
First up is the Glasgow 1770 Cognac Cask
Finish, a lightly peated single malt
that combines unpeated and peated
spirits, matured in French Cognac casks
for 6 years.
The second new whisky experimental dram
is the Glasgow 1770 Tokaji Cask Finish 6
Year Old which is said to present a rare
and enticing tropical twist with the
distillery’s unpeated spirit aged in
Hungarian Tokaji wine casks.
As I said both expressions have been
matured for six years and are the first
age statements in the Small Batch
Series, a collection of limited edition,
experimental cask-finished whiskies.
Mike Hayward, co-founder of The Glasgow
Distillery, commented: "These
expressions benefit from extended
secondary maturations, showcasing the
expertise in cask management amongst the
team we have here at The Glasgow
Distillery.
"Glasgow 1770 Cognac Cask Finish
combines three unpeated Cognac casks
with two peated casks for a lightly
peated release. Initially matured within
first fill ex-bourbon casks, this
characteristically fruity release has
been finished for an extended three
years and 4 months within exceptional
Cognac casks to offer notes of sweet
smoke, rich honey, poached pear, dried
apple, and vanilla ice cream.
"Glasgow 1770 Tokaji Cask Finish
showcases our fruit forward unpeated
single malt with a rare Hungarian sweet
wine cask influence. Initially matured
within first fill ex-bourbon casks, this
release has undergone an extended
secondary maturation of three years and
six months in Tokaji wine casks
resulting in notes of tropical mango,
pineapple orange, dried apricot, cashew
nuts, manuka honey, and nutmeg spice."
Presented in the distillery’s
distinctive industrial style bottles,
the Glasgow 1770 Cognac Cask Finish 6
Year Old is bottled at 58% ABV with a
limited release of 2,250 bottles. The
Glasgow 1770 Tokaji Cask Finish 6 Year
Old, with an ABV of 54.8%, is even more
exclusive, with only 1,300 bottles
available.
Both whiskies have a RRP of £59 and will
be available from specialist online whisky
shops such as
Master of Malt
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