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7th February 2023 |
MacNair's
unveil the second instalment of their
peaty Islay and Speyside blended malt
whisky, Lum Reek 10 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 2
 MacNair’s
Boutique House of Spirits, a brand
curated by acclaimed blender Billy
Walker, today the second instalment of
its decade old Blended Malt Scotch
Whisky: Lum Reek 10 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 2.
As I am sure all the Scots amongst you
will know, the brand takes its name from
the old Scottish toast to a long and
healthy life, ‘lang may yer lum reek’,
literally meaning ‘long may your chimney
smoke’, which gives you a big hint as to
what style of whisky you are going to
find in the bottle.
Lum Reek 10 Year Old Cask Strength Batch
2 combines single malt whiskies from two
of the most sought-after regions in
Scotland: Speyside and Islay.
With peated and unpeated spirit
contained in the blend, the flavour
profile is said to entail "gentle smoke
and sweet spice in perfect harmony".
Each aged single malt component was
carefully selected by Walker to deliver
specific desired sensory characteristics
to the final blend, which includes
GlenAllachie Speyside Scotch whisky.
Once skilfully blended, the spirit was
filled to a mix of Sherry, red wine and
virgin oak casks for an additional aging
period; picking up further character
from the wood and allowing the whiskies
time to marry.
Batch 2 was subsequently bottled at its
natural cask strength of 55.8% ABV,
without chill filtering or adding
artificial colouring.
Walker, whose 50-year-long career in
Scotch whisky spans many household name
brands, has earnt widespread recognition
for his superlative blending skills and
unwavering dedication to cask quality.
Owned by independent spirits firm The
GlenAllachie Distillers Company,
MacNair’s underwent a packaging refresh
and brand repositioning in July 2021,
becoming a Boutique House of Spirits.
The new identity saw the unveiling of a
rum brand, Exploration Rum; Walker’s
first venture in a drinks category
beyond whisky.
Following the addition of the 10 Year
Old to Lum Reek’s product portfolio,
Batch 1 was crowned ‘Best in Show’ at
the Las Vegas Spirits Awards 2022 with
an astonishing 95 points.
Commenting on the new Blended Malt,
Walker remarks:
"There’s something wondrous about
bottling a whisky at cask strength.
Perhaps it’s that it provides an
opportunity to taste it as if you were
sampling straight from a cask in the
warehouse; the experience is incredibly
special.
"Lum Reek is a blend I hold close to my
heart. It presents the chance to
introduce Speyside and Islay single
malts to our GlenAllachie spirit,
balancing the honey-sweet house style of
our whisky with Islay peat smoke and
Speyside spiciness. The outcome is
undoubtedly delicious!"
MacNair’s Lum Reek 10 Year Old Cask
Strength Batch 2 has a UK RRSP of £62.99
and will be
available from
specialist online whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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MacNair’s Lum Reek 10 Year Old Batch 2 Review
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Bottled at a cask strength of
55.8%
ABV.
Producer's Tasting
Notes:
Nose:
Waves of grilled honeycomb, ginger and
vanilla, with cinnamon, campfire smoke
and treacle.
Taste:
Bursting with dark chocolate, burnt
orange peel and honeycomb, followed by
smoked spices, butterscotch and roasted
coffee beans, with notes of ginger on
the finish.
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