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The Oxford
Artisan Distillery release batch 6 of
their Oxford Rye Whisky in a small 20cl
flask bottle which you can get hold of
via a ballot.
The Oxford Artisan Distillery has
unveiled their 6th Batch of Oxford Rye
Whisky which they are releasing in a
limited edition 20cl 'flask' size bottle
named 'Crafty Little Rye', this will be
exclusive to their distillery shop but
they will also be selling 100 bottles
via their online shop and to be fair to
all whisky fans who may want to get hold
of one of the wee bottles these 100
bottles will be sold via a ballot. Entry
to the ballot for a bottle of Crafty
Little Rye is taking place between 29th
April and 3rd May.
Batch #6 of Oxford Rye Whisky uses the
house mash bill of 90% maslin (a mix of
70% rye and 20% wheat from populations
grown together in the same field) and
10% heritage malted barley, the grain is
flattened and the resulting course
flakes are made up in to a thick
porridge. Fermentation for this batch
took place over six days in the
distillery’s bespoke 5000L Hungarian Oak
vats, using their own in-house
fermenting culture.
The resulting new make was matured in
Cask #42, a lightly charred new American
Oak cask, for two years and one month,
which gave the new make its classic
house profile. The whisky was then
transferred and finished in a Vintage
Port cask, #271, for one year and two
months. Having spent many years in
production the Port cask brings the very
best characteristics of Portugal’s Douro
wine valley to the Thames valley, and
the character of Oxford’s only Rye
Whisky.
Master Distiller, Francisco Rosa, who is
forever experimenting and tinkering in
his lab, is driven by creating
experiences. Rosa says: "Flavour is one
of the best ways to take us into a story
of time and place told with the help of
our memories, and whisky is one of the
best ways to do this."
When evaluating Cask #271, Rosa felt
this parcel of whisky was at its prime
and should be bottled in its own right.
Rosa comments: "The Port cask came from
a top producer in the Douro valley, used
in champagne for ten years before being
used for Vintage Port for another 15
years, so this is a classic French
barrique which was freshly emptied
straight before coming to us in Oxford."
"Using virgin American Oak and an
extremely good quality vintage Port
cask, we have preserved both the
structure and balance of our Oxford rye
house character and the nuanced
influence of Portugal’s famed fortified
wine."
Oxford Rye Whisky Batch 6 Crafty Little
Rye has been bottled at 45.2% ABV and
has a price tag of £25 for the 20cl
glass flask style bottle, their are 100
bottles available and you will need to
head over to
www.theoxfordartisandistillery.com/craftylittlelottery
if you want to get hold of one. The
remaining bottles will be on sale from
the distillery’s on-site shop in Oxford.
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