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8th November 2022 |
The Oxford
Artisan Distillery announce the release
of Batch 9 of their Oxford Rye Whisky,
this one has been finished in a single
30 year old Tawny Port Pipe.
 The
Oxford Artisan Distillery have announced
the release of their latest batch of
Oxford Rye Whisky, this time up they are
offering us Oxford Rye Whisky The Tawny
Pipe.
The Oxford Rye Whisky The Tawny Pipe has
been finished in a single 30 year old
Tawny Port Pipe which produced just 587
bottles which have been bottled at a
cask strength of 56% ABV. This 9th batch
of Oxford Rye Whisky is the oldest
whisky to be bottled by the distillery
so far, it is described by the
distillery as "fragrant and velvety with
a combination of sweet and savoury
notes, showing a deep interaction
between the distillery’s
sustainably-farmed heritage grains and
the exceptional single port cask".
All previous batches of Oxford Rye
Whisky were produced from heritage grain
harvested in 2017, the year the
distillery first went in to production.
This latest batch represents the last
grain harvest of that year, grown on a
single farm, in Sandy Lane, Oxford.
With a mash bill consisting, 90% Maslin
and 10% Malted Barley (Maslin being a
mixed crop of Rye and Wheat – giving a
ratio of 70: 20: 10 Rye, Wheat and
Barley), and fermentation undertaken in
oak vats before being double distilled,
the liquid spent one and half years in
New American Oak, before being
transferred to a single Tawny Port Pipe
(cask #114) for two years and nine
months. The former port cask had
previously spent 30 years in the port
industry.
Master Distiller, Francisco Rosa
comments: "Through a long standing
relationship with Portuguese coopers and
winemakers, I was very lucky to be able
to obtain a cask of this age and
quality. Tawny Pipes are the oldest
casks being used in Port, so the wine
has had decades to soak deep into the
wood and leave its character; they are
full of big oxidised sweet Port
flavours."
With limited space, the distillery are
not able to mature all of their casks at
one time on site, however, this batch of
whisky has been fully matured in the
stillhouse, exposed to the variations in
Oxford’s climate.
Rosa comments: "We only have around 40
casks on site all the time as we are one
of the tiniest whisky distilleries. The
casks are literally stacked by the
stills, fermenters and mash tun, they
are exposed to the day-to-day life of
the distillery and its environment. The
door is always open during working
hours, so the 'place factor' is
enhanced.
"The velvety character of the Tawny port
perfectly complements the nuttiness of
the rye, uplifting the classic sweet and
savoury notes with rich pudding flavours
of crème brulée, raspberries, treacle
and prunes."
The Oxford Rye Whisky is a celebration
of farmers letting nature work its magic
in a healthy field, regenerating the
land, and supporting biodiversity with
every harvest.
Oxford Rye Whisky The Tawny Pipe has a
RRP of £95.00 and will be
available exclusively from specialist online whisky
shop such
as
Master of
Malt
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Oxford Rye Whisky The Tawny Pipe Review
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Bottled at 56% ABV.
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose:
Fruity character from refreshing
grapefruit, raspberry and prunes, sweet
notes of banana split, cereal, muscovado
sugar and vanilla with a hint of fennel,
hazelnut and cinnamon.
Taste: Creamy
texture like a creme brûlée with
raisins, prunes and some spices.
Finish: Black
and pink peppercorns play with mint and
mango chutney.
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