The folks
behind the under construction Port of
Leith distillery in Edinburgh release
Perpetuity Batch 1, the first release in
a series of Scotch blended whiskies
modelled on the infinity bottle concept.
 The
folks behind the under construction Port
of Leith distillery in Edinburgh, The Leith Export Co., the commercial
trading arm for Lind & Lime and Port of
Leith products, has announced the
release of a new Scotch blended whisky,
Perpetuity Batch 1 -
modelled on the infinity bottle concept.
In anticipation of the new £13.5m Port
of Leith vertical Distillery, due to
open this summer, Perpetuity is the
first whisky offering by The Leith
Export Co. joining its signature Lind &
Lime London dry gin, La Garde Écossaise
champagne and Port of Leith’s Oloroso
sherry and white and tawny port.
Perpetuity Batch 1 is a limited release of
1,430 bottles,
the blended malt comprises of single malt and
single grain whiskies from the following
Highland, Speyside, and Lowland
distilleries:
- 21.9% Glentauchers 6 year old
Scotch single malt whisky matured in
a First-Fill Oloroso sherry hogshead
- 22.2% North British 13 year old
Scotch single grain whiskymatured in
a Ex-bourbon American standard
barrel
- 23.9% Deanston 9 year old Scotch
single malt whisky matured in
Ex-Bourbon American standard barrel
- 32% North British 7 year old
Scotch single grain whisky matured
in a Virgin oak American standard
barrel
Reflecting the rich history of Leith as
a distilling district, Perpetuity is
inspired by the story of a 15th Century
Leith cooper, Henry Douglas - nicknamed
the ‘Cursed Cooper’ - who is depicted on
the label hard at work on his cursed
cask.
In keeping with other products under the
Leith Export Co. umbrella, including
Lind & Lime gin, Perpetuity is encased
in a contemporary wine-inspired bottle,
with original artwork, created in-house.
Ian Stirling, Co-Founder of Leith Export
Co., said: "The name Perpetuity is
inspired by the way we intend to collect
and blend whiskies from distilleries
across Scotland, bottle at least half of
this vat and then replenish with
different whiskies, which leaves us with
a perpetual vat of intriguing and
complex Scotch whisky.
"Batch 1 is made up of casks from
Deanston, North British and Glentauchers
distilleries, which combine to create a
smooth whisky with notes of caramelised
apple tart on the nose, toffee and
marmalade on the palate before finishing
with a sharp lemon drizzle cake with
clotted cream."
The Leith Export Co. has already enjoyed
success in the spirits market - recently
expanding into North America, with its
first shipment of Lind & Lime gin.
Retailing at £38.50, with an ABV of
45.7%, batch 1 of Perpetuity is now
available from The Leith Export Co.
website, Lind & Lime distillery shop and
specialist retailers.
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