Spicy oak notes of ginger and vanilla are also prominent and both the smoke and spice build to a long, lingering finish. An ultra-light, ultra-smooth experience, this bottle is packed with gentle summer fruits on the nose. The palate follows through with vanilla, dollops of honey and candied orange lingering in the background before giving way to a gentle caramel.

Eventually, he decided to combine bucolic bliss with his love of spirits and the rest, as they say, is whisky. It’s not just rye that gets harvested for this whisky – the fields also contain wheat, oats and even thistle seeds, which all contribute to a spirit that has a mass of complexity. We double cask mature: after some time, the spirit is transferred into a previously used single malt Scottish whisky barrel for finishing, which softens the oaky bourbon notes and allows a little more of a comfortable rest in the final stages of ageing. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. The second cask edition release of Wardington's Original Single Malt Whisky is an Islay cask finish.Now England has its own place in the annals of whisky history, proudly boasting the Norfolk-based distillery St George’s Well, established in 2006. Had the opportunity to learn about the making process and ask questions, all while tasting some great whiskies.

And make sure to explore our selection of world whisky too, with bottles from some of the finest distilleries in America, Australia, Japan, and more. The experts there employ a traditional process of floor-malting, turning the grain by hand over several days.It’s here that the spirit adopts its gentle oaky flavour; we don't completely fill the barrel, allowing the spirit to breathe and develop a better flavour. Beautiful venue in renovated old Town Hall with amazing whisky and a good story behind it and thoughtfully considers support. The English whisky industry is already splitting into two groups, he says: one making single malts, the other producing whisky from various grains, closer in style to bourbon or rye. Each bottle has its own character and speaks to the terroir that distinguishes English whisky from its more established cousins.

The same cask will have been used to mature the three previous blends, meaning the oak comes further to the fore than the sherry. The sweetness has flavours of fresh, juicy fruits, including peaches, oranges and something a little more tropical tasting. In 2018, Stuart Gulliver relaunched the family business and the current range is made at St George’s Distillery. This allows for more flexibility within some of the methods used, including the ability to mature spirit in woods other than oak.The distillery’s releases, like the Spirit of the Underground series, emphasize a strong design aesthetic: Co-founder Ewelina Chruszczyk creates the eye-catching Bimber labels and tubes in-house, giving the husband and wife team greater agility than with a design agency to manage their need for distinctive packaging, as Bimber releases each single cask as a separate limited release. We have some of England’s most-loved brands on offer, including The English Whisky Company, Cotswolds, and The Lakes Distillery. There are fruit and ‘spice-forward’ flavours, such as ginger and pepper – which the team credits to those Bimber whisky casks – and you should also detect a range of other flavours from smoky charred oak to some fresh, tingly herbs.