WEMYSS MALTS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NEW FAMILY COLLECTION

Multi-award winning Wemyss Malts, has announced the launch new range of blended Scotch malt whiskies, which have been produced using whiskies from their family’s private collection.

Under the guidance of industry experts including Charlie Maclean, the Wemyss family have handpicked casks that show the perfect balance between wood and whisky to craft exceptional blended malt whiskies. Each annual Wemyss Family Collection release will focus on one specific influence that impacts whisky, be it regional, malt style or cask effect.

Wemyss Family Collection - Treacle Chest

The first two releases of the Wemyss Family Collection represent two opposite whisky styles; that of bourbon cask matured and sherry cask matured whisky. In keeping with other releases from Wemyss Malts, these new bottlings have been given flavour led names by the Wemyss tasting panel.

Vanilla Burst (46% ABV) is a blend of 2 Speyside single malts with a light and fruity character that were chosen to mature in 15 1st-fill Ex-bourbon barrels. Limited to 4800 bottles, Vanilla Burst is said to perfectly demonstrate an intense 1st fill bourbon wood influence on a light and sweet Speyside malt Scotch whisky.

Treacle Chest (46% ABV) is a blend of only 2 Highland single malts with a sweet, cereal character that were chosen to be matured in just 14 1st-fill ex-sherry hogsheads. Limited to 6300 bottles, Treacle Chest is said to be a perfect example of how rich and weighty 1st fill ex-sherry casks influence unpeated Highland Scotch malt whisky.

Commenting on the launch, William Wemyss, Founder and Managing Director at Wemyss Malts, said: “It is with great anticipation and excitement that we release to the drinks enthusiast and whisky community the first two Wemyss Family Collection bottlings. We are very proud of the quality of these two blended malts and look forward to seeing how future yearly releases will compare.”

The Wemyss Family Collection Vanilla Burst and Treacle Chest bottlings, will be available mid-August from specialist retailers, for the respective RRP’s of £43.00 and £47.00.

Posted by Steve Rush

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THE FIRST 100 BOTTLE OF ISRAEL'S FIRST SINGLE MALT WHISKY TO BE AUCTIONED OFF

The Milk & Honey Distillery, has announced that it will be auctioning off the first 100 bottles of Israel’s first single malt whisky.

Milk & Honey – Israel’s First Single Malt Whisky 'Experimental Series' (46% ABV) has been matured for 30 months in a virgin American oak cask, before being aged for a further seven months in an ex-bourbon cask, at the distillery's cask room in Tel Aviv.

The first 100 bottles of Israel's first single malt whisky to be auctioned off

Following its official launch in May, as part of World Whisky Day, the Israel based distillery will auction off the whisky which was produced by Head Distiller Tomer Goren and the late Dr Jim Swan, from August 11th to the 21st, via the whisky auction site whiskyauctioneer.

The distillation of what is Israel’s first ever single malt whisky, began at the distillery's early stages - even before it was established at its current location in south Tel Aviv, before the current industrial equipment was purchased and before the successful crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo.

The barrels were distilled in January 2014, in a warehouse in the Northern Sharon region by Head Distiller Tomer Goren, along with internationally renowned Master Distiller, the late Dr Jim Swan, as part of his role as consultant to the distillery at the time.

Milk & Honey – Israel’s First Single Malt Whisky 'Experimental Series', is said to deliver notes of malted barley, orange, cinnamon, lemon and marzipan on the nose, followed by notes of lemon, orange and black pepper on the palate.
The Milk & Honey – Israel’s First Single Malt Whisky 'Experimental Series' bottles (1-100) will be available via www.whiskyauctioneer.com from August 11th.

Posted by Steve Rush