The Speyside based Cairn Distillery, has announced the
launch of the first release in a new annual series of blended malt Scotch whiskies,
in the lead up to it releasing its first single malt.
CRN57 Step One (43% ABV) which has been aged for 12 years, is
the first of a dozen new blended malts to be released annually each spring.
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| CRN57 Step One |
The Cairn builds on 127-years of whisky expertise of its owners; malt whisky specialists Gordon & MacPhail. Each of the CRN57 whiskies will evoke the character and flavours yet to come from the single malts currently being distilled and matured at the distillery, which sits just outside Grantown-on-Spey, the first to be built in the area since the Cairngorms National Park was founded.
The Cairn sits on 57 degrees latitude from the equator and
the CRN57 range features whiskies from 12 Years Old up to 70 Years Old, the
oldest blended malt Scotch whisky in the world. They have been designed to
provide visitors with a chance to taste the future today, discovering a similar
flavour profile to the single malts that will emerge from the distillery in the
decades to come.
CRN57 Step One, which will be available exclusively from the
Cairn Distillery will be limited to 1,309 bottles - which matches the height in
metres of the tallest Cairngorm Mountain, Ben Macdui.
This first release, is said to deliver notes of fragrant
treacle toffee, baked apple, pineapple, blackcurrant, sultanas and mature oak
on the nose. Followed by notes of raspberry, Seville orange zest, marzipan, coffee
beans, demerara sugar and toasted oak on the palate.
Commenting on the launch, Mhairi Winters, Distillery Manager
at The Cairn, said: “Step One is the first in an annual series of releases that
will take us towards the Cairn’s first single malt. It will provide visitors
with a taste of what’s to come and with only a handful of bottles available, we
expect this to be popular amongst collectors and explorers who are looking for
something extra special and unique. The CRN57 blended malt whisky range is just
the start of the journey for us, as we look to give our visitors a hint of what
we are creating, all available exclusively at The Cairn Distillery”.
CRN57 Step One, is now available exclusively from The Cairn
Distillery, for a RRP of £49.99.
Posted by Steve Rush