KINGSBARNS LAUNCHES NEW FLAGSHIP SINGLE MALT

The Fife based Kingsbarns Distillery, has today announced the launch of a new flagship whisky.

Kingsbarns Doocot (46% ABV) is a non-age-stated single malt Scotch whisky, which has been matured in a combination of ex-Bourbon barrels and ex-Portuguese red wine casks, which were shaved, toasted and re-charred.

Kingsbarns Doocot

This latest bottling, which is their first global release, pays tribute to one of the most striking architectural features at the Kingsbarns Distillery - a free-standing structure with Adam-style crenellations and Gothic detailing.

Kingsbarns Doocot, which follows on from their multi award-winning Dream to Dram bottling, has been produced using barley sourced less than six miles from the distillery.

Commenting on the launch, William Wemyss, Founder and Managing Director of Kingsbarns Distillery, said: “Doocot has been years in the making. We’ve spent a lot of time perfecting the distilling process to make sure we’ve crafted the perfect finish. We’re so proud of the end result that Doocot now stands as our flagship whisky, taking over the mantle from Dream to Dram.”

He went onto say: “The new addition to our range allows whisky lovers to enjoy the same fruity and indulgent flavours that they’re used to but with an added level of balance and complexity. As we transition into the warmer months, Doocot is the perfect refreshing, fruity dram that is guaranteed to take whisky fans on a stunning flavour journey – we hope customers love it as much as we do.”

Kingsbarns Doocot, is now available from specialist retailers, for a RRP of £45.00.

Posted by Steve Rush

WATERFORD LAUNCHES ITS FIRST PERMANENT GLOBAL BOTTLING

The Waterford Distillery, has today announced the launch of a new permanent addition to its whisky range.

Waterford - Cuvée: Argot (47% ABV) is an Irish single malt whisky, which has been matured in a combination of First-fill American oak casks (37%), Virgin American oak casks (19%) French oak casks (19%) and Vin Doux Naturel casks (23%).

Waterford - Cuvée Argot

Waterford’s Cuvée Concept, which is inspired by the legendary châteaux of France, is the first of its kind in the single malt whisky industry. By harvesting, distilling and maturing Irish barley farm by farm, each with its own distinct terroir-derived flavour profile, the Cuvée: Argot’s complexity combines a number of distinct Single Farm Origins – each one a unique whisky in its own right – to create a signature bottling from the distillery.

Waterford - Cuvée: Argot, which is the distillery’s first permanent global bottling, brings together several of Waterford’s Single Farm Origins, with an added hint of true Irish peat.

This latest release, is said to deliver notes of orange peel, almonds stewed apple, bread crust, green foliage, mixed berries, fennel and white chocolate on the nose. Followed by notes of bell peppers, granola, grapefruit, smokey barbecue, banana milkshake and green apple skin on the palate

Full transparency and traceability of the Cuvée: Argot is accessible by its game-changing TÉIREOIR code. Utilising pioneering technology, drinkers have full access to how the barley was harvested, stored, malted, and distilled – ensuring the diligence and veracity of each Single Farm Origin.

Commenting on the launch, Mark Reynier, Waterford Distillery Founder and CEO, said: “We are delighted to introduce the Cuvée: Argot as part of our continued quest to uncover whisky’s most natural flavours. At Waterford Distillery, our view is rather than a manufactured product, Waterford whisky is an agricultural produce. It’s of the land; our reverence for its raw material, barley. And Argot is our introduction to that Waterford whisky world.”

Mark, went onto say: “With this new addition to our ever-growing collection of bottlings, Argot is a refreshing, more accessible bottling for whisky lovers and flavour enthusiasts to experience our Cuvée Concepts.”

Waterford - Cuvée: Argot, will be available later this month from the distillery’s website and specialist retailers, for a RRP of £56.00.

Posted by Steve Rush