Glen Scotia has teamed up with London’s first devoted sherry bar, Bar Pepito, to launch its Seasonal Launch 2022. The brand new whisky explores the flavors of Andalusia.
Impressed by a winter’s day in Campbeltown, the unpeated, cask energy Glen Scotia Seasonal Launch 2022 has been matured in first-fill bourbon barrels earlier than a remaining twelve-month end in Amontillado Sherry casks, which hail from the Montilla area of southern Spain.
The result’s a heat, nutty whisky with lingering vanilla notes and a mildly dry end. Delicate maritime nuances on the nostril and palate are synonymous with the long-lasting Campbeltown malt type.
On the nostril, the Scotch presents maritime notes of sea spray with candy honey and caramel. The palate options creamy vanilla and salted caramel balanced with warming spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. The end is lengthy, dry, and nutty with mild warming cinnamon spice.
Working alongside Bar Pepito’s proprietor, Richard Bigg, and its Government Chef, Nacho del Campo, Glen Scotia has explored the character of sherry and its beautiful flavour profile to craft an inventory of meals accompaniments to get pleasure from alongside its newest expression.
Bar Pepito is the sister restaurant to Camino, which was born after Bigg travelled round Spain in his Mini in the summertime of 1984. The tradition, individuals, meals, and drink made an eternal impression and a need to deliver a bit of Spain again within the UK.
Chef Nacho del Campo joined Camino in 2008, and so they opened Bar Pepito in 2010, after a profession spanning 24 years working in Catalunya, Madrid, and Exeter. His ardour for gastronomy paired with a love of sherry has accelerated the institution to change into one of the vital sought-after genuine Spanish eating experiences in London.
Marrying Spanish delicacies with the distinctive new providing from Campbeltown, chef Nacho’s accompaniments embody quite a lot of dishes utilizing the Seasonal Launch 2022, and objects that may be gathered from any conventional Spanish deli:
- Whisky-marinated gordal olives with orange and cumin – Nacho advises to first make an emulsion with a little bit of mustard, cumin, orange zest, whiskey and additional virgin olive oil for marinading
- Sliced Iberico de bellota ham
- Cheese choice – Nacho recommends well-cured cheese like Manchego or parmesan to go properly with Glen Scotia. Alternatively, blue cheese like Valdeón, Stilton or Roquefort. Smoked cheese additionally works properly.
- Luxurious darkish chocolate slices – Nacho says darkish chocolate round 64% works properly, he beforehand created a ganache with the Glen Scotia liquid and pistachio.
- Grilled tendersterm broccoli with almond Ajo Blanco sauce and sliced grapes
- Grilled Andalusian hen with Mojo Picón sauce
- Grilled octopus tentacle with roasted beetroot hummus
- Uncommon fillet steak of Ibérico pork (grilled) with baba ghanoush
- Darkish chocolate and Glen Scotia ganache with raspberries and pistachios
“Spanish cooking is all about high quality substances, very merely made, however all the time flavourful and recent,” mentioned Chef Nacho del Campo. “The Glen Scotia Seasonal Launch 2022 has a well-rounded profile that matches completely with Spanish delicacies. Whisky can add an actual additional dynamic to meals, so paired collectively they work very properly.
“These dishes have been created to reinforce to expertise, giving a contact of the Spanish lifestyle, with a twist from Scotland. Importantly, many could be recreated at house with a go to to one of many many Spanish delis across the nation.”
Grasp Distiller Iain McAllister and his crew are behind the newest launch from Scotland’s smallest whisky-making area. “Our Seasonal Launch 2022 is a toast to the tight-knit neighborhood of Campbeltown,” mentioned McAllister. “We are able to consider no higher emblem for that neighborhood spirit than our Campbeltown market cross, which seems on the packaging of our newest annual launch. It has lengthy been a gathering level for native celebrations, which is what this dram is all about – greatest loved when paired with good meals and distinctive firm.
“Our partnership with Bar Pepito and the crew has been a implausible voyage of discovery, exploring the Amontillado flavour which performs such an necessary position in our newest launch. The dishes from Nacho, easy but genuine, create a brand new and memorable expertise for whisky drinkers to attempt at house.”
Bottled at 53.3% ABV, the Glen Scotia Seasonal Launch 2022 is priced at £80 and is accessible for buy from the Glen Scotia web site and thru UK specialist retailers.
Final month, Glen Scotia unveiled a limited-edition 22-year-old ‘Distillery of the 12 months’ expression.
