ABERFELDY® ANNOUNCES TWO NEW EDITIONS TO ITS RED WINE CASK COLLECTION
27th September, 2022 – John Dewar & Sons publicizes the newest restricted expressions to return from ABERFELDY’s Crimson Wine Cask Assortment.
For this yr’s annual launch ABERFELDY is releasing two expressions; ABERFELDY 15 Years Outdated completed in Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks from Napa Valley, and ABERFELDY 18 Years Outdated completed in Tuscan purple wine casks from Bolgheri, accessible in chosen markets.
The ABERFELDY Restricted Version collection is crafted by Malt Grasp, Stephanie Macleod. Being extremely completed within the sensory analyses of whisky, this assortment was born by means of Stephanie’s inherent ardour for maturation and flavour growth. Impressed by her adoration of superb wine, Stephanie started the exploration of how flavours from purple wine casks work together with and elevate Aberfeldy’s aged malt. Painstakingly nosing every cask to watch maturation and flavour growth throughout the Aberfeldy stock, using Stephanie’s sensory abilities ensures that each whisky has been expertly completed, is flavoursome, balanced, and brimming with distillery character.
The primary Single Malt within the assortment was launched in 2019. Completed in Pomerol wine casks, the inaugural expression began Aberfeldy’s journey into French purple wine; and the 4 subsequent bottlings additional explored the well-known reds of the esteemed Bordeaux and Rhone wine appellations. Evolving to incorporate purple wines from additional afield, the most recent bottlings to be launched widen the gathering’s providing to embody cask finishes from each an Outdated World wine and a New World wine.
Stephanie has chosen to complete a 15-year-old Aberfeldy with a Californian purple from the famed Napa Valley, alongside an 18-year-old completed with a Tuscan purple from Bolgheri, the birthplace of the primary Tremendous Tuscan wine.
ABERFELDY 15 Years Outdated Restricted Version is first matured in a mixture of refill casks, after which completed in ex-Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Barriques, sourced from the world-famous Napa Valley, California’s greatest identified wine-producing area.
ABERFELDY 18 Years Outdated Restricted Version is first matured in a mixture of refill casks, after which completed in ex-Tuscan Crimson Wine Barriques, sourced from Bolgheri in Italy. This Italian wine producing area of Tuscany is greatest identified for Chianti, however Bolgheri, a comparatively younger but prestigious Italian appellation, boasts being the birthplace of the primary Tremendous Tuscan wine, made with a Cabernet Sauvignon base.
Malt Grasp, Stephanie Macleod feedback: “Aberfeldy with a Napa purple wine end delights with aromatic notes of raspberry jam, parma violets, then cinnamon and freshly floor espresso beans, all alongside the signature honeyed profile. It’s a uncommon, advanced dram to savour.”
Including: “The 18-year-old version is displaying precisely the form of depth and curiosity I’m aiming for when ending in Tuscan purple wine casks of this high quality. On the palate there’s extra fruit and almond, and in addition pleasant hints of sliced inexperienced pepper and lime which mingles with Aberfeldy’s citrus and honey notes. Stunning comfortable oak rounds out this advanced and deeply satisfying dram. It’d be supreme with dessert.”
Stephanie and World Model Ambassador, Matthew Cordiner will host a Fb stay occasion on 6th October at 7pm, wherein they’ll introduce the 2 latest editions to the Crimson Wine Cask Assortment in a web based tasting, by way of the Dewars Aberfeldy Distillery Fb web page, https://www.fb.com/DewarsAberfeldyDistillery
ABERFELDY 15 Years Outdated completed in Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks from Napa Valley is bottled at 43% ABV and has a RRP of: £55, €59, $79.99 USD. The expression will probably be accessible in restricted runs, initially from the distillery’s on-line store, www.store.dewars.com from 27th September, after which will roll out within the following major markets: UK, France, Germany and USA.
ABERFELDY 18 Years Outdated completed in Tuscan purple wine casks from Bolgheri is bottled at 43% ABV and has a RRP of: £95 / €99 / $120 USD. The expression may also be accessible in restricted runs, initially from the distillery’s on-line store, www.store.dewars.com from 27th September, after which will roll out within the following major markets: UK, India, Taiwan, China, USA, France and Germany.
About ABERFELDY Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABERFELDY distillery was based in 1898 by the dynamic Dewar brothers, John Alexander and Tommy. They constructed on a web site only a stone’s throw from the birthplace of their father, the pioneering blender John Dewar.
Alongside the distillery, and identified to include deposits of alluvial gold, flows the Pitilie Burn; the right water supply for the Golden Dram. Whereas inside, time-honoured methods like lengthy fermentation, which conjures uncommon honeyed notes, safeguard the whisky’s flavour profile, famend for its wealthy, candy, clean style.
The model’s core portfolio is comprised of ABERFELDY 12 Years Outdated, ABERFELDY 16 Years and ABERFELDY 21 Years Outdated.
The one malt model of ABERFELDY is a part of the portfolio of Bacardi Restricted, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. Bacardi Restricted refers back to the Bacardi group of corporations, together with Bacardi Worldwide Restricted.
ABERFELDY’S Crimson Wine Cask Assortment
Aberfeldy’s French Crimson Wine Cask Assortment launched in 2019 with the primary launch of Aberfeldy 15 12 months Outdated, completed in Pomerol casks from Bordeaux, the second launch in 2020 was an 18 12 months Outdated expression completed in Pauillac casks, additionally from Bordeaux. For the third bottling launched in 2021, Malt Grasp, Stephanie Macleod selected a sturdy but elegant wine from Côte Rôtie. The latest bottlings within the collection broaden the gathering’s providing with Aberfeldy 15 12 months Outdated completed in Cabernet Sauvignon wine casks from Napa Valley and Aberfeldy 18 12 months Outdated completed in Tuscan purple wine casks from Bolgheri.
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