FETTERCAIRN’S WAREHOUSE COLLECTION UNVEILS 4TH RELEASE
The experimental sequence explores Fettercairn’s distinctive tropical home fashion born from the distinctive copper cooling ring distillation
Warehouse Assortment has been crafted by pioneering Whisky Maker Gregg Glass
Batch No.004 born in Warehouse 2 delivers cracked pepper on the nostril, and candy Hungarian Oak on the palate
Fettercairn Distillery has introduced the a lot anticipated fourth launch of its massively well-liked and sought-after Warehouse Assortment, created by Grasp Whisky Maker Gregg Glass to have fun the hidden gems inside its 14 dunnage warehouses and to showcase a dedication to actually progressive and progressive maturation.
Distilled in 2014, Fettercairn Warehouse 2 Batch No. 004 has been matured in handpicked first fill ex-Bourbon barrels, alongside re-charred Hungarian wine oak casks. This unconventional collection of casks was chosen from the treasure trove of ageing inventory in Warehouse 2, the place excessive humidity mixed with a comparatively cool and temperate atmosphere make its mark on the maturing spirit and tropical home fashion.
Pure golden honey in color, non-chill filtered and bottled at 48.8% ABV to deliberately amplify the flavours of the maturation journey, this definitive character begins on the nostril with Madagascan vanilla, poached pears and cracked pepper, resulting in flavours of toffee, honey and wealthy nuttiness. With a vibrant but elegant steadiness of honey dew melon, ardour fruit, burnished citrus and candy oak wooden, this can be a surprisingly tropical deal with with mushy spice for added depth.
Born in Warehouse 2, a private favorite of Gregg Glass, Batch No.004 was matured in a novel atmosphere – humid, cool and temperate – which allowed the whisky maker to reinforce particular elements of Fettercairn’s tropical character and steadiness the affect of every cask.
The Warehouse Assortment celebrates the unconventional method to whisky making pioneered by Grasp Whisky Maker Gregg Glass and the whisky making neighborhood at this distinctive distillery:
“At Fettercairn we have now had a possibility to take a distinct perspective on whisky making. The ingenuity of our distinctive copper cooling ring produces a superb and tropical new make spirit.
“Every warehouse is exclusive too, which permits myself – as whisky maker – to play with the affect on the whisky because it matures.
“Our Warehouse Assortment provides a window into the unconventional method that we take right here at Fettercairn. In some ways we’re nonetheless exploring completely different elements of Fettercairn’s tropical distillery character. Every experiment we lay down performs with the steadiness of nature, nurture and the character of every distinctive warehouse. Batch No.004 is a one-off expression that showcases Fettercairn in a brand new, surprising approach, which we hope will delight admirers of our distillery”.
Fettercairn Warehouse 2 Batch No.004 shall be obtainable at an RSP of £60 in key world markets together with the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France from September.
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Tasting notes
Nostril: Notes of Madagascan vanilla, poached pears and cracked pepper
Style: Toffee, honey and wealthy nuttiness. Vibrant but elegant steadiness of honey dew melon, ardour fruit, burnished citrus and candy oak wooden.
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About Fettercairn
Pushed by an enlightened ethos on the coronary heart of our distilling philosophy since 1824, at the moment Fettercairn Distillery lives by a long-standing dedication to unfettered pondering.
We’re not like different distilleries and we’ve by no means been afraid to tread our personal path. It’s solely by defying conference, custom and expectation, we are able to undertake an enlightened and progressive method.
Take our cooling ring, our residence grown Scottish oak and single property whiskies, the particular collaboration with 200 native farmers, the Warehouse 2 Assortment. And never forgetting the unicorn on our bottle!
Our imaginative and prescient is future dealing with, so we don’t must look again to maneuver ahead. However finally, all of this results in an unwavering dedication to a affluent and sustainable future for whisky making.
We’re Fettercairn; the house of enlightened whisky making.
About Gregg Glass- Grasp Whisky Maker
Revered whisky maker Gregg Glass joined Whyte and Mackay in 2016, the place he has been a number one gentle within the rejuvenation of Fettercairn alongside Distillery Supervisor Stewart Walker.
Gregg loved a childhood within the coronary heart of whisky making nation, the Black Isle. With 22 years in trade notably 11 years at progressive whisky maker Compass Field, Gregg joined Whyte and Mackay in 2016 to work alongside famend Grasp Distiller Mr Richard Paterson OBE.
Gregg has loved 15 years profession as a blender and whisky maker. At Whyte and Mackay Gregg has led whisky growth for Fettercairn Single Malt Whisky, Jura Single Malt Whisky and in 2017 launched Whisky Works – an unbiased innovation wing of Whyte and Mackay.
Gregg is dedicated to his craft and believes in flavour-led hands-on whisky making. Gregg is passionately concerned in each facet of the whisky making course of from ‘acorn to glass’ and since 2020 leads whisky making throughout the Whyte and Mackay portfolio.
Award-Successful Whisky Makers Whyte and Mackay
Whyte and Mackay is residence to a set of multi-award-winning Single Malt Whiskies together with The Dalmore, Jura and Fettercairn. With a premium spirits portfolio that features modern whisky manufacturers Shackleton, Woodsman and John Barr, alongside well-liked alcohol manufacturers Wildcat, Fundador and Harveys Bristol Cream and Aperitivo. Within the UK the corporate produce Whyte & Mackay, an award-winning ever-popular Blended Whisky, which just lately launched the market-leading ‘Whyte & Mackay Mild’ – a lighter spirit drink from Scotland, bottled at a decrease ABV.
In 2020 the corporate have been publicly recognised by the First Minister of Scotland for his or her help of the nationwide pandemic response. Whyte and Mackay are official companions to SAMH – Scottish Affiliation for Psychological Well being, which noticed Whyte and Mackay workers worldwide full a virtual-race-around-the-world to boost consciousness for the charity.
Based in Glasgow 1844, the whisky makers celebrated their 175 yr anniversary in 2019. Right now Whyte and Mackay have workplaces from New York to Singapore. In Scotland, Whyte and Mackay function a state-of-the-art Bottling Corridor and Distribution Centre in Grangemouth and a Whisky Manufacturing and Warehousing Centre in Invergordon.
Whyte and Mackay’s whisky making is led by Grasp Distiller Richard Paterson OBE and pioneering Grasp Whisky Maker Gregg Glass.
