TIME CAPSULES ON WHISKY MAKING
Have you ever ever seen an iconic photograph from the previous, reimagined in color? It immediately turns into extra highly effective. A fantastic second made even higher by up to date processes.
Our latest restricted version is a superb whisky from the previous, made even higher.
Introducing Ultramarine – a time capsule of misplaced flavours, remade for the fashionable whisky lover.
INSPIRED BY FORGOTTEN FLAVOURS
Ultramarine is the primary launch from The Extinct Blends Quartet – a sequence that asks how 4 historic blends of Scotch could be taken additional than earlier than.
By re-examining these iconic liquids via the lens of contemporary whiskymaking, and amplifying their finer particulars, we’ve introduced new life to some prized flavours of the previous.
The Sherry and pipe tobacco notes of Ultramarine had been impressed by a deluxe blended Scotch that emerged within the late Eighties. The earliest bottlings of this iconic dram had a compelling vintage high quality, made with characterful shares of malt and grain.
A MIX OF RARE COMPONENTS
A complete world of chance could be discovered by combining aged malt and grain whiskies. Ultramarine is an invite to discover this world.
On the nostril, aromas of toffee and vintage polished oak sit atop layers of advanced peatiness. On the palate, notes of raisin and roasted pecan give option to deep flavours of coastal smoke, and a mature Sherry character.
Ultramarine’s luxurious flavour profile comes from its unusual recipe parts, which embrace compelling mature malts from the Caol Ila and Glendullan distilleries, aged grains from the Cameronbridge and Girvan distilleries, and a medley of exceptionally uncommon pre-blended parcels.
AN ETHEREAL EXPERIENCE OF FLAVOUR
Coming from the Latin time period ultramarinus, which means ‘past the ocean’, Ultramarine shares its title with a uncommon pigment as soon as extra valuable than gold.
Just like the deep and vivid blue of Ultramarine, this primary bottle from our Extinct Blends Quartet is impressively textural – an otherworldly tasting expertise that’s as enchanting sipped whereas overlooking the cliffs of Scotland as it’s in a glass by the calm waters of California.
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