Pour & Sip August 2024 Box

August sees whiskies from Scotland, England and Ireland while encompassing regenerative farming, one of Diageo's 'Classic Malts', the latest batch of a whisky named World’s Best Single Malt in 2021, a stout cask finish, and even a little peat too!

GlenAllachie 10 Year Old Cask Strength - Batch 11: Founded in 1967, GlenAllachie was scarcely ever seen as a single malt for a long time. That changed when a group led by master distiller Billy Walker bought the distillery in 2017. Matured in Pedro Ximénez, oloroso, red wine and fresh oak casks, Billy still finesses every batch. It’s bottled at natural cask strength (also natural colour without chill-filtration), and if you fancy a bottle it’s had a smart redesign too.

Glenkinchie Distillers Edition - 2022 Collection: If you take a closer look at their production, a clear wort and long fermentation start things off light and fruity, but then downward angled lyne arms and lead to a worm tub condenser. The reduced reflux and copper contact would usually mean a ‘heavier’, more full-bodied spirit. It’s a fascinating balance. This release also had a secondary maturation in American oak Amontillado sherry casks.

Cu Bocan Creation #6: Tomatin Distillery was established back in 1897, with limited batches of intriguing lightly peated spirit released under their Cù Bòcan (say ‘coo bawc-can’) brand since 2013. Creation #6 uses rum casks (from Jamaica), but also features whisky matured in rich Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. Three words folks: rum and raisin! And some subtle smoke, of course. It’s bottled at natural colour without chill-filtration.

Fielden Rye Whisky: The artist formerly known as The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD) has ceased production in Oxford, is upping sticks, and is moving to Yorkshire where they’ll double down on their commitments to regenerative farming and the use of heritage grains. It’s aged in American oak casks and a selection of ex-wine casks (including Sauternes and Moscatel).

Teeling Stout Cask Finish: The Teeling family’s Dublin whiskey connections run deep, having established a distillery back in 1782. Two centuries later John Teeling would found Cooley distillery in 1987, and later revive Kilbeggan too. It would however be John’s sons, Jack and Stephen, who finally brought Teeling whiskey back to Dublin and in 2015 founded the first new distillery in the capital in 125 years! This Teeling is finished in Galway Bay Brewery 200 Fathoms Imperial Stout casks.