The English Whisky Original Single Malt Whisky, 70cl

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And in December 2009, The English Whisky Company started releasing impressive whiskies sourcing locally grown barley and other ingredients from within England. Their Triple Distilled Whisky, bottled at 46% ABV, is a category winner at the World Whiskies Awards and even gets recognition from Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible. The brand had already been making beer since the 14th century. But in 2013, their Copper House Gin won the “World’s Best Gin” at the International Wine& Spirits Competition, leading the company to turn to whisky-making. England, like Scotland, has a history of producing single malt whisky. However, the production of English single malt whisky ceased around 1905 with the closure of Lea Valley Distillery, in Stratford, London, by the Distillers Company Limited, one of the forerunners of Diageo. This whisky is a London-based Sacred Spirits Distillery product, established in 2008 by Ian Hart. He has complete control over every production step of this product, and he also decided to use vacuum distillation instead of the usual pot still methods. Filey Bay is a brand under the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery released in 2016 in a 700ml bottle containing 46% ABV. The company’s distillers sought the advice of the industry legend, Dr. Jim Swan, to help them craft Yorkshire’s first single malt.

Another distillery is a gorgeous location – hidden away in a renovated iron forge on the banks of the River Derwent within the stunning Peak District, another region of England where whisky had never been distilled.

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The English whisky distilleries are all at various stages of development with the oldest St George’s Distillery brewing whisky for nearly 20 years [17] and The Cotswolds distillery is the largest producer of whisky in England. [18] Brands [ edit ] No Releases to date include spirit matured in Port, Sauternes dessert wine and ex-Islay peated whisky barrels, plus unorthodox Pineau de Charantes (a drink made of fresh grape juice blended with Cognac) casks.

Reporting on the first festival dedicated to English whisky, Felipe Schrieberg from Forbes highlighted in this article the exciting future of English whisky: Sweet mash spirit is made in single batches through three copper pot stills using corn, rye and malted barley. The result: a bourbon-style spirit produced in one of the UK’s biggest seaside resorts. They are also experimenting with other styles such as single malt and rye whiskey.English Whisky distilleries have created 443 jobs across England and is available in 32 markets around the world [46] With consumer tastes and palettes evolving, there have been many developments in the global whisky scene. With recently raised tariffs on Irish whisky and Scotch, The Times published an article in October 2020 detailing how American consumers have started to develop a taste for English and Welsh whisky. Rewind a decade and if you mentioned English whisky, then you would have been laughed out of town or had a funny face pulled at you. But what began as a quiet revolution in a corner of Norfolk has since gained some serious pace and spread to all four corners of the country. Riley, Lisa (October 1, 2020). "English Whisky Society officially launched as part of first festival". Harpers Wine & Spirit. New distilleries and their releases are starting to make people sit up and take notice, with some already becoming highly collectable. Here we take a look at eight of the leading runners in the ever-expanding field of English single malt. Bankhall

The distillery also uses an ancient variety of heritage rye, barley, and wheat, sustainably grown within the 50-mile radius of the TOAD area. It offers a 500ml bottle of Oxford Artisan 3-Year with 50% ABV for their single grain whisky.

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Apart from technical considerations there are also environmental differences that are likely to affect the whisky production – the warmer climate of England’s Southern counties will cause whisky to age in a different way to those in the colder regions of Scotland.