Following last week’s St. George’s Day post, I’m sticking with the White Peak distillery and looking at one of their most recent releases: Full Port. In February 2023 the team released “Double Oak Port” - a limited release of their lightly peated spirit which had spent its time initially in ex-bourbon barrels and then in... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Wire Works – Necessary Evil Finish
The beer and whisky industries often seem to run in parallel to one another but occasionally, when they do run hand-in-hand, great things can happen - and I’ve saved this post for St. George’s Day to give you an English example! This is none more prevalent than in Derbyshire, where the ties between the White... Continue Reading →
Press Release: The Lakes Distillery Unveils Limited Edition In Honour Of International Women’s Day & The OurWhisky Foundation
On International Women’s Day, The Lakes Distillery will release a limited-edition single malt whisky that celebrates the spirit of modernity and inclusivity in the world of whisky. Named after the pioneering mother of contemporary dance, Isadora Duncan, ‘Isadora’ is a Whiskymaker’s Edition with only 900 individually numbered bottles. Meticulously crafted by whiskymaker Sarah Burgess, at... Continue Reading →
Tasting Notes: Wire Works – Caduro
2023 has seen the White Peak distillery release a fair few expressions of their single malt English whisky but you might argue that none is more important than the Caduro. Pronounced “kah-doo-rho”, this single malt has been pitched as the distillery’s first main staple and core release. The whisky is named after a type of... Continue Reading →
News: The Oldest English Single Malt Whisky Released!
Yesterday, the English Whisky Company announced the release of their oldest whisky to date, and it’s one that goes back to the founders’ casks! Coming in at 16 years old, the Founders’ Private Cellar release is a single cask release. What makes this more enticing is that the cask in question is a port cask... Continue Reading →
Press Release: The Lakes Release Black Friday/Cyber Monday Exclusive – Cascade
Free from convention and guided by creative curiosity, The Whiskymaker’s Editions Cascade illuminates a lighter side of The Lakes Single Malt. One of the first whiskies released under Sarah Burgess, who became The Lakes’ Whiskymaker in January 2023, Cascade’s creation began with the discovery of an eclectic combination of casks that piqued her curiosity... Continue Reading →