LIVING THE DRAM
You can’t accuse The Lakes of holding their cards close to their chest. Last April saw the release of the fifth edition of their Whiskymaker’s Reserve series - an invitation to followers of The Lakes Distillery’s journey towards their signature malt. A year on from that bottling, and with a sixth “Reserve” instalment recently made... Continue Reading →
Taking you on a voyage of discovery through different styles of whiskymaking, The Whiskymaker’s Editions Revelation is the first of two exclusive limited-edition single malt whiskies from The Lakes Distillery, in partnership with Selfridges. Purposefully pushing the boundaries of flavour creation, Revelation is a whisky designed with the intent to defy established conventions. Recounting a... Continue Reading →
The Lakes Distillery offers an insight into the mind of a whiskymaker with Elements. Designed as a library of whisky learnings, Elements shares a rare glimpse into the mind of a whiskymaker as they embark on a journey to create a new single malt whisky. Originating long before The Lakes Distillery ever released a single... Continue Reading →
Available from 2 March, The Whiskymaker’s Reserve No.6 is the penultimate release in The Lakes Distillery’s journey to define a signature style. No.6 (of 7?!) An intensely aromatic evolution, the new sherry-led single malt retains the bold and complex characters The Whiskymaker’s Reserve is known for, bringing rich new flavours to the fore. Delving deep... Continue Reading →
In a creative shake-up to its whisky-making team, The Lakes Distillery has appointed Sarah Burgess to be its new Whiskymaker. Sarah Burgess - The Lakes’ New Whiskymaker Former Lead Whiskymaker at The Macallan, Sarah’s time at Edrington focused on whisky range creation, innovation, and quality control for one of the world’s most revered single malts.... Continue Reading →
2022 has been a notable year for exploring new whiskies and distilleries. Whilst being able to actually go out and taste new whiskies now that the world has opened up a bit more, I have also been lucky enough to swap whiskies, attend a plethora of tweet tastings, and have signed up to the OurWhisky... Continue Reading →
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