In new scotch whisky releases: Springbank lastly unveils the second Countdown Assortment Launch, Torabhaig updates The Legacy Sequence, and Aberfeldy experiments with wine casks.
Springbank 26 Yr Outdated Countdown Assortment
Springbank Distillery has revealed the 2024 release in the Countdown Collection, counting all the way down to the distillery’s bicentenary in 2028.
The 26 yr outdated whisky was matured in three re-fill bourbon hogsheads and bottled at 51.2% ABV with a retail worth of £2,500 (~$3,185). Solely 500 bottles have been obtainable by way of poll.
Those that are keen to open and drink this costly dram can anticipate “[a]romas of Nectarines, key lime pie and pineapple juice are complimented with refined background notes of marzipan and coconut”. On the palate: “ vibrant fruits from the nostril proceed alongside citrus notes, ginger, sesame oil, brazil and pistachio nuts”.
The Springbank Countdown Assortment has been the supply of conjecture inside the trade. Many questioned, following the discharge of the 27 yr outdated in 2023, whether or not Springbank would improve or lower the age statements of their whiskies through the countdown. It appears this launch could have given us the reply. Can we anticipate a 25 yr outdated in 2025?
Along with this, Springbank appears to have transformed its pricing construction for this restricted version assortment. Learn our evaluation of the Countdown Assortment pricing here.
Torabhaig Cnoc Na Mòine
Torabhaig Distillery has unveiled the Cnoc Na Mòine, the third installment in its restricted version Legacy Series. The Legacy Sequence chronicles the distillery’s journey in the direction of releasing a ten yr outdated scotch whisky.
Torabhaing Distillery started distillation on the Isle of Skye in 2017, which means {that a} 10 yr outdated remains to be a way sooner or later. Nonetheless, the distillery has been releasing single malt expressions teasing a signature profile to rival Talisker.
Cnoc Na Mòine, which means “hill of peat” in Gaelic, is a no-age-statement single malt that has been evenly peated to mirror the “atmospheric mists and rugged fantastic thing about the Hebridean island”.
Tasting notes for the brand new scotch whisky launch embrace notes of peat smoke, vanilla, pepper, cedar, and leather-based.
Of the brand new launch, Torabhaig Whisky Maker, Neil MacLeod Mathieson stated: “There’s an intriguing complexity to peated whisky, an infinite depth to discover. There are numerous faces and moods to peat, so a steadiness must be discovered between power and refinement, between class and robustness. Every expression within the Legacy Sequence captures our progress in the direction of this imaginative and prescient and is a liquid snapshot of our whisky journey right here on the Isle of Skye”.
The Torabhaig Cnoc Na Mòine is offered from specialist retailers for a prompt RRP of $70.
Aberfeldy 21 Yr Outdated Malbec Cask End
In partnership with Finca Ambrosia, a vineyard in Argentina, Aberfeldy Distillery has unveiled the newest addition to its Wine Cask Assortment: The Aberfeldy 21 Yr Outdated Malbec Cask End scotch whisky.
The whisky was distilled on December 14th, 2001, and matured for over 20 years in re-fill sherry and bourbon casks. It was then reracked into Malbec French Oak casks. The casks used for ending had beforehand matured Viña Unica by Finca Ambrosia after being coopered and toasted in Burgundy, France.
Aberfeldy’s Malt Grasp Stephanie Macleod, and Finca Ambrosia Winemaker Daniel Pi mixed forces and information to supply a whisky that carries the notes of oak over from the Malbec barrels.
Macleod spoke of the harmonious match between scotch whisky and wine, saying: “This delicate but advanced Finca Ambrosia cask end opens with intriguing notes of candy, toasted cereal, natural sage and hints of rosemary. It then begins to develop with ripe strawberries, drizzled in Aberfeldy’s signature Highland honey notes after which it’s delicately sharpened with notes of blackcurrant. Melting to floral notes of rose and violet, and a background trace of cinnamon spice. Deciding on the palate the fruit sings and rejoices, soothing to a creamy vanilla and endlessly easy end”.
The Aberfeldy 21 Yr Outdated Malbec Cask End is available direct from Aberfeldy and chosen retailers for an RRP of $279.99.
