Turntable Spirits Drops 2nd Collaborative Whisky With An Irish Twist

Turntable Spirits, the modern small-batch whisky blender primarily based in Glasgow, has introduced its eleventh launch: a Scots-Irish Mix named Collaboration Drop 02: Dingle. 

The second launch in its Collaboration Collection sees Turntable collaborate with Dingle Distillery in Eire to marry scotch and Irish whiskies for a restricted version mix. The launch will likely be celebrated with an occasion at Bang & Olufsen’s flagship retailer on Bond Avenue, London, on October thirty first.

Collaboration 02: Dingle 

Dingle Distillery is an impartial Irish whiskey maker in County Kerry, Eire. Dingle has an essential historical past and legacy within the Irish whiskey business, having been the primary impartial distillery to launch a single pot nonetheless whiskey in over a century. 

Turntable Spirits Collaboration 02: Dingle is a celebration of each scotch and Irish whisky-making practices, combining the spirits and maturation experience from each nations. 

Very like Compass Field, Turntable Spirits is absolutely dedicated to transparency in its mixing practices. As such, the corporate has revealed the precise parts of the mix. They’re as follows: 

• 41% Dingle single pot nonetheless in Oloroso hogsheads 
• 29% Balmenach 1st fill Pedro Ximénez puncheons 
• 12% Blair Athol 1st fill rye barrels 
• 18% Loch Lomond grain 1st fill bourbon barrels 

The whisky is bottled at 52% ABV and options notes of “cigar spices, chocolate raisins, marzipan, nutmeg, and citrus.” 

“We’re honoured and excited to work with Dingle on this launch,” says Turntable co-founder Gordon Stevenson. “Their ardour for preserving Irish whiskey custom aligns completely with our ethos of respecting heritage whereas pushing boundaries in mixing.”

“This mix is a testomony to the wealthy histories of each Irish and Scottish whiskey-making,” says Ally Stevenson, Turntable co-founder and blender. “Simply as we did with our first Collaboration Drop, which mixed Starward’s ex-Australian pink wine cask whisky with Scotch, we’ve sought to create a flavour profile that integrates the very best of two worlds.”

Collaboration Drop 02: Dingle is a limited-edition launch with 1,800 bottles out there in chosen markets together with the UK, Eire, Germany, and the Netherlands. The whisky has a really useful retail worth of £85. 

Turntable Spirits’ Mission 

Turntable Spirits is on a mission to advocate for transparency in whisky mixing. The difficulty has been contentious previously. Compass Field, one of many unique transparency advocates, landed in scorching water with the Scotch Whisky Affiliation over the divulging of age statements for each element in a mix. 

Turntable was not deterred, nevertheless, and continues to work with the ethos {that a} shopper deserves to know what’s of their glass. 

The corporate has seen nice success with earlier releases together with Tracks 1-6, named after songs by artists similar to Biffy Clyro and Blondie. As well as, the primary Collaboration Drop was created in partnership with Starward Australian Whisky, which has additionally seen enormous international success. 

Based by brothers Gordon and Ally Stevenson, Turntable Spirits is mixing up the artwork of mixing with enjoyable and funky twists, in addition to nice whisky.