The Scottish island’s first rum distillery has unveiled its inaugural single cask expression, which has been aged in Sherry wooden.
The restricted launch rum was distilled on 18 July 2022, throughout The Islay Rum Distillery’s earliest manufacturing runs.
Established in 2017 by father-and-son duo Brian and Andrew Criminal, house owners of unbiased bottling firm The Classic Malt Whisky Firm, the distillery – which formally opened in 2021 – is claimed to be Islay’s first devoted rum distillery.
The distillery is housed within the restored 1959 Artwork Deco Outdated Lemonade Manufacturing unit in Port Ellen, the place Ben Inglis leads manufacturing. Islay-native Inglis is The Islay Rum’s head distiller, distillery supervisor, and a co-founder.
He utilises Caribbean distillation strategies, utilizing a copper pot and twin-retort nonetheless to attain a triple-distillation impact in a single run, whereas Scotland’s cool maritime local weather slows maturation ‘significantly’ in comparison with tropical rum areas.
Inglis commented on the brand new launch: “The Unique Islay Rum Sherry Wooden has been crafted from spirit distilled throughout a few of our very first manufacturing runs and is our first single cask launch, so it holds a selected significance for us.
“We knew the spirit had actual potential from early on, and maturation on this oloroso Sherry cask has performed precisely what we had hoped. It has introduced richness and depth, whereas letting the rum’s personal character come by.”
The rum gives aromas of dried fruits, raisins, figs, Sherried spice, toasted oak, and hints of coastal salinity. The palate shows notes of candy caramel sweetness, butterscotch, inexperienced banana, sea salt, and tropical fruits.
The Sherry Wooden is bottled at 50% ABV and restricted to 390 bottles worldwide, retailing for £53 (US$71).
Caroline James, co-founder of The Islay Spirits Firm, added: “Sherry Wooden is all the pieces a single cask launch needs to be: a particular second in time, from a particular place, that may by no means be repeated. Each rum we make is rooted within the island, however this expression feels significantly particular.
“The spirit was laid down in our very first yr of manufacturing, and the Oloroso cask has introduced a richness that sits superbly alongside all the pieces that makes our rum distinctly Islay.”
The Unique Islay Rum core vary at present consists of three expressions: Geal white rum; Barrel Aged, a flippantly aged rum rested in ex-peated Islay whisky casks; and smoke-influenced Peat Spiced.
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