Cotswolds
Cotswolds
DISTILLERY: Cotswolds, England
ABV: 50.4%
AGE: 3 Years
CAT: Single Malt
BATCH: #1
RRP: £58.95 inc VAT
AVAILABLE NOW!
Our first batch from the Cotswolds distillery is a 3 Year Old, a release of just 1,785 bottles at 50.4% abv.
The distillery is the brainchild of Daniel Szor who acquired an estate with two stone buildings and proceeded to convert them into a distillery and visitor centre.
The distillery was set up with guidance from renowned industry legends Harry Cockburn, former Distillery Manager at Bowmore, and Dr Jim Swan,fondly known as ‘the Einstein of whisky’ for his formidable knowledge of the science of distillation and maturation.
The distillery is committed to using only local barley. All the barley will have been grown in the Cotswolds. The distillery uses Britain’s oldest working maltings at Warminster. 100% of the malt they use is traditionally floor-malted.
The malt is milled and mashed at the distillery, and two strains of dried yeast are used for fermentation. Long fermentation of just over 90 hours to allow fruity flavour compounds called esters to form. This was one of Dr Jim Swan’s masterstrokes. It gives the spirit a fantastic fruity complexity.
Nose
Sweet and rich on the nose - there’s caramelized almonds, sweet pineapple and cherries with a hint of vanilla too.
Palate
The sweetness continues, but citrusy warmth interjects - there’s lemon, orange and grapefruit.
ABOUT THE LABEL
This label is based on the theme of a bright colourful vintage leaflet of a typical Cotswolds village; Castle Combe.
The elegant swan on the river represents Jim Swan who helped found the distillery.
Distillery founder Daniel Szor is pictured driving the company land rover over the bridge.
There's a slight ‘Midsomer Murders’ feel going on too with a body badly hidden under the bushes!
