Nc'Nean
Nc'Nean
DISTILLERY: Nc’Nean
ABV: 60.1% NCS
AGE: 5 Years
CAT: Single Malt
BATCH: #4
RRP: £79.95
Nc’nean is one of the new wave of Scottish farm distilleries. Founded in 2017 by Annabel Thomas, on her family’s farm at Drimmin, on the Morvern Peninsula in the Western Highlands.
Nc’nean has been designed as the first fully organic modern distillery in Scotland powered by 100% renewable energy.
The farm distillery was designed by the late distilling consultant Jim Swan to produce a light, fruity and estery spirit. A character intensified by slow mashes, long fermentations, horizontal lyne arms, and shell and tube condensers, with a high, narrow spirit cut.
Our 5 Year Old Nc’Nean is from a STR (shaved, toasted and re-charred) red wine cask, and bottled at natural cask strength
NOSE
Sweet and fruity; Nectarines, peaches, ripe apples, and some green banana.. Fragrant with honey, British summer hedgerows, lightly floral, with some gentle spices.
TASTE
Sweet peaches and vanilla custard, ripe grains, summer grasses, a little aniseed and liquorice - Liquorice Allsorts, and allspice. The short finish is sweet and fruity..
ABOUT THE LABEL
We’ve gone for the classic ‘Whisky Galore’ for our label inspiration for this one. Founder Annabel Thomas is leading her whisky team, affectionately known as the ‘Quiet Rebels,’ up the rocks to their remote distillery on the Morvern Peninsula. That’s the Sound of Mull in the background. They’re carrying crates of whisky cunningly disguised as ‘Doug Treats’ (Doug is the distillery’s dog) and there’s the ‘mark of the Swan’ branded on the leading crate.
