Port-Bound

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RELEASE NOTE

If patience is the quiet virtue behind great whisky-making, then this dram is its reward. Indulge yourself with this luxurious whisky, shaped by its unhurried rest in small tawny port casks.

‘Port-Bound’ is the next adventure in the Expedition Series of releases; a journey of discovery through the finest casks in our warehouse.

Positive Impact. £1 from every bottle sold is donated to our charity partner, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, to fund life-changing apprenticeships for young people in rural areas, to help protect vital UK habitats (YDMT Registered Charity No. 1061687).

DISTILLER’S COMMENTS

“This whisky charted its own course. Originally destined to be shared with you last Christmas, the small, fresh port casks I selected for finishing refused to be rushed; the whisky simply wasn’t ready to leave. Patience, and a further four months of maturation, gave it the breathing space to soften and unfold, revealing layers of dark sugar, dried fruit and lingering coffee. It’s finally time to set sail - it’s been well worth the wait.” - Will Dobson, Brewer & Distiller

TASTING NOTES

  • Nose: maple syrup, rum & raisin ice cream and sticky prunes.

  • Taste: muscovado, marmalade, liquorice root and affogato.

  • Finish: luxurious coffee crema, chocolate cherries and tobacco.

SUGGESTED SERVE

  • Short: neat, or with a dash of water. Pairs well with dark chocolate, panforte or blue cheese.

  • Long: enjoy in a Whisky Highball. In a glass filled with ice, mix one part whisky to three parts soda water, Indian tonic water or ginger ale. Garnish with an orange slice.

RELEASE DETAILS

  • 48% ABV

  • 700ml

  • 924 bottles

  • Natural colour

  • Non-chill filtered

 

SPIRIT SPECIFICS

  • Cask profile: 59% ex-tawny port finish / 23% ex-ruby port / 11% ex-cognac / 7% other

  • Cask finish: ex-tawny port casks were used to finish a marriage of casks, consisting predominantly of ex-red wine NEOC, for 5.5 months.

  • Wood profile: 63% American oak / 34% French oak / 3% European oak

  • Cask size: 55 litres to 128 litres

  • Casks filled: March 2020 to December 2022

  • Maturation time: 3 years, 2 months (youngest whisky) to 5 years, 8 months (oldest whisky)

  • Maturation location: Cooper King Distillery

  • Grain: 100% floor-malted English Maris Otter barley

  • Yeast: distiller’s yeast

  • Fermentation time: 6 to 7 days (144-168 hours)

  • Distillation: double distilled on a single 900-litre copper pot still (“Neilson”). A proportion of the spirit was distilled while the still was fitted with external electric heating elements. The remainder was distilled following an upgrade to internal electric heating elements and the application of a ceramic bead insulative coating.

  • Batch number: 2601

 

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