Sundown

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Public launch: Thursday 10th July 2025

RELEASE NOTE

The day’s work is done. Whether you’re reclined on the deck, gathered around the table, or pitched up on a rugged ridge, Sundown is your well-earned, easy-drinking dram - perfect for enjoying as the day winds down.

‘Sundown’ 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

“Sundown is a celebration of American oak. Matured predominantly in first-fill bourbon casks, it opens with inviting aromas of biscuity banoffee pie and toasted nuts. On the palate, chewy vanilla and mint chocolate are carried on a backbone of malt and toasted oak - thanks in part to the small 100 litre casks used for maturation. The finish is sublime, with dried fruit and lingering, warming spice.” - Abbie Jaume, Head Distiller

TASTING NOTES

  • Nose: banoffee pie, biscuit, ripe pear and hazelnut.

  • Taste: baking spices, mint chocolate, malt and crème caramel.

  • Finish: medium-long with raisin, tobacco and warming spice.

SUGGESTED SERVE

  • Short: neat, or with a dash of water.

  • Long: enjoy in an Old Fashioned cocktail. Combine 50ml whisky, 3 dashes bitters and 1 tsp sugar in a glass with a large ice cube. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the drink chilled. Garnish with an orange peel.

RELEASE DETAILS

  • 47% ABV

  • 700ml

  • 450 bottles

  • Natural colour

  • Non-chill filtered

 

SPIRIT SPECIFICS

  • Cask profile: 60% ex-bourbon / 30% ex-red wine NEOC, finished in ex-bourbon / 10% refill bourbon

  • Wood profile: 82% American oak / 18% French oak

  • Cask size: 90 litres to 100 litres

  • Casks filled: April 2020 to December 2021

  • Maturation time: 3 years, 5 months (youngest whisky) to 4 years, 11 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 900 litre copper pot (‘Neilson’)

  • Batch number: 2505

 

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