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18th April 2019 |
Kingsbarns
Single Cask No 360, the first in a new
series of single whiskies from the
distillery sells out in just weeks.
 Fife’s
Kingsbarns Distillery is celebrating a
milestone this month with news that the
first of a new series of single cask
malt whiskies has sold out – just weeks
after its release.
Launched in mid-March exclusively to the
distillery’s Founders’ Club members and
online customers, the eagerly awaited
expression sold a remarkable 204 bottles
in less than 24 hours, with the
remainder of this limited edition
bottling being snapped up soon
afterwards.
Kingsbarns Single Cask No 360 is the
first of a new single cask series from
the small East Neuk-based distillery,
launched to showcase the distinctive,
light and fruity Lowland style of its
single malt whisky in specific barrels.
Laid down in 2015 in a first fill
American oak barrel, this cask strength
release is bottled at 60.9% ABV.
Kingsbarns tells me that on the
nose the whisky’s sweet floral scent has
notes of custard and vanilla, whilst on
the palate there is cream soda with a
little ‘fizz’ of lemon sherbet.
Packaged in soft shades of blue and gold
to symbolise the natural elements of the
whisky’s picturesque Fife home, the
bottle also features Kingsbarns’
signature pigeon motif to represent the
historic ‘doocot’ (Scots for dovecot)
that sits at the heart of the
distillery.
The release of Single Cask No 360
follows a successful start to the year
for Kingsbarns Distillery, which saw the
founding Wemyss family officially launch
their flagship expression,
Kingsbarns ‘Dream to Dram’, back in January.
Named to celebrate the realisation of
their dream to craft fine single malt
whisky in their Fife home, the new dram
has already made its mark with strong
sales and positive feedback for its
light, fruity style – with leading
whisky experts noting its huge potential
in the single malt market.
The Kingsbarns Founders’ Club has also
seen a significant increase in
membership as the popularity of Lowland
style single malts continues to grow.
Open to just 3000 members, the club
offers a unique chance to be part of the
growth and success of this ambitious
young distillery, as well as securing
exclusive and collectable expressions
when they are released.
Kingsbarns Distillery Manager, Peter
Holroyd commented: ‘The success of our
first single cask release is incredibly
exciting and is a real testament to our
team’s skill, passion and dedication.
Over recent years, there has been a
growing interest in the once overlooked
Lowlands whisky region, and we are very
proud to be championing the area and
introducing the light, balanced
character and fresh style of our
Kingsbarns whisky to the world.
‘Just like our flagship malt expression,
the new single cask range is expertly
handcrafted using local Fife barley,
rich mineral water from the land beneath
us, expertly chosen wood and the
distillery’s long, slow production
process in copper pot stills. This is
what sits at the heart of our whisky and
will never change, as we look forward to
releasing more expressions and single
cask releases in the not too distant
future.’
Whilst Kingsbarns Single Cask No 360 is
now sold out, visitors to the Distillery
can purchase a bottle of sister cask 358
which is sold exclusively in the Visitor
Centre shop.
If you wont be lucky enough to visit the
Kingsbarns distillery any time soon and
you want to try some of the whisky they
produce you can find the Kingsbarns
Dream to Dram single malt available from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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