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20th March 2023 |
Douglas Laing
have released a limited edition
expression of their Rock Island maritime
blended malt, Rock Island 14 Year Old
Sherry Edition.
 Glasgow based independent Scotch Whisky
distillers, blenders, and bottlers,
Douglas Laing & Co has unveiled a new
Limited Release: Rock Island 14 Year Old
Sherry Edition.
This latest bottling follows in the
footsteps of the original Rock Island
Sherry Edition Douglas Laing & Co.
released back in the summer of 2020, and
to great success, showcased Rock
Island’s maritime spirit balanced by a
spicy, sherried warmth after maturing
predominantly in Sherry casks.
This new release is said to "elevate the
already supreme Rock Island Sherry
spirit to the next level" whilst
boasting a premium maritime look and
feel featuring blue, grey and white
colourways finished with blue foiling
detailing. The spirit is a marriage of
Single Cask Single Malts from Orkney,
Arran, Jura, and Islay, all aged for 14
years, predominantly in Sherry casks.
Emma Reid, Rock Island’s Brand Manager
commented: "The Rock Island brand
highlights the very best of our most
proclaimed Whisky-making islands. The
complex flavours found throughout
Scotland’s islands are incomparable and
together they marry harmoniously to
create a sweetly peated style that
beginners and aficionados alike can
enjoy. In Rock Island 14-year-old Sherry
Edition, we have artfully combined two
of the most popular styles of Scotch
Whisky, Sherry matured and Peated, to
elevate the spirit by adding fruitiness
and spice alongside the signature
maritime smoke. By maturing the spirit
for 14 years, we have allowed the Whisky
time to develop depth of flavour whilst
maturing in rich Sherry casks."
The original Rock Island Malt Scotch
Whisky is a marriage of Single Cask
Single Malts distilled only on
Scotland’s Whisky islands. The resulting
spirit boasts a complex balance of
maritime flavours, with waves of sweet,
salty, smoky, and earthy notes and
accordingly has been decorated with
several high-profile industry awards
over the years, including double Gold at
the San Francisco World Spirits
Competition.
Packaged in a premium, blue-foiled gift
tube and bottled at 46.8% ABV, this
limited-edition maritime Malt is proudly
offered without colouring or
chill-filtration, in line with the
Douglas Laing family’s ethos of bottling
whisky ‘as natural as it gets’. This
edition is expected to retail at £65.00
and will be
available from specialist online
whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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Douglas Laing Rock Island 14 Year Old Sherry Edition Review
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Bottled at 46.8% ABV.
Producer's
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The nose bursts with an oceanic freshness,
followed by wafts of peat smoke with
sweet red grapes.
Taste: The palate rolls with waves of sea salt, baking
spices and maple-cured bacon.
Finish:
The finish drifts on and on with subtle
notes of bonfire ash, manuka honey and
rich dark fruits.
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