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Derbyshire Distillery White Peak is
embracing a touch of nostalgia for its
final release of the year. The debut of
Wire Works Whisky English Oak marks a
new chapter, as the distillery opts for
an offline-only launch, urging whisky
enthusiasts to champion local retailers
and support the high street in the run
up to Christmas during challenging
times.
A mere 129 bottles of this exclusive
release will be available starting
November 30th, coinciding with Small
Business Saturday. However, these
bottles won’t be available online.
Instead, they can be found on the
shelves of selected brick-and-mortar
retail partners across the UK or
purchased directly from the Distillery
shop—encouraging a focus on local
shopping and community engagement.
The whisky itself is crafted from Wire
Works’ lightly-peated spirit, initially
matured in first-fill ex-bourbon casks
and finished for 9 months in a virgin
English Oak quarter cask. This cask,
made from regionally-sourced English
oak, was coopered by Jensons in
Yorkshire. The result is a complex
spirit, boasting flavors of dark
chocolate, dried fruits, walnuts, and
orange oil, bottled at a robust 54.3%
ABV.
For Distillery founders Claire and Max
Vaughan the community and high street
aspect of this project has been close to
their hearts. Claire said: "For our
special final release of 2024, we want
to celebrate the in-person passion,
knowledge and expertise of our high
street retail partners who bring our
products to life, transforming a simple
transaction into a meaningful
experience."
Max continued: "This is a
distillery-first for us, celebrating our
commitment to craft, to provenance and
to flavour. We invite our distillery
friends and supporters to unplug from
the rush and join us for this unique
release. Wire Works Whisky English Oak
is our opportunity for us to provide
support to our bricks-and-mortar UK
stockists on Small Business Saturday and
into the festive season, encouraging
people to visit their local high street
and whisky retailer."
Wire Works Whisky English Oak has a RRP
of £129 and if you want to get hold of a
bottle all you have to do is pretend it is pre-1989
and head to one of the following shops:
- The Wee Dram 5 Portland Square,
Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1HA
- Ginspired / Street Spirit 10
Steeplegate, Chesterfield S40 1SA
- High Peak Wine & Beer Barnby
Buildings, How Ln, Castleton, Hope
Valley S33 8WJ
- Mitchells Wine Merchants 354
Meadowhead, Sheffield S8 7UJStarmore
Boss 257
- Sharrow Vale Road, Sharrow,
Sheffield S11 8ZE
- The Bottle Store 17 George
Street Glossop SK13 8AY, United
Kingdom
- House of Townend: The Cellar
Door Shop Wyke Way, Melton West
Business Park, Hull. HU14 3BQ
- Berry Bros. & Rudd Ltd 63 Pall
Mall, London SW1Y 5HZ
- Jeroboams Holland Park 96
Holland Park Avenue London W11 3RB
- The Grapevine 20 Bell Lane NW4
2AD
- Cambridge Wine Merchants 2
King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ
- Magnum Wine Shop 22 Wood St,
Swindon SN1 4AB
- Gauntleys of Nottingham 4 High
St, Nottingham NG1 2ET
- The Little Whisky Shop Lillies,
High St, Stockbridge SO20 6HF
- Nickolls and Perks Ltd 37 Lower
High St, Stourbridge DY8 1TA
- Amps Wine Merchants Market Place
Oundle PE8 4BQ
- The Spirits Room by Caviste The
Lodge Farm, Hook Rd, North
Warnborough, Hook RG29 1HA
- Liquid Gold Whisky Co. 88 The
St, Ashtead KT21 1AW
- Cut Your Wolf Loose 23 Trafalgar
St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1
4EQ
- George Hill Ltd. 59 Ward's End,
Loughborough LE11 3HB
- Aston's of Manchester 12, Royal
Exchange, Manchester, Manchester M2
7EA
- Tipples of Manchester 16 Lloyd
St, Manchester M2 5ND
- The Whisky Shop Nottingham 3
Cheapside, Nottingham NG1 2HU
- The Whisky Shop Birmingham 9
Great Western Arcade, Birmingham B2
5HU
- The Whisky Shop Leeds 12-14
County Arcade, Leeds LS1 6BN
- The Whisky Shop Manchester 3
Exchange St, Manchester M2 7EA
- The Whisky Shop Trentham Gardens
1 Stone Rd, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 1XD
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