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2022.
Yorkshire malt whisky distillery releases eagerly awaited special releases

 

Yorkshire malt whiskydistillery releases eagerly awaited special releases

 

Distillers at Yorkshire's first single malt whisky distillery have revealed details of their latest bottlings.

 

For their last releases before Christmas, Hunmanby-based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery have launched limited edition bottles of Filey Bay Port Finish Batch #1 and Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #3.

 

Filey Bay Port Finish Batch #1, 46% vol, spent its first maturation in ex-Bourbon casks which were filled in mid-2017 before being re-racked into fresh ex-Ruby Port casks in late 2020 for a secondary maturation of two years. The result is a rich, spicy and fruity whisky with flavours of blackberry jam, dark chocolate and vanilla.

 

"The jammy, fruity nature of Ruby Port really complements our light and fruity spirit style. I particularly like how the vanilla notes work with the light spice from the wood in this release. It's been a long time coming but definitely worth waiting for," said Spirit of Yorkshire's whisky director, Joe Clark.
 

Limited to just 3,300 bottles, Filey Bay Port Finish Batch #1 costs £65 and is available online at spiritofyorkshire.com, from the distillery shop and from specialist retailers nationwide.

 

Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #3, 46% vol, is the third of the distillery's annual autumn Sherry Cask Reserve series and is a marriage of five ex-Fino casks from the warehouse. Three casks contained spirit from the pot still, a heavier pot distillate, and two held lighter, fruitier spirit from the column still. The result is a fruity and spicy whisky with flavours of ginger cake, boiled sweets, honeycomb and cinder toffee.

 

Available from the same outlets as Filey Bay Port Finish Batch #1, Filey Bay Sherry Cask Reserve #3 is limited to 2,000 bottles and costs £75.

 

Spirit of Yorkshire is a collaboration between farmer and brewer, Tom Mellor and business partner, David Thompson. It is a true field-to-bottle distillery and one of only a handful of distilleries that uses 100% homegrown barley to produce its single malt whisky. Filey Bay single malt whisky is now available throughout the UK and in a growing number of export markets.

 

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Photograph caption:Joe Clark in the warehouse with the special releases Joe Clark

 

For more information or to arrange an interview with Joe Clark, please contact Tracey Baty at three60 marketing on:

 

Direct line:01430 871360

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Email:traceybaty@three60marketing.co.uk

 

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