Hunmanby-based Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has launched a rare single malt whisky, bottled exclusively for independent specialist shops across the UK.
The limited release features just 306 bottles of Filey Bay Single Cask #2018, a Refill Oloroso Sherry Hogshead matured for seven years before being bottled at cask strength of 59.2%.
Tasting notes describe the whisky as “candied and fruity,” with flavours of stone fruits, iced buns, cocoa, baklava and blackcurrants.
Joe Clark, Spirit of Yorkshire’s whisky director, said: “For as long as whisky has flowed from distilleries, the independent specialist shop has existed alongside, playing a crucial role in the history of our industry. Today, they form the fabric of specialist knowledge around the country, and for an independent distillery like us, they are perhaps more important than ever.”
He added: “We are proud of the relationships we have forged with these businesses since we launched our first whisky in 2019 and are grateful to them for helping to tell our story of field-to-bottle whisky production to thousands of people. This special single cask release has been selected and bottled to acknowledge these remarkable businesses and the individuals in them who, day in and day out, help guide amazing bottles into the hands of the nation.”
The exclusive Filey Bay Single Cask #2018 is available now from 63 independent specialist shops across the UK and is priced at £120. A full list of stockists can be found here.
Spirit of Yorkshire is one of only a handful of distilleries using 100% homegrown barley to produce its single malt whisky. The Filey Bay single malt range is widely available across the UK and is expanding in export markets.
