When the Nelstrop family decided to build the distillery, they went to Forsyths, the still makers, and [ex- Laphroaig manager] Iain Henderson was here at the time. From what I’ve been told, Richard Forsyth showed them a number of samples of spirit, and said: “Taste the spirit and tell us what you like.” Whiskybase B.V. (“Whiskybase”, “we” or “us”, company details below) offers a whisky enthusiasts online platform that provides its members access to the most comprehensive, transparent and trusted resource of whisky bottles and allows and stimulates its members to contribute information about whisky bottles to the platform (“Service”). In 2007 The English Whisky Company opened to the public with a visitor centre, fantastic whisky shop and tours Built in fields alongside the River Thet, the Distillery was founded by the Nelstrop family – an innovative line of farmers with a tradition of growing and processing grain that can be traced over the past 600 years. They only wanted to make a barrel a week to start with. But they built the distillery anyway, so I think it was quite a brave thing to do. I think honestly this distillery was the catalyst for the kind of craft distillers we’ve seen coming through in the years since. I don’t think you would have seen The Lakes, Cotswolds and others. I don’t think they would exist.

Though England is not well known for whisky, distillers operated in London, Liverpool and Bristol until the late 19th century, after which production of English single malt whisky ceased until 2003. [7] Since then, English whisky has experienced a resurgence in production. [8] History [ edit ] When Iain did finally retire, he spent 16 weeks training David Fitt, previously a brewer from Greene King, to take over We use distillers’ yeast, so the same as in say Bowmore or Auchentoshan. I might look at that, but there’s other areas that I could play around with before yeast. We’re happy with the style it gives us, and so is the consumer. Is English whisky different to Scottish in terms of its identity? I think, because we’re making it in a similar way, generally speaking in terms of flavour, and probably because it’s malt whisky, there’s a similarity. It has a lovely aromatic sweetness of fruit, vanilla, and white sugar. But the palate has more depth with flavors of apples, berries, kiwis, cherries, and cinnamon spice. 2. AnnoUnless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise, your use of and membership to the Service are exclusively governed by Dutch law. We shall first try to settle any dispute over a dram of whisky. Disputes that cannot be settled over multiple drams of whisky shall be solely submitted to the court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands unless mandatory applicable law provides otherwise. We may sell, license, transfer, assign or in any other way dispose of the Service (including Members) to any third party without any notification to you, e.g. (but without limitation) in connection with any reorganization, restructuring, merger or sale, or other transfer of assets. English whisky is a liquor made of cereal grains, malt and water, it consists of 3 variations of malt whisky or grain whisky and single cask and is produced in England. [1] English Whisky Filey Bay is a brand under the Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery released in 2016 in a 700ml bottle containing 46% ABV. The company’s distillers sought the advice of the industry legend, Dr. Jim Swan, to help them craft Yorkshire’s first single malt. Although most famously known for creating Forest Gin, this Macclesfield-based Forest Distillery also offers one of the best English whiskies in the industry. The distillers blended 100% malt whiskies aged at least eight years old and then finished the spirit using a 50-year-old Oloroso Sherry cask.

On November 18, 2023 Birmingham hosted its second English Whisky Festival with 32 distilleries participating in the event. The event consisted of two whisky master classes, one by the Cooper King Distillery and one by The English Whisky Co as well as whisky tasting and other activities. [50] See also [ edit ] The Norfolk Nog is a blend of the company’s award-winning English Single Malt and cream, resulting in a delicious and light creamy note. You can also taste the chocolate and coffee notes that build into citrusy and subtle herbal flavors after sitting the liquid in your mouth for a while. What’s An English Whisky?English Whisky distilleries have created 443 jobs across England and is available in 32 markets around the world [46]

If any provision of these Terms is held invalid, the remainder of the Terms shall continue in full force and effect.Bristol Distillery (founded in the 17th century) — produced grain whisky which was "sent to Scotland and Ireland to make a Blended Scotch and Irish whisky, for whisky purpose it is specially adapted, and stands in high favour".

It is a light and smooth expression with aromatic notes of condensed milk and anise. The palate has balanced flavors of butterscotch, bitter dark chocolate, and vanilla custard. 10. The Lakes DistilleryIn 2005, The English Whisky Co. Ltd got permission to build the first registered whisky distillery in England for over a century; it first release of single malt occurred in 2009; which became the only English Whisky to have been bottled and released for over 100 years. In 2013 The London Distillery Company began production of the first single malt whisky in London since Lea Valley Distillery closed in 1903. Three other English distilleries, also producing whisky by 2014, were The Cotswolds Distillery, Ludlow Distillery and The Lakes Distillery.