Staiosha (Distilled at Bunnahabhain) ISLAY ex Texan Garrison Brothers bourbon cask
Integrity Malts

Staiosha is a new brand from Bunnahbain, a revered Islay distillery. The difference between Staiosha and Bunnahabhain expressions is that Staiosha is a peated whisky (as you'd expect from the whisky Mecca that is Islay).

Independent bottlers have only recently started to bottle Staiosha spirit and already it's receiving great reviews and building quite the following.

The cask we are using is a 100 litre first fill Texan, Garrison Brothers cask. First fill wood imparts a lot of flavour and in a smaller 100 litre cask with greater wood to spirit surface area, we're expecting great results.

We've already tried a sample and at just four years old we can already tell it's going to be great! With vanilla, pepper, a touch of spice and even some salty coastal notes, we think this will mature into a great whisky.

The Texan, Garrison Brothers bourbon wood gives a slightly oily and waxy feel in the mouth too, which we love.  We're really looking forward to bottling this cask. 

Broken Bones Petreja Brandy
Broken Bones Distillery

This is the first cask available of our Slovenian wine brandy. Ageing began in a 220-litre Slovenian oak cask and now continues in used 280-litre cognac cask.  This exceptional brandy is the product of a remarkable collaboration between two distinguished Slovenian partners. The finest wines of the renowned Jakončič Winery in Goriška Brda - where a legacy of viticulture and excellence spans generations - have been skillfully transformed into brandy by the innovative and bold Broken Bones distillery in Ljubljana. The brandy is then meticulously aged in carefully selected barrels, enhancing its character and depth. Vinjak Petreja brandy is both fresh and aromatic, offering a unique and refined tasting experience.

Single Malt Whisky in Ex D'Usse Cognac Barrel 280L
One Point Six Whisky

Single Malt whisky, using a combination of Distilling malt, Cara gold and Crystal malts. Fermented for 168 hours with both distillers yeast and chardonnay wine yeast. This new make is creamy and fruity, reminiscent of stone fruits and malted milk biscuits. This will pair perfectly with the Cognac soaked oak. Casked in a 280L Ex-cognac Barrel, from D'Usse Cognac house, at 63.1% Abv. Bottled at 54%.

Lancaster Spirits Co - First Fill Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask
Lancaster Spirits Company

An opportunity to purchase a bottle from the very first cask of Pedro Ximenez #39 that we've filled at Lancaster Spirits Co.

A beautifully seasoned 225L First Fill Seasoned Pedro Ximenez Sherry Cask that is highly-active, that has been filled with Lancaster Spirits Co Signature New-make Spirit.

We expect that the cask will develop rich, sweet characteristics such as ripe sultanas, raisins & rich treacle.

We'll be drawing samples from the cask every 3-6 to monitor its progression.

Mercia Rye #3
Mercia Whisky Co

Made from 100% malted rye, and distilled on the grain. It is ageing in 100 litre STR, medium char cask from Speyside. It will be finished in a Tokaji seasoned cask before it is bottled.

Update Feb 24: We have 2 freshly emptied Ginsi casks Hungarian oak, these are 13 years old and have held 4 award winning Aszu wine from Obzidian. Jez travelled to Tokaji to pick these barrels up after he emptied them, the whisky was then poured into the casks on his return... this is the first expression of many whiskies to be finished in this way. Not mass produced just finished in small batch by hand and sent to you.

Royal Brackla 2013 Olorosso Cask
Integrity Malts

12 year old, cask strength Royal Brackla

Distilled on 8 April 2013 at the historic Royal Brackla Distillery, this spirit was initially matured in a bourbon hogshead, allowing it to develop a rich foundation of oak and vanilla notes.  On 30 Sept 2024 the hogshead cask was re-racked into a first fill Oloroso sherry quarter cask where it will mature for approximately 12 months. This final stage promises to infuse the whisky with deep, indulgent  dried fruit, molasses, nuts and chocolate flavours and a naturally enriched colour, adding a unique layer of complexity to its character.

Royal Brackla 2013 PX Cask
Integrity Malts

12 year old, cask strength Royal Brackla

Distilled on 8 April 2013 at the historic Royal Brackla Distillery, this spirit was initially matured in a bourbon hogshead, allowing it to develop a rich foundation of oak and vanilla notes.  On 30 Sept 2024 the hogshead cask was re-racked into a first fill Pedro Ximenez sherry quarter cask where it will mature for approximately 12 months. This final stage promises to infuse the whisky with deep indulgent sherry flavours including figs, dates, raisins, caramel and dark chocolate. As well as a naturally enriched colour, adding unique layers of complexity to its character.

Ardmore 2015 finished in ex-Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Integrity Malts

10 year old, cask strength Ardmore. 

Distilled on 8 June 2015 at Ardmore, this spirit began its journey in a traditional hogshead cask, building a robust foundation of smoky peat and rich oak.  On 30 Sept 2024, it was re-racked into a carefully selected ex-Laphroaig cask, where it will finish maturing for approximately 12 months. This final stage promises to impart subtle yet distinctive Laphroaig influences, adding layers of maritime salinity, medicinal notes, and earthy peat smoke to enhance Ardmore’s signature character and complexity.

Ardmore 2015 PX Sherry Quarter Cask
Integrity Malts

10 year old, cask strength Ardmore. 

Distilled on 8 June 2015 at Ardmore, this spirit began its journey in a traditional hogshead cask, allowing it to develop a robust foundation of gentle peat and rich oak.  On 30 Sept 2024 the hogshead cask was re-racked into a first fill Pedro Ximenez sherry quarter cask where it will mature for approximately 12 months. This final stage promises to infuse the whisky with deep indulgent sherry flavours including figs, dates, raisins, caramel and dark chocolate. As well as a naturally enriched colour, adding unique layers of complexity to its character.

Ludlow Distillery - Whisky in Cider Brandy Cask
Exploring English Whisky

Nestled in the ironically named "Welsh Marshes", Ludlow distillery have been crafting premium spirits since 2018. Absorbing the Ludlow Whisky brand into their operations in 2021 they've rebranded it as their Distiller's Cut line.

This new make has been slumbering in an Ex-Bourbon cask for the first part of its life. We're taking the liquid and giving it a secondary maturation in one of Ludlow's own Cider Brandy barrels for 12 months, adding toffee apple sweetness to this earthy, lightly-peated new make spirit. The small still, re-distilling plates in the column and high Fill ABV mean the spirit needs less time in wood to eliminate contaminants and take on flavour. Bottled at 55% ABV there will only be 250 bottle shares available through Still In Cask - when it's gone, it's gone. Save £10 per share by joining Exploring English Whisky today.

Broken Bones Single Malt cask S07 (batch 8/24)
Broken Bones Distillery

This is the first cask available from the only whisky distillery in Slovenia. Ageing began in a 220-litre Slovenian oak cask and will later continue in a bourbon barrel.  Broken Bones Whisky is a smooth, complex, and elegant single malt. The finest malted barley is mashed with exceptional Slovenian water – recognised as some of the purest in the world – and fermented for 5 days with specially selected yeasts. The wash is then slowly distilled by our skilled team using a traditional double-distillation process. Our stills, designed to our own specifications, help to achieve our whisky’s distinctive full, fruity flavour.  Our small-batch whiskies have garnered several high awards and have been highly praised by Whiskyfun.com (82-87 points) and The Whisky Bible (91-96 points). 

21% Rye Bourbon
Black Bridge Distillery

Black Bridge Distillery is a truly craft operation, producing small batches of spirits for the good people of Hertfordshire. When we expanded we decided to import Bourbon and Rye whiskies from America, finish their ageing here in England, and bottle them at the perfect moment. Unlike other bottlers, we ship whole barrels of whiskey, so you don't lose any of the flavour en route.

This particular cask was hand-picked by Black Bridge Owner Ashley McCallum from the world renowned MGP distillery in 2023 and contains 21% Rye Bourbon.
Currently resting in Warehouse A-1 of Black Bridge Distillery. Lower floor. 75C21R4MB
75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley.

Organic Rye Whisky In Ex Malbec Cask
Circumstance Distillery

This ex malbec cask has been filled with our organic rye new make. The rye spirit was created from 51% malted rye and 49% malted barley fermented on a mead yeast for 14 days before being distilled through a whisky hood and 4 plate column. We expect to bottle this cask at 6 years in 2029.

Penrock Sour Mash Cask 13
Penrock Distillery

Penrock Distillery's Cornish wheated Sour Mash whiskey (Bourbon). We learned our trade during our 21 yr tenure living in Tennessee then brought what we learned back to Cornwall. Aged in new white American 45Lt casks, this double pot distilled, none chill filtered American style whiskey uses a grain bill of 70% Maize, 15% wheat and 15% malted barley. We anticipate a 4 yr maturation, but it will stay in the cast until we feel this single barrel release has reached it's absolute zenith.

Rye Cask - Single Malt English Whisky
Abingdon Distillery

100% malted barley mash bill fermented over 7 days in our open top wooden washbacks using 2 yeast strains. 200L first fill ex-rye barrel from Bulleit casked at 63.5% ABV. 

Historic Rioja Cask
West Midlands Distillery

The West Midlands Distillery have crafted a rare historic 225L Rioja Cask, which has been used for ageing Rioja Wine for 20 Years. It has been filled with our Single Malt spirit, at 58%vol, for ageing into Single Malt Whisky. Our New Make spirit has been crafted using floor malted Barley from Warminster with Plumage Archer and two yeast varieties. A minimum of seven days fermenting with Voss and Hornindal yeast gives a complex, rich and fruity wash. Double distilled on our 100% Copper Pot still with all heads and tails being completely discarded, gives an aggressive cut where only spirit that demonstrates our exacting standards reaches the barrel. Rich, Fruity and Full Bodied characterises our New Make. From the Barrel expect rich Cherry, Red Berries, Plum and Vanilla. A deep colour from its years of use ageing Rioja is sure to impart into the resulting Whisky. We predict to bottle in 2027 but will let the spirit tell us exactly when. We will be watching this one very closely and updating you periodically with its progress.

Cask 881
Connacht Whiskey

Connacht Single Malt Irish Whiskey, 100% Irish malted barley, double distilled, matured in ex-bourbon, finished in ex-oloroso sherry casks and bottled at our distillery on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. Connacht Distillery is home to the first whiskey from County Mayo in well over a century. This is your opportunity to own your own piece of history. Connacht Single Malt Irish Whiskey. Crafted by the Atlantic.

Retribution Distilling Co. "Somerset Peated" Single Malt
Exploring English Whisky

A very unique cask, filled with peated spirit produced using peat extracted from the Somerset levels. This single malt has been hand smoked by Richard at Retribution in a homemade kiln, smoking green malt by burning the peat he air dried on the farm. With 50% peated spirit combined with 50% unpeated new make (Maris Otter Barley), this will exude the distinctive flavours of Retribution, with a hit of English peat - a first for any English Whisky. All bottles will be pure cask strength, single cask. 

Stork Club Rye Whiskey - First Fill Mizunara Japanese Oak
Stork Club Rye Whiskey

- 100% Rye Malt - slow-fermented with Belgium saison beer yeast - filled at 60% Alc./vol. - Virgin Mizunara Oak / Medium Toast

Cooper King Cask #101
Exploring English Whisky

The 101st cask filled at Cooper King Distillery in Yorkshire, this 90L Ex-Bourbon cask is a dark-fired Bourbon from MB Roland, a craft distillery in Western Kentucky. Using Hickory to smoke a portion of the corn gives this cask a truly unique flavour profile compared to more commercially available ex-bourbon casks. Each 70cl bottle will be cask strength from this single cask, with only around 100 bottles in total. Save £10 per share by joining Exploring English Whisky today.

Elsham Wold Ex-Red Wine Cask (No. 14)
The Elsham Wold Distillery

An ex red wine cask filled with new make spirit at 63.5% by the team at The Elsham Wold Distillery.  The new make spirit is produced from locally grown Yorkshire Barley and distilled in North Lincolnshire. An exciting time to be involved in English Whisky.

English Whisky Festival 2022 x Spirit of Birmingham
Exploring English Whisky

This English Oak 100L cask by Jensen's Cooperage will head to Spirit of Birmingham where it will be filled with their dark beer for 6 months, before re-filling with their new-make spirit for 3 years.

You will get a bottle of cask-strength whisky PLUS TWO FREE bottles of Spirit of Birmingham beer from this very cask (one to enjoy now and one to keep back to drink alongside the whisky!). The beer was disgorged August 2023 and once you pay P&P you'll receive the beers imminently.

This is a wonderful collaboration of English coopering, distilling & ingredients that will make for a very distinct and special bottle for you to enjoy in the near future. Save £5 per share by joining Exploring English Whisky today.

Panela Rum Aged in ex-Bulleit Rye Cask
Abingdon Distillery

200L ex-rye whisky cask from Bulleit distillery casked at 61% abv and will be aged for 3 years. Filled with our Oxfordshire pure white rum that is fermented over 10 days from organic Columbian panela. Expect layers of spice, vanilla and honey to develop. Bottled at circa 53% abv.

Ex-Plantation Rum Cask
Moody Rum

These barrels have been imported and reconditioned in the U.K. by specialist coopers. There has been no recaharing of the barrels to maintain the flavour profiles, characters and notes installed by the West Indies distillery. They have now been filled at 72% ABV with Moody Rums Multi award winning white rum. These bottles will be delivered at 53%ABV There are only 4 barrels available limited to 150 bottles each with an extremely limited supply. 

Ex-Appleton Estate cask
Moody Rum

These barrels have been imported and reconditioned in the U.K. by specialist coopers. They have been dark charred to accentuate the characters and notes formally produced by the Appleton Estate Signature collection. They have now been filled at 72% ABV with Moody Rums Multi award winning white rum. These bottles will be delivered at 55%ABV Number bottles 1-150 limited edition 

Spooky Somerset Rum in a Ex Bourbon Cask
Somerset Spirit Co

Cask number R003 - Spooky Somerset Rum made by the Somerset Spirit Co based in Castle Cary, Somerset. They make their small batch rum using sugar cane molasses which is then twice distilled using a 500 litre copper pot still. The chosen cask is a 200 litre once filled ex Bourbon barrel from Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky, USA. The spirit was filled at 64.8% Abv and will spend 3 years aging in the bourbon soaked oak. You may ask why is it called ‘Spooky Rum’, this is because the cask was filled on Halloween 2023 under the cover of darkness when the spirits were roaming the Somerset countryside, the story is told that the distiller was hit on the head by a falling glass bottle whilst filling this cask and a part of Halloween is locked inside this barrel. ‘True story’. So, the barrel will be unlocked and the spirits released on the eve of Halloween 2026.  The distillery was full of aromas during the distillations with tasting notes of sweet banana, caramel and chocolate. We feel the bourbon barrel will complement the rum and make a spirit for whisky and rum connoisseurs alike. The barrel can be viewed on a distillery tour bookable on their website. 

Heavy Charred Premium Barrel
Moody Rum

These carefully crafted barrels have been remanufactured by Speyside Cooperage and given a heavy char to caramelize the natural flavour profiles and develop a clean profile during the ageing process. They have now been filled at 72% ABV with Moody Rums Multi award-winning white rum. These bottles will be delivered at 52%ABV

Annandale Unpeated Single Malt 2017 Fresh Bourbon Barrel #1593
Annandale Distillery

At Annandale Distillery we produce only the finest Peated & Unpeated spirit. Our whole production process was designed & commissioned by late, great Dr Jim Swan. Utilising our signature twin stills helps to maximise copper contact during distillation, thereby yielding a smoother, balanced spirit.

Cask #1593 was sourced directly from Kentucky, previously containing Woodford Reserve Bourbon.

Fresh fill casks are really active, releasing flavour compounds such as vanillins & sweet caramel on the maturing spirit. This sits very nicely alongside the fruity characteristics of Annandale’s unpeated spirit.

'Wheysky' - Milk Spirit in a Ex Bourbon Cask
Somerset Spirit Co

Cask number W011 - 'Wheysky' - A world’s first. The Somerset Spirit Co which is based in Castle Cary, Somerset are known for making a multi award winning milk vodka and in 2019 were the first in the world to oak aged a cows milk spirit.  The milk is sourced from Somerset’s many grass grazed cows which is then delivered to Wyke Farms in Bruton to make their award winning Ivy’s Reserve vintage cheddar. The whey from the cheese making process is collected by the Somerset Spirit Co, then using a secret recipe, is turned into a truly unique spirit, which some describe as ‘liquid gold’. The milk spirit is then twice distilled using copper pot stills and has tasting notes of cream, caramel and with a natural sweetness. The chosen cask is a 200 litre once filled ex Bourbon barrel from Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky, USA and was filled at 63.6% Abv. The milk spirit will spend 3 years aging in the bourbon soaked oak and we feel the barrel will complement the milk spirit with its sweet notes and light tannings.  The barrel can be viewed on a distillery tour bookable on their website.  'Disclaimer' - No grains were harmed in the making of this spirit.

'Wheysky' - Milk Spirit in a Virgin America Oak Barrel
Somerset Spirit Co

Cask number W012 - Wheysky - A world’s first. The Somerset Spirit Co which is based in Castle Cary, Somerset are known for making a multi award winning milk vodka and in 2019 were the first in the world to oak aged a cows milk spirit.  The milk is sourced from Somerset’s many grass grazed cows which is then delivered to Wyke Farms in Bruton to make their award winning Ivy’s Reserve vintage cheddar. The whey from the cheese making process is collected by the Somerset Spirit Co, then using a secret recipe, is turned into a truly unique spirit, which some describe as ‘liquid gold’. The milk spirit is then twice distilled using copper pot stills and has tasting notes of cream, caramel and with a natural sweetness. The chosen cask is a 200 litre virgin American oak barrel and was filled at 63.6% Abv. The milk spirit will spend 3 years aging and we feel the barrel will complement the milk spirit with its sweet notes and light tannings.  The barrel can be viewed on a distillery tour bookable on their website.  'Disclaimer' - No grains were harmed in the making of this spirit.

Maris Otter on New European Oak
Circumstance Distillery

Created using Maris Otter barley and malted distillers barley. Casked at 62.8% in a 128L heavily toasted new European oak cask. 70cl shares available in this cask.

Organic Malted/Unmalted Barley on Andean Oak
Circumstance Distillery

The mash bill for this organic whisky was 70% malted barley and 30% unmalted barley. A saison beer yeast was used for fermentation that lasted 14 days. The clear wort was distilled through a copper whisky hood and a 4 plate column. The new make spirit was casked at 62.8% in a 100L medium char virgin Andean oak cask. This new make is well suited to short ageing so we believe 3 years on virgin wood will be optimal. 70cl shares available in this cask.

Organic Malted/Unmalted Barley on Andean Oak
Circumstance Distillery

The mash bill for this organic whisky was 70% malted barley and 30% unmalted barley. A saison beer yeast was used for fermentation that lasted 14 days. The clear wort was distilled through a copper whisky hood and a 4 plate column. The new make spirit was casked at 62.8% in a 100L medium char virgin Andean oak cask. This new make is well suited to short ageing so we believe 3 years on virgin wood will be optimal. 70cl shares available in this cask.

White Peak Ex-Bourbon #92
Exploring English Whisky

White Peak cask #92 is a 200L ex-Bourbon Heaven Hill, filled with new make spirit at 60% abv. This is a very special opportunity to own a piece of English whisky history - and future - yours to own and enjoy in 5 years time. 70cl shares available in this cask.

Nc'nean Organic #2021-267
Nc'nean Distillery

A 200L first fill ex-Bourbon cask, filled with our "young" recipe spirit, designed specifically to produce outstanding quality spirit at a relatively young age, made using only 100% organic Scottish barley.70cl shares available.

Wheat Whisky In First Fill Ex-Bourbon
Circumstance Distillery

The mash bill for this whisky consisted of 70% malted wheat and 30% malted barley. It was fermented for 14 days on a Bavarian wheat beer yeast. It is maturing in a first fill ex-bourbon casks and we predict it will be ready for bottling in 2027.

Golden Promise Single Malt in Ex-Bourbon
Circumstance Distillery

Circumstance distillery doesn't usually produce single malt whisky, preferring multi-grain mash bills instead. This is a rare opportunity to get hold of a Circumstance Distillery single malt. It was made from 100% malted Golden Promise malted barley. It was fermented for 14 days on a saison brewing yeast and is maturing in a first-fill ex-bourbon cask. We predict it will be ready for bottle in 2028.

B11
Fowey Valley

Cornish Cider Brandy. We distilled our Vintage cider fermented to 8% ABV in 500 litre batches to 65% ABV and put it into a new 50 Litre European Oak, medium toasted cask, made for us in Bulgaria.

Madison
Bordeaux Distilling Co

200L fresh French oak filled with 65% organic malted rye distillate from our copper pot still (Malted barely and buckwheat for the rest). First fill and expected bottling late 2023