Single Malt Scotch Whisky- Winebow

Single Malt Scotch Whisky NV

Overview

In 1821 William Smith founded a distillery on the outskirts of Thurso, the most northerly town on the British mainland, and named it Wolfburn after the watercourse it drew from, “burn” being the Scots word for stream or small river. The exact date of its closing is lost in time, with some records indicating that it may still have been producing whisky in the 1860s.

In May 2011 the current makers of Wolfburn whisky located the site of the old distillery in Thurso, Caithness. After 150 years of neglect what they found was a barely discernible pile of stones but one thing remained from the yesteryears of Wolfburn distillery; the water. The cold clear waters that fed the mash tun and stills all those years ago were still flowing just as they always had, and if the Wolf Burn was still there then, it was reckoned, the whisky could be too.

Using un-peated malt the stillmen of Wolfburn distillery today are crafting the latest incarnation of Wolfburn whisky from a blank canvas by pot still distillation the old way; no automation, no rush and a lot of care.

S P I R I T D E S C R I P T I O N The stillmen at Wolfburn distillery use un-peated malt to make a single malt Scotch whisky the old way; pot still distillation, no automation, no rush and a lot of care.

T A S T I N G N O T E S Extremely well balanced with a peppery attack. Sweet and softly fruited, yet fiesty, and served best with a drop of water. This spirit is clean and full of character; soft and slightly unctuous. It is dense on the palate, which will allow it to grow.

R E C O M M E N D E D A P P L I C A T I O N S Enjoy neat or unleash full fragrance by adding a drop of water

T E C H N I C A L D A T A Spirit Name Meaning: The Wolf Burn is the crystal clear source of water for Wolfburn distillery. The burn is a subterranean spring that rises in the wetlands upstream and flows only a few miles before it reaches the sea. No one seems to know where the name of the burn originates, but wolves were certainly once commonplace in Scotland and roamed Caithness in numbers in the 1500s. ABV: 46 % Alcohol: 92 proof Mash Bill/Composition: 100% Malted Barley P R O D U C T I O N P R O C E S S P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E Fermentation: Only natural spring water from Thurso's Wolf Burn is used in the production of Wolfburn Owned by: Privately Owned Single Malt. Mash-in is done by hand giving the Distiller: Shane Fraser mashman precise control and ensuring a Year founded: 2011 superior quality spirit down the line. After dry Region: Highlands yeast is pitched by hand into the washback, Country: Scotland fermentation yields a wash of about 9% ABV. Distillation: Wolfburn Single Malt is twice distilled in traditional copper pot stills. Aging: Scotch Whisky must be aged at least three years in Scotland prior to release. Wolfburn Single Malt is aged in 100% quarter oak barrels from Islay. All maturation takes place on site at Wolfburn distillery using traditional dunnage ©2019 · Selected & Imported by Winebow Inc., New York, NY · winebow.com methods with casks stored on their side, bung up, on stows and never more than three high. Sizes Available: 750ml A W A R D S 2016 The Fifty Best Double Gold Medal