First Maturing Malt for Yorkshire distillery

Hunmanby distillery Spirit of Yorkshire has announced the first of its Maturing Malt pre-releases.

It will form part of the firm’s Distillery Project range, with only 2,000 individually numbered bottles available.

The business  offered a five-day pre-order period for cask owners and newsletter subscribers – which resulted in over 700 bottles being sold, which “exceeding all expectations.”

Cask​ ​selection​ ​has​ ​been​ ​at​ ​the​ ​forefront​ ​of​ ​the​ ​release​ ​and​ ​the owners say they​ ​are​ ​delighted​ ​with  the​ ​resulting​ ​spirit.​ ​They said: “It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​marriage​ ​of​ ​our​ ​two-spirit​ ​styles​ ​drawn​ ​from​ ​5​ ​casks​ ​filled​ ​in​ ​July​ ​and  September​ ​2016.​ ​Although​ ​it’s​ ​just​ ​over​ ​one​ ​year​ ​old​ ​we​ ​have​ ​a​ ​maturing​ ​malt​ ​spirit​ ​displaying  some​ ​truly​ ​delicious​ ​characteristics,​ ​with​ ​a​ ​deep​ ​natural​ ​colour​ ​and​ ​wonderful​ ​flavour.”

As well as launching the first Maturing Malt, Spirit of Yorkshire has also launched a limited edition glass.

Tom​ ​Mellor,​ ​co-founder​ ​and​ ​distiller, added: “Making a whisky from scratch requires curiosity, commitment and, most of all, time.  We’ve invested heavily in all  three, taking the best of  tradition and following our instincts.”