Wolfburn Batch No.458 | 700ML

Whiskey: Wolfburn Batch No.458 | 700ML

The first spends seven years in first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butts. The second is a lightly-peated spirits matured in first-fill bourbon casks.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 92 (46%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Wolfburn

This is the seventh small-batch release from Wolfburn, mainland Scotland’s most northerly distillery. Only 5,100 bottles of this special single malt have been filled. It’s made up of two batches of spirits married together. The first spends seven years in first-fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butts. The second is a lightly-peated spirits matured in first-fill bourbon casks.

Wolfburn Batch No.458 | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Rich and sweet-smelling with baking spices, molasses, espresso, dark cherries and a hint of bonfire.

Palate: Nuts galore, almonds and hazelnuts mingle with pungent smoke, dried fruit, treacle and spices.

Finish: Sweetness and smoke linger on.

Distillery Information

When Wolfburn single malt Scotch whisky distillery was founded in 2013 it became the northernmost distillery in mainland Scotland. It’s situated within 350 metres of the site of the original Wolfburn distillery, dating from 1821, which closed its doors back in the nineteenth century. All that remains of the historic distillery are its foundation stones, but the burn from which it took its name is also the water source used today as whisky distilling returns to Thurso. The distillery has a single pair of Forsyths copper pot stills. The wash still has a capacity of 5,500 litres and the boil ball spirit still has a capacity of 3,600 litres. Fermentation times range from 70-92 hours in the four stainless steel washbacks and the distillery has a single 1.1 tonne semi-lauter mash tun. Both unpeated and peated spirits are produced and filled into a combination of ex-bourbon hogsheads and quarter casks as well as ex-Oloroso Sherry casks (roughly a third going into each). Distillery manger Shane Fraser previously worked at Glenfarclas for seven years, as well as spending time at Royal Lochnagar and Oban.