Ringo – Highland Single Malt Whisky First Fill ex-Sauternes Cask – 2020
Owning your own cask of scotch whisky can be a dream come true but it can cost a lot for just one person. That’s why we are plotting a new course in getting your hands on your own casks without blowing the budget… The Uncharted Syndicate’s Cask Shares!! We are excited to present the following off the grid malt to you.
A very rare opportunity for any Highland malt lovers… please read on below.
£105.00 – £199.00
- Distillation: February 2020
- Bottling: Spring 2028
- Distillery: Highland
- Cask: Sauternes
- Peat level: Nil
- Whisky type: Single Malt
- Age at bottling: 8 years
- Bottling strength: 50% ABV
This is your opportunity to buy a share in an amazing cask distilled in the Northern Scottish Highlands in 2020.
Ringo here is one of a pair of brother casks released to us in the Summer of 2022. Check out the other brother, (maturing in fresh Madeira wood cask) – GEORGE – here.
This youthful barrel bites at its weighty but classic cask-filling strength of 63.5%. The two years of maturation so far have begun to mellow the spirit. The spirit began life sharply vibrant, malty, and ferociously aromatic. The maturation then started well, using refill ex-bourbon barrel to begin to soften the maltiness and build the canvas of a classic highland whisky profile- rich body, strong aromatics and sweet oaky vanilla flavours. Then Uncharted got it and decided to do something a little more off the grid.
We took a brand new first-fill ex-Sauternes cask, fresh from the best cooperage we know, disgorged the sacrificial wine (wine left in the cask to keep it in top quality condition while it finds it’s way to Scottish shores) and re-filled it to the brim with this gorgeous Highland single malt spirit.
We expect the maturation of this fragrant spirit in Sauternes cask to produce a beautifully mellow, well-rounded, and sweet, floral whisky.
With bottling scheduled at 8 years old in 2028, this cask will have matured 2 years in ex-bourbon wood and 6 years in ex-Sauternes wood. A pretty unusual “finishing period”, some would say Uncharted…
What do you get?
- A guaranteed yield of 4 bottles at 50% ABV in a 700ml bottle bottled in Uncharted’s stunning and tactile bottle (a half share constitutes 2 bottles)
- Membership to The Uncharted Whisky Cask Owners Club
- Free delivery to one UK mainland address
- Certificate of ownership
- Becoming a part cask owner
- Yearly updates on the cask’s maturation progress, Angel’s share, Devil’s cut, tasting notes, strength and colouring including photography. Once per year, you can order a sample of the cask to do your own tasting or join us on a group Syndicate tasting online.
- Duty, bottling and VAT included in the UK*
- No extra or hidden costs
- Your very own bottles of unique Single Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky for £49.50 each. For this cask a total of 40 shares are available.
Samples
Gifting
If you are planning on gifting this cask share please put the gift receivers details in the shipping address and provide us with their contact details and when you are planning on gifting the share in the gift receivers details box at check out.
* Please note that orders from outside the UK will be liable for VAT and Customs Duty in their own country. Please proceed to checkout to see the price for delivery
| Value | One Full Share, Half Share |
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FAQ's
Cask shares split single cask whisky into smaller and more affordable chunks. Rather than having to shell out thousands for a full cask, cask shares allow multiple people to buy part shares in the same cask reducing the cost while giving you access to all the benefits of cask ownership. We call this a “Syndicate” bottling.
Every cask of whisky is unique and as such, yields a different number of bottles. These are divided into shares which are for sale through our website. When you purchase your whisky cask share we issue you with a certificate of ownership of your share for the cask purchased.
The Uncharted Whisky Co. then takes care of everything for you from the storage to the bottling once the cask is of age and the tax payments. We also provide you with yearly updates on your cask’s maturation progress, tasting notes, strength and colouring. Once per year, you can order a sample of the cask to do your own tasting.
- You select which of our casks you would like a share in
- Purchase your share on our website
- You will receive a digital receipt and Certificate of Ownership
- When the cask is ready, we will bottle the cask under the Uncharted Whisky Company’s “Private Cask” label and ship your bottles to you. Delivery is free to mainland UK.
- We offer yearly updates on the cask’s maturation progress, Angel’s share, tasting notes, strength and colouring including photography. At this point, you can order a sample of the cask to do your own tasting.
- Shares start at as little as three bottles which make it an ideal gift for the whisky lover in your life (which may well be yourself!)
- If you have any other questions please get in touch, read our Terms and Conditions or have a look at our FAQ page
Other questions? Contact Us
All Scotch Whisky must be stored and bottled in Scotland in an approved warehouse. Each cask has a planned bottling date. You can see this before you buy shares in your chosen cask and on your Certificate of Ownership. Once bottled, it will then take a few weeks for us to deliver to you.
