Fire and Rain – 8 year old – Williamson
Fire and Rain- the 2 key ingredients to any Islay made Scotch!
3 bottles max per person as this is very limited
£65.00
Islay Single malt – Heavily Peated – Natural Colour
This is lovely dram with an unknown history. We are all about transparency even when the story behind the whisky is pretty unclear!
At Uncharted Whisky we do a lot of cask tasting, re-racking, finishing, and blending casks together to create whiskies we are proud to sell. Sometimes, we get a chance to pick up something weird that we don’t have to do much to at all. That’s what happened here.
We were offered a really small amount of this Islay liquid- the out-turn was 150 bottles plus a few we opened for sampling at the Islay festival Feis Ile. However, there was very little information available about it. There wasn’t much of it, it’s ABV was low (making it unsuitable for further maturation), and there was no record of what different wood types had been used for maturation. On sampling, there is a strong sherry influence so it is likely that both ex-bourbon and sherry casks were used for maturation but we had to make our decision purely on the quality of the dram in glass. On tasting it, we immediately knew we were going to bottle it. Rich sherry influence layered over the classic Laphroaig-esque character at an absolutely quaffable ABV.
Rich coal skuttle aromas, a seaside swish, and cooked peaches underneath- it was hard to say no. Sadly, there’s not much of it so these 150 bottles won’t last long.
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ABV(%) |
41.6% |
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Volume (cl) |
70 |
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Age (Years) |
8 |
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Cask Reference |
UC050 |
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Distillate |
Williamson ”Blended Malt’ |
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Distillation Date |
April 2015 |
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Bottling Date |
May 2025 |
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Bottle Outturn |
150 |
Nose
The first thing is smoke in healthy measures- ash of last nights fire mingled with a salty seaside swish. Beneath that the rich sherry sweetness.
Palate
Smoky without being medicinal. Sweet with berries, barbequed peaches, smoke, and a viscous mouthfeel.
Finish
The smoke mellows out without disappearing. The cooked fruit flavour hangs around before leaving the oceanic and sweet oak notes to finish. Moreish would be an understatement!
DELIVERY INFO
Orders within the UK will normally be delivered in fully recyclable, plastic free packaging- Long Live Planet Earth!
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Europe
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If you’d prefer to buy in your own country from our import partners. Please see them below.
Belgium – The Whisky Warehouse – info@whiskywarehouse.be
Denmark – HSG – jag@hsg-whisky.dk
Netherlands – Hogsheads Imports – hello@hogshead-imports.nl
Germany – Dein Whisky – info@deinwhisky.de
Poland – Unique Spirits – dram@uniquespirits.pl
USA
We have a distributor in the USA who can assist with any US based customers looking to purchase Uncharted Whisky. You can find them here or contact them directly here- Jay@thewhiskeylab.com.
Asia
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If you’d prefer to buy in your own country from our import partners. Please see them below.
Japan – Rudder
Taiwan – Spirit Arts – eric.l.huang@spirits-arts.com
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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| Dimensions | 38 × 15 × 15 cm |
