The Chain – Chapter 2 – 5 year old – Chain Pier Distillery
The hyper rare Chain Pier distillery only ever produced 39 casks… there simply is not enough of these ‘moment-in-time’ bottles to go around.
Ballot will be drawn on Wednesday the 2nd of April.
£129.00
ONLY 39 casks ever made before the distillery was dismantled
Chain Pier Distillery was set up in 2019 as an experimental distillery and as a pre-cursor to the new Bonnington Distillery in Edinburgh. It was the first time whisky had been distilled in the City of Edinburgh for over 100 years. The distillery created 39 casks before it was shut down. Uncharted Whisky has bottled one already (#34), has one lying down for further maturation (#36), and this one (#8).
The distillery was in an industrial area of Leith. The building is now as a maturation warehouse although much of the surrounding industry has been demolished to make way for apartment buildings.
The liquid from this cask is beautiful marmalade amber in colour- with a bright berry and chocolate fragrance. Maturation has been exclusively in a first fill French red wine barrique.
Any of our customers who buy the Chapter 2 bottling will be offered the Chain Pier Chapter 3 bottling when it is ready without the need to ‘ballot’.
|
ABV(%) |
57.6% est |
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Volume (cl) |
70 |
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Age (Years) |
5 |
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Cask Reference |
UC045 |
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Distillate |
Chain Pier |
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Distillation Date |
19th April 2019 |
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Bottling Date |
March 2025 |
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Bottle Outturn |
288 est. |
Nose
A heavy and meaty distillate. Rich and heady. No malt traces of new make remain despite the young age. Heavy black treacle, cinnamon, and saw dust. With water a touch of lemon creeps in.
Palate
This dram doesn’t taste like any red wine cask I have ever tried before. Any winey influence doesn’t appear until the finish. The dram is rich and full bodied- the distillate is the star of the show without it being ‘spiritous’. The wood has added bags of flavour too but you could be forgiven for thinking this was a sweet fortified wine cask.
Finish
The heavy spirit slides off the palate leaving butterscotch and oak in it’s wake. Brighter red fruit emerges and a touch of the red wine. Stunning.
DELIVERY INFO
Orders within the UK will normally be delivered in fully recyclable, plastic free packaging- Long Live Planet Earth!
This Uncharted Whisky will be ready for shipping in early April 2025.
Europe
Please note items sent from the UK to EU countries will be liable for VAT and Customs Duty in their own country. Please proceed to checkout to see the price for delivery cost.
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: https://thewhiskeylab.com/pages/uncharted or contact them directly here- Jay@thewhiskeylab.com.
Asia
Please note items sent from the UK to other countries will be liable for VAT, alcohol duty and sometimes import tax in their own country. Please proceed to checkout to see the price for delivery cost.
If you’d prefer to buy in your own country from our import partners. Please see them below.
Japan – Rudder – https://theultimatespirits.jp/
Taiwan – Spirit Arts – eric.l.huang@spirits-arts.com
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 38 × 15 × 15 cm |
