North British 2011/2025 - 13 yo - 2nd Fill Sherry Butt #248817/2011 - Cask Masters - Brave New Spirits

Volume: 0.7 litres | Alcohol content: 50.1% | Chill filtration: No | Colouring: No

Special Features:

A finish in a second-fill sherry butt gives this single-cask release dark sweetness and spice while allowing its gentle cereal sweetness to remain apparent. The North British single grain whisky was distilled on 19 May 2011 and bottled from cask #248817/2011 on 13 March 2025, after 13 years. The release comprises 721 bottles at 50.1% alcohol.

This bottling belongs to the Golden Proof range within Cask Masters, designed for a drinking strength of around 50%. The whisky is non-chill-filtered and contains no added colouring. Inspired by the Japanese paper-cutting art of kirigami, the label gives the age, cask type and bottling details.

Tasting Notes:

• Nose: Cinnamon, burnt caramel and dark chocolate lead on the nose, with a light note of anise adding to the spice.
• Palate: The whisky is full-bodied on the palate, with roasted notes, bittersweet cocoa bean and a hint of liquorice. Subtle cereal sweetness remains perceptible beneath them.
• Finish: The medium-long to long finish brings caramel crust and dark chocolate, followed by aniseed and wood.

Distillery/Bottler:

Andrew Usher, William Sanderson and John Crabbie founded the North British Distillery in Edinburgh in 1885 to establish their own source of grain whisky. The distillery has produced whisky in the Scottish Lowlands since 1887, chiefly for use in blends. Here, its whisky can be enjoyed as a single grain from one distillery.

Founded in 2020 and based in Glasgow, Brave New Spirits is an independent bottler that selects whiskies from different distilleries for its own ranges. For Cask Masters, it selected the cask used for this North British release and bottled the whisky from it.

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