The Glasgow Distillery Releases Rare Wine Cask Finished Single Malts
Kilchoman 20th Anniversary Cask Series
The Glasgow Distillery Experiments With Rare Wine Casks For New Limited Release Single Malt Scotch Whiskies.
The Glasgow Distillery has announced three limited-edition single malt whiskies finished in rare wine casks as the latest additions to its award-winning Small Batch Series - showcasing the distillery’s commitment to experimentation and diversification within its single malt whisky range.
Comprising one peated and two unpeated expressions, all three of the five-year-old single malts have undergone a one-year, ten-month finish in distinctive wine casks, delivering bold and unique flavour profiles.
Glasgow 1770 Constantia Wine Cask Matured is an unpeated single malt, finished in South African Constantia dessert wine casks. This maturation imparts notes of fresh apricot, peach, pink grapefruit, clementine, rich manuka honey, and dark chocolate, complementing the spirit’s natural fruit-forward character. Bottled at 56.6% ABV, only 980 bottles will be available.
The second unpeated expression, Glasgow 1770 Syrah Wine Cask Matured, is finished in Greek Syrah red wine casks sourced from the island of Evia. The influence of the wine cask brings deep notes of blackberry, raspberry, strawberry jam, black cherry, dark chocolate, and pink peppercorn, complementing the whisky’s rich vanilla and caramel undertones. Bottled at 59.3% ABV, this release is limited to 652 bottles.
The sole peated expression in the series, Glasgow 1770 Pineau des Charentes Wine Cask Matured, is made using malted barley infused with rich mainland peat smoke. After initial maturation in first-fill ex-bourbon barrels, it was transferred to a French Pineau des Charentes wine cask, adding layers of toffee apple, maple smoked ham, walnuts, orange zest, and floral green peppercorn spice. This bold expression is bottled at 58.7% ABV with just 303 bottles available.
Glasgow 1770 : Syrah Wine Cask
Tasting Notes
Glasgow 1770 Constantia Wine Cask Matured
Nose: Notes of fresh apricot, ripe peach, juicy clementine and rich vanilla lead to lightly floral notes of jasmine and honeysuckle.
Palate: The palate is a juicy explosion of fresh fruit balanced against floral and rich manuka honey. Notes of sweet pink grapefruit and ripe peach meet apricot compote and vanilla ice cream with a sweet almond nuttiness.
Finish: The finish is long and fruity with lasting notes of light honeyed sweetness, a touch of fresh ginger, and hints of 80% cacao dark chocolate.
Glasgow 1770 Syrah Wine Cask Matured
Nose: Rich dark fruits meet vibrant vanilla and toasted oak; opulent notes of blackberries and raspberries with a scattering of pink peppercorns.
Palate: Juicer notes of fresh strawberries and cream give way to waves of darker fruits, black cherries and fresh raspberries with ongoing notes of dark chocolate and freshly ground espresso.
Finish: Long-lasting with notes of charred oak, dark chocolate, liquorice, and a cracked black peppercorn spice.
Glasgow 1770 Pineau des Charentes Wine Cask Matured
Nose: Rich sweet smoke with a dark fruit-forward character. Prominent notes of maple smoked ham marry with soft caramel and toffee apples, leading to a freshly cut hay earthiness.
Palate: Notes of smoky BBQ with sweet butterscotch give way to long-lasting dark fruits, blackberries and waxy orange zest. A subtle nuttiness reminiscent of chopped walnuts and smoked almonds.
Finish: A soft and long-lasting smoke gives way to notes of flamed orange zest, oak tannins, and a delicate fruity green peppercorn spice.
About The Glasgow Distillery:
The Glasgow Distillery Company was established in 2012 by two friends. Together, they opened Glasgow’s first independent single malt whisky distillery since 1902, with the unwavering mission to bring single malt distilling back to the city.
The Glasgow Distillery was awarded ‘Craft Producers of the Year’ at the Whisky Magazine Icons of Whisky Awards in 2017 and 2019 as well as being named ‘Scottish Whisky Distillery of The Year’ at The Scottish Whisky Awards in 2020.
Glasgow 1770 The Original Single Malt Scotch Whisky, the inaugural expression in the Glasgow 1770 range, has won a series of awards in 2023 including Gold at the International Spirits Challenge, the highest merit of Master at the Spirits Business Scotch Whisky Masters. Other wins include scoring 95/100 at the IWSC, gaining a Double Platinum Medal, being named Best In Class at the USA-based ASCOT Awards, and winning a Gold Medal at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
