Wire Works Port Cask matures into Provenance Core Range
Wire Works Provenance Core Range
White Peak Distillery unveils the third core range product under the newly named Provenance Core Range: celebrating place, craft and the legacy of making
Nearly eight years ago, White Peak Distillery laid down its first casks with a clear vision: to create an English single malt whisky defined by a sense of place and rooted in English provenance and heritage. This month, that journey takes another defining step with the launch of Wire Works Port Cask, the third whisky to join the newly-named Wire Works Provenance Core Range.
Wire Works Port Cask — A Culmination of Flavour and Patience
Since White Peak’s earliest days, Port casks have formed a select part of the Wire Works inventory. The Distillery previously released Double Oak Port, Full Port and a Distillery-exclusive hand-fill, all limited edition and matured in Tawny Port casks. Earlier this year, the Distillery explored a new path with Port Wine LBV, a release finished in Late Bottled Vintage Port barriques. Each of these casks brought something unique, but together they have built the foundation for the latest release: Wire Works Port Cask.
Alongside previously released core products Caduro and Bourbon Barrel, this whisky sees a return to Tawny Port, developing layers of dried fruit, jammy red berries, marzipan and caramel sweetness - the perfect partner for the lightly-peated house style.
This new whisky is a vatting of fresh Tawny Port barriques from Dias Cooperage with first-fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels, creating a spirit that bridges the richness of Port with the vibrancy of White Peak’s spirit. The result is both familiar and new — Wire Works at its heart, but with a bold, fruit-driven profile that captures the evolution of the distillery’s Port story.
A Core Range Defined By Place
The Wire Works Provenance Core Range embodies White Peak’s philosophy - a flavour-before-cask approach to whisky-making, rooted in a deep respect for Derbyshire’s industrial heritage and legacy of innovation. Every drop is made with a commitment to full life-cycle provenance at the Wire Works (where the Distillery is based), with mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling all carried out onsite.
“Almost a decade since we started, it feels like a coming of age to be able to add a 3rd release to our Wire Works Provenance Core Range, which will form the foundation for the future of the Distillery alongside Caduro and Bourbon Barrel. Whisky requires long-term attention to detail, and an acceptance that nothing can be rushed, and our new Port Cask embodies this considered approach, together with our other two core products.” Max Vaughan Founder.
The Wire Works Provenance Core Range:
Wire Works Caduro (launched in 2023); first fill bourbon barrels / ex-red wine STR barriques (IWSC Gold 23, Toyko Whisky & Spirits Competition - Gold 2025)
Wire Works Bourbon Barrel (launched in 2024); first fill bourbon barrels (IWSC Gold 24)
Wire Works Port Cask (2025) – first fill bourbon barrels & fresh Tawny Port barriques
Together, these whiskies form a collection of lightly-peated, flavour-driven English single malts that carry the spirit of White Peak’s UNESCO World Heritage home on the banks of the River Derwent in Derbyshire. Each expression is crafted with the same meticulous house style: a long, seven-day fermentation using a bespoke yeast blend - including spent brewers’ yeast from the award-winning local Thornbridge Brewery. This is followed by slow distillation in traditional, copper pot stills, designed in-house and hand-built in Scotland, to maximise depth and character. Maturation takes place in carefully selected premium oak casks sourced direct from family-owned distilleries and cooperages, with thoughtful cask fill strength and fill volume ensuring a final spirit of richness, balance and character.
Wire Works Single Malt English Whisky, Port Cask
Wire Works Port Cask tasting notes:
Nose: Bakewell pudding, milk chocolate, cinder toffee, candied ginger
Palate: Strawberries and cream, marzipan, lemon curd, vanilla fudge
Finish: Cherry pie filling, bonfire toffee, hibiscus and eucalyptus
Bottled at 50.2% ABV, non-chill filtered and 100% natural colour, Wire Works Port Cask is available nationwide from Friday 17th October via White Peak’s Distillery shop and UK trade partners, plus international partners shortly after, RRP: £65 (per 70cl).
The other products in Wire Works Provenance Core Range, Caduro (RRP: £60) and Bourbon Barrel (RRP: £65) are also available via the Distillery Shop and UK trade partners across the UK and international partners.
