New whisky from Circumstance Distillery has Bristol written all over it
Circumstance Distillery, the award-winning Bristol distillery known for its innovative approach to whisky making, has announced the release of its first single grain rye whisky.
This new release marks a significant milestone for Circumstance Distillery, as they expand their range of premium whiskies.
The bottle label features a map with Bristol in the centre of it. In 2022 Circumstance Distillery brought whisky-making back to the city for the first time in 80 years.
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“This release is a landmark for Circumstance Distillery,” said head distiller Mark Scott. “We have released whiskies from two of our three multi-grain mash bills. This release is from the third and final mash bill.”
The mash for this whisky used 51 per cent malted English rye and 49 per cent malted English barley. The grains were fermented on a mead yeast for 14 days.
It was distilled using a copper pot still with a four-plate copper column and was aged in first fill ex-bourbon, new European oak, and sherry conditioned casks for three years.
“Our focus on extra long fermentations with beer yeasts has enabled us to marry the amazing flavours of English rye with the character that Circumstance Distillery is renowned for,” said Danny Walker, co-founder of Circumstance Distillery
“We are very proud of this release.” said co-founder Liam Hirt, “European rye whisky is one of the most exciting categories in today’s whisky landscape, and this whisky shows that Circumstance Distillery is at the forefront of the category.”
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Circumstance Distillery is committed to sustainability. They are certified organic, certified carbon neutral and a certified B Corp.
The first release of Circumstance Distillery's Rye Whisky is limited to 437 bottles, each individually numbered. The whisky will be available for purchase from 10am on the September 8 from the distillery’s website, and from selected merchants including Master of Malt and The Whisky Exchange.
