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Yorkshire is among the most popular locations in the UK to go to, due to its people, surroundings, culture, and historic landmarks. The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery opened in 2016– the county’s very first whisky distillery– and the group prides itself on grain-to-bottle distilling making use of simply barley grown on the home farm at Hunmanby. Their stillhouse is complete with 2 big Forsyths copper pot stills and a four-plate copper column, and the distillery has actually stood out in producing a range of finishes and tastes since it started bottling its whiskies. Imported by ImpEx Beverages and thoroughly dispersed, it registers with ImpEx’s lineup of distilleries that were under the wing of the late Dr. Jim Swan in their early days, including Penderyn and Milk & Honey.
Spirit of Yorkshire writes,
“For us it’s about doing things properly. That’s why we’re obsessed with every step of the distilling process, from field to bottle, using 100% homegrown barley. Mentored by renowned whisky expert Dr. Jim Swan, we respect tradition whilst applying our own thinking to create a whisky that doesn’t just replicate Scotch but is delicious in it’s own right.”
For us, it’s about doing things properly. That’s why we're obsessed with every step of the distilling process, from field to bottle, using 100% homegrown barley.
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— Spirit of Yorkshire (@SpiritYorkshire) June 7, 2022
Filey Bay Fino Single Cask, STR Complete, and Flagship
Spirit Of Yorkshire By The Numbers
Filey Bay Fino Single Cask( No. 674 )93 points, 61%,$ 110 An extreme rush of unique spices and focused fruits: red apple, vanilla essence, citrus peel, dried fruits, golden sultana, and Thai curry spices. Perfectly well balanced and comprised, it has a thick chewy texture of thick fruitiness that you may dig with a spoon, showing tastes of red apple, sweet tropical fruits, muscovado sugar, citrus peel, and a robust spiciness. (300 bottles)
Filey Bay STR Complete 90 points, 48 %,$ 80 The late Dr. Jim Swan preferred the shaved, toasted, and re-charred red wine cask, and here it imparts a surge of pan-roasted spices and peppercorns accompanied by scents of blueberry, strawberry jam, and rowan jelly. The taste buds gets a little hot, with tastes of licorice, ginger-nut biscuits, pepper, and clove adding to the red apple and rowan notes. (468 bottles)
Filey Bay Flagship 89 points, 46%, $70
Single malt made in Yorkshire from 100% homegrown barley, the nose provides a mix of butter toffee, vanilla, ripe barley, banana peel, toasted oak, and dry wood spices, with fresh fruit and organic notes as it opens. Revealing pleasing first-fill bourbon cask qualities, it begins with vanilla, honey, apple, and orange tastes prior elevating the experience with toffee, tips of ginger, clove, and chocolate. (768 bottles)
H/T WhiskyAdvocate
