The Whisky Trade is thrilled to announce The Seasons: Autumn, three thrilling new additions to the award-winning retailer’s own-label assortment. The Autumn whiskies embrace a Caol Ila 2014 9 Yr Previous, a Dailuaine 2011 12 Yr Previous and a Ledaig 2006 17 Yr Previous, the proper drams to welcome autumn, because the nights attract and the leaves flip golden.
The three single cask whiskies are the second launch from The Seasons, a celebrated assortment comprising 12 single malt Scotch whiskies created to mirror the texture and flavours of the passing seasons, that includes lovely illustrative labels created by The Whisky Trade’s group and designed to mirror the flavour notes of every whisky, with a warming crimson motif. On this subsequent visible instalment of this evolving own-label assortment, The Seasons: Autumn assortment’s label artwork is an ode to bountiful days of falling leaves and crackling fires, preferrred to get pleasure from outside on a crisp night, or round a desk with good firm.
The second set within the assortment is obtainable from 1 October 2024, solely from The Whisky Trade, and follows a profitable Summer time set that was launched in July.
The Whisky Trade’s own-label product supervisor Chris Bolton mentioned about these unique bottlings: “With the brilliant, vibrant days of Summer time slowly fading, we’re delighted to introduce our subsequent set within the Seasons assortment – Autumn. We’ve chosen three casks that epitomise this time of 12 months, that includes a nutty, honeyed Dailuaine, a coastal and spicy American oak aged Caol Ila, and a candy, smoky Ledaig from the Isle of Mull. All the whiskies we’ve chosen are good to sip and revel in because the nights start to attract in.”
Every bottling created for The Seasons assortment was drawn from a single cask, at cask energy and with out chill filtration, and is obtainable solely from The Whisky Trade.
Tasting notes for The Seasons: Autumn launch:
Caol Ila 2014 9 Yr Previous £74.95, 70cl, 60.3%
Nostril: Marzipan and frangipane tart, baked apple and raisins with dusted cinnamon and candy bonfire ash.
Palate: Earthy, with mushroom, candy smoke and sweet apple.
Dailuaine 2011 12 Yr Previous £79.95, 70cl, 52.1%
Nostril: Ripe apples, barely bruised, with successful of marzipan, dried autumn leaves, baked hay and dried petals.
Palate: Cooked pear, apple turnover and a dusting of nutmeg with candy barley sugar.
Ledaig 2006 17 Yr Previous £240, 70cl, 55.4%
Nostril: Vanilla-dusted doughnuts, candy smoke and hints of roasted pineapple with custard and candy pumpkin pie.
Palate: Burnt toffee, apple, caramel and ginger.
The Whisky Trade shopping for director Daybreak Davies MW mentioned in regards to the bottlings: “We launched the Seasons assortment to present lovers of whisky a brand new strategy to style and uncover single malt whisky – to be led not simply by the distillery on the bottle, however in regards to the flavours they’ll anticipate finding inside. For me, autumn signifies toffee apples, pumpkin pie, bonfires and smooth spices. These whiskies are all about placing a smile in your face and a few heat in your coronary heart.”
The entire set of The Seasons whiskies might be launched into 2025, with three extra single malt Scotch whiskies releases as a part of each the Winter and Spring collections.
The Seasons assortment is obtainable solely by way of The Whisky Trade, go to: The Seasons: Autumn