Glasgow Distillery - Syrah Wine Cask

The Small Batch Series is a celebration of the cask experimentation that the team at the Glasgow Distillery pride themselves on.
Every year we fill a wide range of interesting and unique cask types as w

These limited edition releases are a glimpse inside the tasting room, showcasing how their different whisky creation styles react to different maturation treatments. 

The Glasgow 1770 Syrah Wine Cask release is a five year old bottling, the contents of two finishing casks that have been married together. Initially matured in first fill ex-bourbon barrels these have enjoyed a long finish in Greek Syrah red wine casks.

The Syrah wine casks used for maturation have been sourced from the Greek island of Evia, also known as Euboea, in central Greece.

Bottled at “pleasantly punchy” 59.3% ABV with only 652 bottles available, this release is a lovely marriage of unpeated single malt with notes of “rich juicy vanilla and caramel gained from the initial first fill ex-bourbon cask, before notes of blackberry, raspberry, strawberry jam, black cherry, dark chocolate, and pink peppercorn are contributed by the Greek Syrah influence.”

Initally matured in a first fill ex-bourbon barrel 3 years and 2 months before a secondary maturation for 1 year and 10 months in a Greek Syrah Red Wine Barrique.