Wolfburn Vibrant Stills – Small Batch 4 Years Old 2015

Vibrant Stills – Small Batch

700ml / 50%

Single Malt

$148

Single malt Wolfburn, a 4 year old,from 2015 from the distillery, at 50%. Fresh and fruity, showing raisin, date and treacle. Clean, coastal and fruity. From the banks of the Wolf Burn. A small, hand run distillery. Fresh, clean and lively. On the North Coast 500. Named for the Wolf Burn stream. A young far north single malt.

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SKU WLF045 Categories Highlands, Scottish Whisky, Whiskey, Wolfburn Brand: Wolfburn

Description

A Small Batch release from Wolfburn, named for the warehouse and stow the casks came from. A 4 year old, bottled at 50%. Wolfburn is a far north craft distillery at Thurso in Caithness, working by hand since 2013. Wolfburn distils, matures and bottles all on its one small site at Thurso.

Distilled slowly on soft Wolf Burn water, giving the clean, fruity coastal spirit. Maturation in a sherry cask laid dried fruit over the coastal fruit. Young here, it keeps a clean, fruity vigour over light vanilla. The slow loss of the angel's share concentrates the fruity, coastal core over time. The original Wolfburn, founded in 1821 by William Smith, was once the largest distillery in Caithness before falling silent in the 1860s. The new distillery stands about 350 metres from the old ruins, sharing the Wolf Burn that names them both. It is the most northerly distillery on the Scottish mainland, a stop on the North Coast 500.

At a full 50% it is bold and fruity. Apple, citrus and a clean malt, and the Pedro Ximenez lends raisin, date and treacle. The texture is light and fresh, the fruit lifted by a coastal salt. The finish runs light, coastal and crisp. This is Wolfburn's clean, coastal Thurso single malt.