Ailsa Bay Release 1.2 Sweet Smoke Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Volume: 700ml           ABV: 48.9%            Age: No Age Statement       Country: Scotland

With exacting precision, Ailsa Bay brings whisky-craft and innovation to a new level with its singular vision: The creation of a precision-distilled single malt, perfectly balanced between smoke and sweetness. The stills here are shaped the same as The Balvenie allowing William Grant & Sons to offer ‘Balvenie Style’ malt for Grant’s blends. Ailsa Bay is the first whisky to have an analysed measurement of sweetness identified. The whisky is defined as having 11 SPPM within it, which gives it the perfect balance between the peat and the sweetness.

Ailsa Bay contains 21 PPM, the precise measurement of the phenol content in parts per million, which is assessed prior to bottling and is also the only Scotch whisky to undergo ‘Micro Maturation’. The distilleries new make spirit is first filled into Hudson Bay Bourbon Casks that are between 25-100 litres in size for six to nine months to mature. They are then transferred into virgin, first fill and refill American oak casks for several years. The process the first of its kind within the Scotch whisky industry.

Our Tasting Notes

Nose: Fresh cereal grains, golden syrup and fresh smouldering oak. Smoked bacon, caramelised apples and salted butter.

Palate: This ones a meat and smoke plate. Fruity, creamy and smokey with vanilla and balanced oak.

Finish: Spices of cinnamon and clove entangle with balanced sweetness and luxurious peat reek.