Grasp of Malt Toasts a summer season of soccer with 5 very limited-edition unbiased bottlings

Grasp of Malt has launched a five-strong limited-edition whisky assortment to coincide with this summer season’s worldwide soccer event, which spans English, Scottish and Irish whiskies, drawn from the Tonbridge-based retailer and unbiased bottler’s personal cask programme. With outturns starting from simply 66 to 350 bottles per launch, the vary is positioned as a celebration of the tournaments which have formed a era of supporters, with label art work by in-house designers Ben McKeown and Chris Gunter taking visible cues from the kits of Italia ’90 and France ’98.

Adnams 9 Yr Outdated – English Rye Whisky

A single-cask English rye from Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, one of many nation’s most quietly completed craft distilleries and a benchmark producer within the class. Matured in a French oak wine cask and bottled at 46.6% ABV, the nostril and palate lean into orange cream, ginger, Victoria sponge and honey, creamy, gently spiced and notably approachable. Restricted to 340 bottles.

An English Distillery 12 Yr Outdated – English Single Malt

A cask-strength single malt from an undisclosed English distillery, matured in a bourbon cask and bottled at a strong 54% ABV. Daring and structured, neat, it opens out generously with water to disclose melon rind, molasses, ice cream and waffles. A persuasive case for the seriousness of mature English single malt. Llimited to 240 bottles.

A Highland Distillery 12 Yr Outdated – Highland Single Malt

An Oloroso-matured Highland single malt from an undisclosed distillery, bottled at 46.3% ABV. The nostril is fruity and nutty with a pleasant, sherried elevate; the palate brings roasted nuts, sultanas and a balancing thread of salt and sweetness. Superbly composed and eminently drinkable. Restricted to 350 bottles.

Ben Nevis 27 Yr Outdated – Highland Single Malt

The headline launch of the gathering and the rarest. Distilled at Ben Nevis Distillery in Fort William in December 1998, the month Scotland final appeared at a World Cup, this single cask has matured via refill and refill PX hogsheads earlier than being disgorged in March 2026. At 47.5% ABV, the nostril gives layered oak, spice and natural notes; the palate strikes via tropical fruit, melon rind and molasses, ending with the form of swish complexity that older Ben Nevis is more and more prized for. Restricted to only 129 bottles.

Irish Whiskey 8 Yr Outdated – Double Cask

A mix of two casks from an undisclosed Irish distillery: a 13-year-old crimson wine barrique and an 8-year-old first-fill bourbon barrel, married and bottled at 43.4% ABV. Recent and fruity on the nostril, with fleshy sweetness, oak and tannin on the palate, ending on grapes, melon and vanilla custard. The smallest outturn within the vary and restricted to only 66 bottles.

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