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Royal Wedding Malt from the English Whisky Company

Filed under: Spirits

Scotland has a beautiful tradition when it comes to marriages. When a child is born, the parents lay down a cask of whisky, and years later at the wedding, a special "Wedding Malt" is blended from the groom's cask and the bride's. Of course for the tradition to be practiced today, everyone would have to lay down a cask for each of their children, which is not so commonly practiced these days. But the tradition is kept alive by affluent families acquiring a cask from the groom's year of birth and another from the bride's.

With the marriage of Price William and Kate Middleton fast approaching, the English Whisky Company has been commissioned to create this special wedding malt. And while it does not appear to be a classic wedding malt in the vintage of the casks selected for the blend, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate along with the royal couple. A very limited quantity of commemorative bottles (700ml each) are being offered, and are available directly from the distillery and from Single Malts Direct at around £70.00 inclusive of the (recently increased) value added tax.

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English Whisky Co. Offering Full Casks to the Public

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There may be no shortage of whiskies coming from the British Isles, but most hail from Scotland and Ireland. The English Whisky Company is serious about proving England as a whisky-producing country as well, and has already been winning hearts and palettes with its St George's single malt. Now the English distillery is offering a rare opportunity for connoisseurs and enthusiasts to get their hands not just on a bottle or two, but an entire cask!

The barrels are being offered in 30-liter (£1200) and 50-liter (£1800) sizes, and sold at a first come, first served basis. Buyers can choose from peated or unpeated malts; all contents have been aged for 3 years and are delivered non-chill-filtered and at a cask strength of 46% ABV.

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