Cask No. 26: Founders' Cask
FOUNDERS’ SERIES | WINTER 2024 | SINGLE MALT WHISKY
RELEASE NOTE
This limited-edition whisky was bottled exclusively for the founding members of Cooper King Distillery*, who helped turn a daring dream into reality. It was the first single rye cask whisky ever to be released. A ballot was held for the lucky recipient of bottle #1. Distilled in 2020, the whisky was matured in a fresh rye whiskey cask from MB Roland Distillery, Kentucky. It was bottled at 4 years and 5 months old at 48% abv.
*Available to ‘Barley’ membership holders only.
DISTILLER’S COMMENTS
“Following a cask-scouting trip to Kentucky’s renowned MB Roland Distillery, we selected a small number of rye whiskey casks to bring back to England. Cask 26 rose above the rest, with its bold, spicy and herbal notes perfectly complementing our vibrant and fruity new-make spirit. Upon maturation it unveiled layers of delicate apricot, zesty orange, cooling mint, and the soft sweetness of lemon drizzle cake, balanced by apple skin tartness, toasted coconut and a touch of oak tannin.” – Abbie Jaume, Head Distiller
TASTING NOTES
Nose: dried apricot, orange peel, malt and chamomile.
Taste: green apple, ginger, lemon peel and mint.
Finish: long and dry, with warming spice and toasted coconut.
SUGGESTED SERVE
Short: neat, or with a dash of water.
RELEASE DETAILS
48% ABV
700ml
137 bottles
Natural colour
Non-chill filtered
SPIRIT SPECIFICS
Cask profile: 100% first-fill ex-American rye whiskey cask
Wood profile: 100% American oak
Cask size: 90 litres
Cask filled: May 2020
Maturation time: 4 years, 5 months
Maturation location: Cooper King Distillery
Grain: 100% floor-malted English Maris Otter barley
Yeast: distiller’s yeast
Fermentation time: 6-7 days
Distillation: Double distilled on a 900L copper pot (‘Neilson’)
Batch number: BL04