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Key Facts About This Single Malt Whisky

Distillery: 

Whisky Maker: Joe Clark

Region: Yorkshire, England 

Spirit: Field to bottle single malt

Cask Type: Ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks

Alcohol by Volume: 46%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Bottle Size: 700ml

Filey Bay Double Oak Tasting Notes

Toasted oak, cream soda, fruit gums, and hot cross buns.

About This Spirit Of Yorkshire release

Filey Bay Double Oak is Special Release from Spirit Of Yorkshire Distillery. It is a distinctive and unusual single malt, created by maturing their single malt whisky in both ex-bourbon and virgin oak casks. The virgin oak adds fruity and spicy notes, while the ex-bourbon casks balance this with vanilla and toffee.

The selection process started with sampling a cross-section of first-fill ex-bourbon casks laid down in the winter of 2017-2018. From a potential 150 casks, only a handful was selected, all highlighting key characteristics that would work well with the new oak casks.

With such new and active oak, the casks needed sampling, nosing and tasting frequently to ensure balance was maintained. Whisky Director Joe checked these casks monthly at first, then week by week, as their influence on the whisky grew.

A great English whisky that's well worth trying, along with the rest of the Filey Bay range which includes their , , and .

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