Britain’s oldest curator of spirits and wine, Berry Bros. & Rudd, is set to conclude its 325th anniversary year with a final seasonal release of whiskies and rums including a special Lunar New Year bottling.
The 2023 Winter Release comprises bottlings from handpicked casks that can be paired perfectly with the colder months, including robust and smoky malts from Islay distilleries Caol Ila and Williamson, boasting rich flavours of chocolate orange.
Richly sherried spirits including a Dailuaine single malt have been bottled to especially celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon. For something unique, a single-grain whisky from Strathclyde Distillery is bursting with fresh fruit and vanilla cream.
Joe Whittaker, global brand ambassador for Berry Bros. & Rudd, said: “For me, the ideal spirit in winter months is all about rich and luscious flavours that tantalise the taste buds and warm the senses, and I believe our selection of casks in the Winter Release encapsulates this.
Our passion at Berry Bros. & Rudd lies in championing quality and celebrating diversity, and we hope you’ll find as much delight in discovering these treasures as we did in curating them.
We’ve lovingly assembled a range that explores spirits from the iconic ports of Islay to the Highlands of Scotland, Jamaica with its stunning ester-driven rum, and the final bottling of our English Whisky Collection from the idyllic Cotswolds Distillery.”
The last of four 2023 bottlings celebrating English distilleries, an offering from the Cotswolds Distillery provides notes of prunes and dates, an excellent finale to the English Collection.
Rounding out the Winter Release are a warming Jamaican rum from Clarendon and a 33-year-old Exceptional Cask Miltonduff, one of the unsung heroes of Speyside and a magnificent representation of the Elgin-based distillery.
The 2023 Winter Release, featuring Caol Ila 2011, Williamson 2015, Dailuaine 2012, Strathclyde 2005, Cotswolds 2018, Clarendon 2008 and Exceptional Miltonduff 1990, will be available from 7th December 2023 at bbrspirits.com.
