Uncharted Whisky Company

Chain Pier 5 Years Old Chapter 2

ABV: 57.6% 70 cL

Chain Pier Distillery was set up in 2019 as an experimental distillery and as a precursor to the new Bonnington Distillery in Edinburgh. It was the first time whisky had been distilled in the City of Edinburgh for over 100 years. The distillery created 39 casks before it was shut down. 

The distillery was in an industrial area of Leith. The building is now a maturation warehouse, although much of the surrounding industry has been demolished to make way for apartment buildings.

The liquid from this cask is beautiful marmalade amber in colour, with a bright berry and chocolate fragrance. Maturation has been exclusively in a first-fill French red wine barrique.

 

ONE BOTTLE PER CUSTOMER.

Nose

A heavy and meaty distillate. Rich and heady. No malt traces of new make remain despite the young age. Heavy black treacle, cinnamon, and saw dust.

Palate

This dram doesn’t taste like any red wine cask before. Any winey influence doesn’t appear until the finish. The dram is rich and full bodied- the distillate is the star of the show without it being ‘spiritous’.

Finish

The heavy spirit slides off the palate leaving butterscotch and oak in it’s wake. Brighter red fruit emerges and a touch of the red wine. Stunning.

£129.00

Tax included.

  • REGION: Lowlands
  • DISTILLERY: Chain Pier
  • WHISKY TYPE: Single Malt
  • CASK TYPE: French Red Wine Barrique
  • CASK NUMBER: UC045
  • OUTRUN: 249 Bottles
  • BOTTLING COMPANY: Uncharted Whisky Co.

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