Description
The original Wolfburn Distillery was founded in 1821 by William Smith, on the outskirts of Thurso in Caithness, Scotland. The distillery took its name from the watercourse it drew from, burn being the Scottish word for stream or small river. As Smith invested heavily in the distillery, it became a significant enterprise for the region tax records for the 19th century show it was the largest producer of malt whisky in Caithness. The distillery was kept in the Smith family until at least the 1850s, when records become scarce and its estimated that production began to cease (a survey map from 1972 depicts the distillery in ruin).After 150 years of neglect, a group of private investors stumbled upon the old Wolfburn Distillery in May, 2011 seeing massive potential, the investor began to rebuild the distillery from the ground up. The new Wolfburn Distillery, which, by law, must use water sourced from the same steam used centuries ago, is crafting unpeated malt whisky from a blank canvas through old-fashioned pot-still distillation; no automation, no rush, and a lot of care.Wolfburn No 318 is the 6th release in their Small Batch series. It’s a blend of lightly-peated 7-year-old spirit that was matured in first-fill oloroso sherry butts, and a 7-year-old whisky that was aged in first-fill bourbon casks. Only 4,800 bottles of this well-rounded and deep 92-proof whisky were produced.Grab one of these 4,800 bottles today!
