Bladonch has unveiled the second release in its The Wave Master Distiller’s Collection, Wave II: Distillery & Spirit.
The Wave is a five-part limited-edition series that highlights the five whisky making pillars used by Bladnoch’s master distiller Dr Nick Savage.
To create The Wave, Savage selected five Amontillado sherry tuns to be filled with whiskies from various combinations of cask types for annual release.
Wave II has been crafted through a combination of re-charred butts and barrels with first-fill ex-bourbon barrels in the second Amontillado sherry tun, a process which champions fruity, floral character.
Each year the cask types will be revealed and depict another pillar of Bladnoch whisky making. The remaining whisky will be decanted into the following year’s tun, said to create a wave effect throughout the series, with the fifth and final release featuring components of the full collection.
Bottled at 57% ABV, the producers have described the expression as having aromas of pear drops and summer barley, with notes of baked pineapples and ginger snaps on the palate.
Commenting on the release, Savage said: “All Bladnoch whiskies start their life with the same exceptional Lowland spirit from our stills, which gives us the common thread throughout our single malts. We can use various cask types to mature out different flavours, but everything has the same beginning. Bladnoch is known as ‘Queen of the Lowlands’ and ensuring we distil a truly consistent Lowland style, encompassing fruity pear drops and floral, freshly cut grass, is the essential starting point for our whiskies and provides the identity of our bold Galloway spirit.
“Through The Wave Collection we aim to take people on the unique journey of our whisky over time. Each cask takes notes from the other, building year on year and Wave II: Distillery & Spirit brings to life how important it is to have a robust distillery style. It highlights our floral, fruity character and our Lowland style and how it pieces together with all our other pillars of whisky making to drive our innovative taste-first approach.”
Bladnoch hosted Wave Day on 14 June to celebrate the new release at the distillery.
1,817 bottles are available, a tribute to the distillery’s founding year. Priced at an RRSP of £125, and shipped to more than 30 countries around the world, more information on purchasing can be found here.
