New: Talisker Expedition Oak 43 Years / Port Charlotte PAC:01 / Teeling Amburana

Talisker Xpedition Oak 43 Years

A whisky born of the wild, forged by the untamed Atlantic says the label of this upcoming Talisker 43 Year Old in a new series called Xpedition Oak. It also mentions The Atlantic Challenge which is the name of a rowing contest sponsored by the distillery.

The new release will be available globally from June 2021 from select retailers. A total of 1830 bottles will be available at 49.7% ABV, with a RRP of £ 3500.

Update: read my Talisker 43 Years Xpedition Oak review

Port Charlotte PAC:01 2011

The newest release from Bruichladdich will be a Port Charlotte PAC:01 release in the Cask Exploration series. This 2011 vintage is bottled at 8 years of age.

As often this will be a mix of different cask types, but we don’t have further information. The ABV is 56.1%.

Update: read my Port Charlotte PAC:01 review

Teeling Amburana Cask – Wonders of Wood

Wonders of Wood is a new Teeling series which explores maturation in casks from uncommon wood types from around the world (mind that Irish whiskey regulations are more flexible in this respect than Scotch).

The first release is Teeling Amburana Cask, a 14 year old single malt finished in virgin Brazilian hardwood, which is said to produce vanilla, coconut, cardamom and walnut flavours. Bottled at cask strength 56.9% ABV and priced € 125. This is a Teeling distillery exclusive, but you can also buy it in their online shop.

Update: check the Teeling Amburana single cask for The Duchess.

Bimber Bourbon Cask Batch #2 / Oloroso Cask Batch #3

Two new releases from Bimber distillery:

Bimber Ex-Bourbon batch #2 (52.2% ABV, 2950 btl.)
Bimber Oloroso Cask batch #3 (51.4% ABV, 980 btl.)

It’s too late for the Oloroso, but the Ex-bourbon is still available in their online shop.

Also interesting

Things that may not have been widely announced but that grabbed my attention in shops recently…