In the far south-western corner of Spain lies the ancient region of Andalusia.
Here among hot and dusty hills of Huelva, the men and women of sherry-makers José y Miguel Martín ‘cooper’ casks with age-old craft and care before they are filled by their wineries in Jerez.
We first visited this historic part of world back in 2015 to begin our relationship with this highly respected family business, and have been proud to source our specially selected Oloroso butts directly from them ever since.
Their Oloroso sherry is a dry, dark and nutty fortified wine and its influence on the wood in turn imparts an unmistakably bold richness to our spirit when the casks finally reach Harris and begin maturing our island whisky far from their original home.
TASTING NOTES
RICH, BOLD, AROMATIC. WINTER SPICES / GREEN HERBS / WHITE CHOCOLATE / WALNUT / WOODSMOKE / DRIED ORANGES / LIQUORICE
Bottled at 46% ABV
Non-Chill Filtered + No Artificial Colourings
Distilled at the Isle of Harris Distillery, Tarbert, Isle of Harris
Married in batches of around 12,000 bottles for a minimum of 16 weeks
Matured in the village of Ardhasaig in first-fill Oloroso Sherry butts
Casks chosen by José Miguel Martín and coopered in Bollullos Par Del Condado, Huelva, Spian.
Casks are 500L in size, 1260mm H x 850mm W, and made with 33-35 Spanish Oak staves.
100% Scottish Concerto and Laureate barleys
Lightly peated (12-15 ppm)
Lallemand DistilaMax MV yeast
Water sourced from Abhainn Cnoc a' Charrain, Tarbert, Isle of Harris.
Fermentation times of 40% Medium (70 hours) + 60% Long (120 hours)
