Littlemill Echoes of the Past Whisky Feature
Littlemill distillery launches Echoes of the Past Release Number One, a taste of a lost distillery, that pays tribute to its innovative past.
Littlemill Echoes of the Past Collection – Release Number One
The inaugural expression, Littlemill Echoes of the Past Release Number One, part of a new four-part annual series: The Echoes of the Past Collection, offers whisky collectors and connoisseurs the chance to experience the evolving maturation of a single Littlemill cask over time.
To create the collection, the final custodians of Littlemill will draw just 50 bottles of precious spirit each year from a single maturing Oloroso sherry cask over four consecutive years. The remaining spirit will then be left to age further, permitting its flavour and complexity to intensify. Each subsequent release will catalogue the developing journey of this cask as the spirit acquires even more character from its Oloroso cask finishing.
The spirit selected for Echoes of the Past, an exceptional 34-year-old single malt, was originally distilled in 1990, during the final production years of Littlemill. It was then laid down initially in a refill American oak hogshead for 25 years, prior to being re-casked into a single Oloroso sherry barrel in 2015.
Master Blender Michael Henry and Littlemill’s final guardian, has selected the optimum moment to bottle the first release, to display the perfect harmony of Littlemill’s distinctive summertime fruit character with classic sherried and sweet floral spice notes.
Purchasers will be able to savour this extraordinarily rare echo of the past, as the release brings to the nose floral notes of rose petals and elderflower, in conjunction with elements of dried apricot, kiwi and peach. Hints of melted brown sugar, honeysuckle and ginger spice, together with citrus peel on the palate, creates a silk-like mouthfeel, before finishing with long languid layers of sweet citrus fruits.
A beautiful solid oak display cabinet featuring expertly curved, elegant facets, makes it a striking addition to any collection, presents Littlemill Echoes of the Past Release Number One. The cabinet also features a stone interior adorned with a message from Michael Henry, paying tribute to Littlemill’s legacy as the innovative cornerstone of the whisky industry.
The whisky itself is encased within an individually numbered Glencairn decanter, intricately engraved, clearly depicting the details of the single malt.
A certificate of ownership and a 50ml miniature is additionally housed in each cabinet, so the very fortunate few purchasers of this exceptional single malt can experience and savour the taste of Littlemill’s past.
Littlemill Echoes of the Past Release Number One is released exclusively for selected travel retail locations around the world. It was bottled at a cask strength of 48.5% and is natural in colour.
Price and availability
The RRP of each individually numbered decanter is £3,900.
For details of availability, see www.littlemilldistillery.com.