England – The Cotswolds Distillery TRIPLE WINNER

Adding England To World Whisky Day With These 3 Special Bottlings!

From the first full-scale distillery in the Cotswolds, and the home of The Luxury & Rare Whisky Gal, Lily, The Cotswolds Distillery uses local ingredients and traditional processes to create a whisky that has balance and depth of flavour that belies its young age, due to the exceptional attention to detail in their distilling and the use of the finest oak casks for maturation. We recently took part in The English Whisky Society online tasting where we tasted the Founders Choice, a fantastic dram we must say!

1st Prize – Peated Cask

The cask strength Peated Cask Single Malt Whisky is hand-crafted in small batches using 100% local barley which is traditionally floor-malted. Long fermentations and double pot distillation, followed by maturation in ex-peated quarter casks, create a wonderfully-balanced rich and fruity whisky with subtle notes of peat smoke.

2nd Prize – Founders Choice

The Founder’s Choice Single Malt Whisky was the first cask strength release, made with 100% locally grown, floor-malted barley and aged exclusively in founder Dan’s favourite casks: shaved, toasted and re-charred American oak red wine barriques. These uniquely active casks give a rich and intense maturation to the fruity new make spirit, offering toffee, oak and red fruits, and a beautiful, deep colour.

3rd Prize – 2016 Odyssey Barley

Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky is the first whisky ever distilled in the Cotswolds. They use 100% locally grown, floor-malted barley and mature the whisky in first-fill ex-Bourbon barrels and reconditioned red wine casks. Rich, fruity and sippable with notes of honey, Seville orange marmalade and dark red fruits.

Enter now to be part of our World Whisky night of draws!

Luxury & Rare Whisky Competitions – Run By Whisky Enthusiasts On Islay For Whisky Enthusiasts Everywhere

Competition History

Competition has finished

Competition winners are: Splish Splosh (Ticket number: 31, Answer: God Save The Queen), Michael Nolan (Ticket number: 82, Answer: God Save The Queen), Gary Fisher (Ticket number: 22, Answer: God Save The Queen)