Two malt whisky expressions blended from liquid produced in Scotland and Japan have been released, the first of its kind, named after the 19th century industrialist Thomas Blake Glover who was known as the \u201cScottish Samurai\u201d.<\/p>\n
Commissioned and produced by the Adelphi Distillery in Scotland, the two whiskies were launched simultaneously in Aberdeen and Tokyo on Monday 26 October as part of The Glover whisky range.<\/p>\n
The first bottling \u2013 The Glover 22 Year Old \u2013 was produced from three single casks: one refill ex-Sherry hogshead distilled at the Hanyu Distillery in Japan, which closed in 2005, one American oak ex-Sherry hogshead distilled at the Longmorn Distillery in Scotland, and one Spanish oak ex-Sherry butt from Scotland\u2019s Glen Garioch Distillery. Just 390 bottles have been produced, which are expected to retail for up to \u00a31,100 a bottle.<\/p>\n
The second bottling \u2013 The Glover 14 year Old \u2013 is also blended from Scotch and Japanese malt whiskies and is limited to a run of 1,500 bottles, priced at \u00a3100 each.<\/p>\n
Alex Bruce, managing director of Adelphi, the firm which blended The Glover, said: \u201cWe wanted the final whisky to present the unique flavours of both casks, but also to be even more than the sum of its parts. We added a drop of whisky from Glen Garioch Distillery in homage to Thomas Glover\u2019s home in Fraserburgh to complete the flavour profile.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glover was born on Fraserburgh, Scotland, in 1838 and played a key role in the modernisation and industrial development of 19th century Japan.<\/p>\n
Both expressions will be available from mid-November. We are checking for travel retail availability.<\/p>\n
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