Scotland's only carbon negative distillery, BrewDog Distilling Co, announces their first ever whisky cask sale. Going live this month, the maverick spirits company steps up their whisky innovation programme, with the chance to own a cask of their inaugural single malt and single grain whisky, from the newly launched distillery.    

The 50 casks will be part of an exclusive collection, the very first to be filled from the distillery's brand new still house in Ellon, Scotland. They will launch at auction at 19.00 on Wednesday 7th December 2022, in partnership with distinguished whisky auction house, Whisky Hammer, ending on Sunday 11th December, with the casks being filled early 2023.

The Whisky

BrewDog Distilling Co. capitalised on the combined spirits expertise of their distilling team led by Master Distiller, Steven Kersley. They have historically worked for some of Scotland's leading distilleries and spent years refining their craft, striving to better the whisky production process at every stage. Produced from BrewDog Distilling Co's brand-new standalone distillery, opened in 2022, that allowed for a 300% increase in whisky production as well as a climate-controlled warehouse capable of holding nearly 1,000 casks. The BrewDog Whisky Casks will be the first casks filled at the new distillery.

The distilling team elected to create whiskies that truly reflect BrewDog Distilling Co's core ethos 'question everything, experiment and innovate' all in the pursuit of incredible flavour. This dedication includes using multiple intricate blends of yeast strains to create bigger flavours, triple bubble distilling for increased purification and controlling the humidity of their maturation warehouses.

Steven Kersley, Managing Director of BrewDog Distilling Co adds 'This whisky has been the natural progression for BrewDog Distilling Co. for some time now, it's something we're incredibly excited about, if not a little daunted. We want to challenge the way Scotch whisky is viewed, consumed and valued. We've put everything into this, dissecting the entire process, focusing on the flavour and creating the best liquid possible!

Bidders will be in the running to purchase a choice of 3 different 200L casks from:

• 30 ex-Oloroso sherry cask matured, filled with flavour-focused new make spirit, made from golden promise barley
• 15 first fill ex-bourbon cask matured, filled with flavour-focused new make spirit, made from golden promise barley
• 5 exclusive ex-bourbon cask matured, filled with a rye-forward single grain whisky made with an 80% rye malt bill

The Flavour

The single malt, new make spirit is laden with ripe tropical fruits, hints of stone front with a malty back bone and a citrus top note. The rye grain whisky will feature caramel sweetness, dark stone fruits, a little baking spice and a touch of orange rind to finish.

The Auction

With casks starting from £5,000 (excluding commission, VAT and duty) winning bidders will have their casks held in BrewDog Distilling Co's bonded warehouse. This is based on the Balmacassie Estate in Ellon, adjacent to the distillery, where it will lie until the owner feels it is ready to bottle.

The Whisky Founder Club

Each investor will be granted complimentary access to BrewDog Distilling Co's Whisky Founder's Club, launching in May 2023. The club is limited to a total number of 500 individuals who invested into the top tier of the Equity Punks crowd funding raise. As part of their investment, BrewDog Distilling Co. will bottle and brand their whisky at a minimum of 4 years old. Each member will have the option to attend the Whisky Founders Club open day, an annual event where cask owners will be able to sample from their cask, meet with the distillers, discuss the future of their whisky and will be invited to sample many of the eclectic whisky's maturing in the BrewDog Distilling Co warehouse.

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BrewDog Whisky: https://www.brewdog.com/uk/whisky

Whisky Hammer auction site, register to sign up here:

https://www.whiskyhammer.com/auction/current

Goes live on Wednesday 7th December, ending on Sunday 11th December 2022

NOTES TO EDITORS:

BREWDOG DISTILLING CO. @BrewDogDistillingCo

Ignoring the mainstream world of spirits with its dainty botanicals and floral nonsense, Brewdog Distilling Co. is obsessed with quality, using the world's only triple bubble still ensuring maximum flavour in their range. Seven Day Vodka is all distilled from scratch in Aberdeenshire to BrewDog's fanatical standards, going from grain to glass in one sole location. That is something not many vodka makers can brag about. In 2020 BrewDog announced it is a carbon negative company, it removes twice as much carbon from the air than it emits whilst simultaneously doing all it can to reduce carbon emissions.