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Bottle Details
King's Inch Single Malt
Debuting in November 2021, this is the first ever single malt release from Glasgow's Courageous Spirits. It is named after the old imperial measurement of an inch, and a forgotten island in the river Clyde. The late Dr. Jim Swan was involved with the project before his sad passing in 2017 and is now being controlled by experimental distiller, Jack Mayo.
Courageous Spirits don't name the distillery where this was produced, but they do provide almost every other bit of information. Such as….
- Barley: West Coast
- Malt: 70% Grist, 20% Husk, 10% flour
- Yeast: Anchor DY502
- Stills: Boiling ball, descending lyne arm stills
- Mash Tun: Lauter
- Cut Point: Narrow - 69%
- Water Source: Loch Katrine
Based on the above, the source of the whisky can be safely assumed to be the Glasgow distillery. As for maturation, 211 first-fill ex-Bourbon cask and 10 first-fill ex-Oloroso sherry butts from Jerez were used. The first release of this bottling resulted in 5,000 bottles.
The Glasgow Distillery Company was established in 2012 by Liam Hughes, Mike Hayward and Ian McDougall, taking the name from the company which once ran the Dundashill distillery in the early 19th century. Situated in the west of the city, and was the first new distillery in Glasgow for over 100 years when it opened in 2013. Production began in 2014 with the company's first Makar gin running from the stills, and the first single malt was laid down the following year. The distillery produces a variety of single malt styles, all of which are bottled under the 1770 brand name, launched in 2018.
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