Английская Википедия:English whisky

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English whisky is a liquor made from cereal grains, malt and water. There are currently two types of English whiskies produced malt whisky and grain whisky.

Although England is not well known for whisky production, distillers operated in London, Liverpool and Bristol until the late 19th century, after which production of English single malt whisky ceased until 2003. Since then, English whisky has experienced a resurgence in production.

History

Origins and discontinuation

England, like Scotland, has a history of producing single malt whisky. However, the production of English single malt whisky ceased around 1905 with the closure of Lea Valley Distillery, in Stratford, London, by the Distillers Company Limited, one of the forerunners of Diageo.

In the 1887 book The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom by Alfred Barnard, the following English distilleries were listed:

• Lea Valley Distillery, Stratford, Essex (founded in the late 19th century) — produced both grain and malt whisky.
• Bank Hall Distillery (Liverpool) — produced grain and malt whisky.
• Bristol Distillery (founded in the 17th century) — produced grain whisky which was "sent to Scotland and Ireland to make a Blended Scotch and Irish whisky, for whisky purpose it is specially adapted, and stands in high favour".
• Vauxhall Distillery in Liverpool (founded in 1781) — produced grain whisky.

Re establishment

In 2005, The English Whisky Co. Ltd got permission to build the first registered whisky distillery in England for over a century; it first release of single malt occurred in 2009; which became the only English Whisky to have been bottled and released for over 100 years. In 2013 The London Distillery Company began production of the first single malt whisky in London since Lea Valley Distillery closed in 1903. Three other English distilleries, also producing whisky by 2014, were The Cotswolds Distillery, Ludlow Distillery and The Lakes Distillery.

Definition

Current Definition

There is currently no specific definition of English Whisky, however there is process being made on creating a statutory definition. English whisky producers currently follow EU Regulation (2019/787)) that define whisky alongside the British Standards institutes whisky guidelines.Шаблон:Efn

Definition guidance

On 12 September 2023 the British Standards Institute published its first guidelines on how English, Scotch Welsh and Irish whisky should be produced and packaged. These guidelines state that whisky must:

• be caramel in colour
• be matured for at least three years in wooden caskets
• not be sweetened or have additives
• ABV should be a minimum of 40%
• distillation should be conducted at less than 94.8% volume.

Definition changes

Legal definition

On 14 February 2022, the English Whisky Guild applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) in order to establish a legal definition for English Whisky, with suggestions being submitted for what should be included in the GI, such as specifying that:

• whisky is washed in England
• whisky is distilled in England
• whisky casks are matured in England
• grain is from United Kingdom

Distilleries

Шаблон:Main There are currently 49 English distilleries across 9 regions in England, 26 independent distilleries and 23 distilleries that are members of the English Whisky Guild.

The English whisky distilleries are all at various stages of development with the oldest St George’s Distillery brewing whisky for nearly 20 years and The Cotswolds distillery is the largest producer of whisky in England.

Brands

No	Brands	No of whiskies released	Most popular whisky	Special releases	Citations
1.	Oxford Rye Whisky	12	Red Red Rye Heritage Grains	Anniversary Edition 1. Oxford Rye Purple Grain Whisky 2017 2. The Oxford Artisan Distillery Oxford Rye Whisky
2.	The Lakes Whiskymakers	79	Infinity Single Malt Whisky	Reflections Single Malt Whisky Anniversary Release
3.	Bimber	251	Apogee Pure Malt Whisky	Bimber The Coronation of King Charles III Edition Single Malt Whisky
4.	East London Liquor Company	12	London Rye Whisky
5.	The English Co	463	Single Cask Release Malt Amathus Selection	1. The English Lest We Forget Single Malt Whisky 2019 2. The English Lest We Forget Single Malt Whisky 2022 The Fine Drop Single Malt Whisky 2023
6.	Cotswolds	120	Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky	Cotswolds 2017 Highgrove Coronation 1. Ex Red Wine STR Single Malt Whisky 2. Ex Red Wine STR & Bourbon Single Malt Whisky
7.	Sacred Spirits	2	Sacred Peated English Whisky
8.	Bankhall	4	Rebellion Corn, Rye & Malt Artisanal Whisky
9.	Dartmoor	16	Dartmoor Single Malt Whisky
10.	Filey Bay	7	Finley Bay Single Malt Whisky
11.	White Peak	40	White Peak Cask Aged Rum
12.	Adnams	26	Adnams Single Malt Whisky
13.	Anno	7	Anno Blended Whisky
14.	Forest Whisky	92	Forest Single Malt Whisky
15.	Gulliver’s		Gulliver’s 47 Single Malt Whisky
16.	Norfolk Nog		Norfolk Nog Single Grain Whisky

Regions

Numbers of distilleries by region

Region	Number
Devon & Cornwall	7
South West	5
London	4
South East	4
East Anglia	2
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire	6
Midlands	7
West Midlands (Rowley Regis)	4
North West	4
North East	3

England has 49 distilleries in total across 9 different regions.

Economic valuation

In March to April 2023 the EWG conducted a survey of English distilleries. The survey found there are currently 38,000 casks of English Whisky maturing in distillery warehouses with an estimated 50,000 casks expected to be laid down by distilleries by the end of 2024. The total value of the maturing stock estimated to exceed 1bn during this period.

English Whisky distilleries have created 443 jobs across England and is sold internationally in 32 countries around the world including: Japan, France, Belgium, Netherland,Шаблон:Efn Germany, Canada, Singapore and the USA.

Whisky types and styles

Whisky Types

• Malt Whisky
• Grain Whisky

Malt Whisky

English Malt is whisky made from a cereal grain and water that has been distilled at least twice in a copper pot still and matured in wooden casks of at least 700 litres for a minimum of three years.

Whisky Styles

• Single Malt
• Triple Malt
• Blended Whisky
• Single Cask
• Small Batch

Flavour variations

English Whisky has 4 different flavour variations:

• sweet (vanilla, oats, raisins, peach, apricot)
• savoury (rye bread, herbs)
• spicy (cooking spices, pepper, gingerbread, citrus peel)
• smoky (oak, peat, leather)

Achievements

Auctions

First bottle auctioned

On 12 July 2018 the Lakes distillery auctioned and sold the first bottling of its Single Malt Whisky Genesis for £7,900 making it the most expensive bottle of English whisky sold at auction.

Current record held at auction

On 8 September 2022 the White Peaks distillery auctioned its Wire Works Single Malt Whisky for £9,900 (US$11,377) setting a new record.

Oldest whisky in England

On 30 November 2023 the English Whisky Co released their 16 year old port cask whisky, the oldest whisky in England.

Net zero whisky distillation

On 6 November 2023 the Cooper King Distillery released a whisky distilled using only net zero energy.

English - Scottish blended whisky

On 22 June 2018 the Lakes Distillery created a blended English - Scottish whisky hybrid.

Events

Birmingham

On November 18, 2023 Birmingham hosted its second English Whisky Festival with 32 distilleries participating in the event. The event consisted of two whisky master classes, one by the Cooper King Distillery and one by The English Whisky Co as well as whisky tasting and other activities.

London

On November 28, 2023 16 whisky produces attended the English whisky showcase at the U.K Parliament in Westminster Hall to promote and bring awareness to the growing English whisky sector in England.

Bibliography

Name of Book	Author	ISBN	Cite
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2020/2021	Jim Murray	(2020) (2021) Шаблон:ISBN
The Whisky Dictionary	Ian Wisniewski	Шаблон:ISBN
The Science and Commerce of Whisky	Ian Buxton, Paul S Hughes	Шаблон:ISBN
The New Single Malt Whiskey	Carlo DeVito	Шаблон:ISBN

See also

Economic

• Economy of England
• Food and drink industry in England

Liquors

• Gin

Whisky

• Outline of whisky
• List of whisky brands
• List of British Standards

Wine

• English sparkling wine
• English wine cask units

External links

English Whisky Geographical Indication (GI)

Organisations

• Exploring English Whisky

• British Distillers Alliance

References

Castle, Ian (16 May 2014). "". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

Rowley, Tom (9 February 2014). "English distillers race to profit from the £4bn whisky boom". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

• English Whisky Guild
• English Whisky Geographical Indication (GI)