A tale of passion

Nestled amongst the rolling hills of the Cotswolds countryside, the Cotswolds Distillery was born from a dream to produce delicious spirits in one of the most beautiful regions in the world.

From hedgefunds to HEDGEROWS
It all started back in 2014, when our founder Dan, a native New Yorker and whisky connoisseur, had moved to the Cotswolds after working in finance in London for many years. Seeking to leave behind that world and spend more time in the picturesque countryside of the Cotswolds with his family, it eventually dawned on him that he could combine his love of whisky with his desire to start a new business. A dedicated whisky fan, Dan saw the fields of golden barley around his house in the Cotswolds and had a brainwave ‘I suddenly thought, there’s barley all over the Cotswolds and nobody’s distilling it, let’s be the first!’ Having found a derelict site near his house, he set about building a distillery and a team to run it, and the doors of the Cotswolds Distillery opened in July 2014.

Launching our WHISKY
After three years of eager anticipation, in October 2017 we released our Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky, the first whisky ever to be distilled in the Cotswolds and the one which remains at the heart of our DNA. In the years since its launch, we have expanded our range of single malt whiskies to include our Cask Collection comprising four unique cask expressions, a yearly limited edition Hearts & Crafts series drawing inspiration from the Arts & Crafts movement, and hand-picked single cask releases.

Our Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky is a marriage of carefully selected and blended sherry casks and features in our Cask Expressions Collection. Each yearly batch is unique, drawn from the finest American and Spanish oak hogsheads and butts, some of which have been seasoned with dry Oloroso sherry and others with sweet Pedro Ximénez. All have been sherry-aged through their full maturation for a deeper and more flavourful whisky. Full of dried fruits, chocolate and a touch of spice.

CAREFULLY SOURCED INGREDIENTS

Malt: 100% locally grown, traditionally floor malted barley from the Cotswolds.

Yeast: Two complementary varieties - Anchor and Fermentis - to ensure good yields and excellent fruity flavors.

Water: Village water supply - filtered, softened and demineralized before use.

Wood: American and Spanish oak hogsheads and butts, seasoned with Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry.

TASTING NOTES

NOSE: Brown sugar and cherry pie with a touch of roasted coffee beans.

PALATE: Viscous and rich. Full of dark stone fruits, chocolate and a hint of roasted almonds.

FINISH: Peppery oak spice accompanied by notes of dried fruits.

Serving SUGGESTIONS

Best enjoyed on it’s own, but we don’t believe in rules when it comes to drinking whisky – sip this neat, over ice, in a cocktail – however you like!

Made with The Original Jesse James Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Honey is the perfect blend of whiskey and honey. It is aged in American oak casks a minimum of 36 months.

Bottle Size: 750ml

Decc offers attractive aromas and flavors of fruit and peppery spices which provide a satiny, medium body. This fruity, spiced liqueur was initially a one off creation that demanded to be duplicated, derived from our very own 291 Fresh whiskey, citrus and clove and inspired by Colorado’s crisp weather.

Infinitely mixable- The Decc’s versatility allows it to compliment warm winter sippers. Great in tea or coffee, a perfect addition to your hot toddy and add a surprising spice to fresh summer coolers. 

Hiram Walker Creme de Cacao Light Cocktail Mixers are made with Brazilian and Venezuelan cacao, and have a creamy chocolate flavor with notes of toffee and auburn color.

Unicorn 10-Year-Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a rare and exceptional spirit, aged for a decade to perfection. With its rich flavors of caramel, vanilla, and oak, it's a treat for whiskey enthusiasts. Whether enjoyed neat or in a cocktail, it's sure to impress with its smoothness and depth of flavor.

One of life’s most pleasurable indulgences, Baileys Original Irish Cream is the sweetest meeting of fine Irish whiskey and spirits, Irish dairy cream, and rich chocolate and vanilla flavors. The result? Complete deliciousness. Drink neat over ice, shake into cocktails, drizzle over ice-cream, bake a Baileys-tastic cake – perhaps even share it if you have to – Baileys Original Irish Cream equals pure, unadulterated pleasure. Go on, you know you want to!

In the early 1970s, Benriach broke convention in Speyside by returning to distilling batches of whisky in the old, 19th century style, using malted barley smoked with Highland peat. This wood rich Highland peat imparts distinctly sweet and smoky notes into Benriach peated whiskies. Benriach The Smoky Ten has been crafted from a combination of unpeated and peated spirit and three cask matured for at least ten years in a combination of bourbon barrels, Jamaican rum casks and toasted virgin oak. The whisky is then expertly married together to create sublimely smooth layers of sunripe fruit, aromatic smoke and toasted oak spice, lingering into the perfectly balanced sweet and smoky finish.

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR: Bright gold

NOSE: Ripe orchard fruit syrup, smoked honey glaze and oak spice

TASTE: Smoked applewood, honey maple and spiced pear finishing with lingering fruit and smoked oak

SMOKE LEVEL: Rich

RACHEL BARRIE MASTER BLENDER

"Three cask maturation in bourbon, Jamaican rum and toasted virgin oak casks bring out intense smoked applewood flavour with honeyed sugar maple, all woven together with rich layers of smoke."

NEFT Vodka Russian for oil is new ultra-premium vodka to the US that is packaged in a unique, specially made oil barrel. Pure Alpine spring water and the best quality grains are the basic ingredients for its wonderful, natural taste.

NEFT Vodka exclusively uses four types of European rye grains: Rapidly, Amato, Pollino and Askari. We do not use any additives, such as sugar or honey, or any natural or artificial flavorings. The slightly sweet finish is attributable to the base of pure rye distillate as well as the unusual cleanness of the alcohol.

NEFT Vodka is produced exclusively in small batches using a distillate that is significantly different from that used in conventionally made vodka. In short - NEFT Vodka is in a class of it's own.

DETAILS
Ultra-premium Vodka
Pure Austrian Alps Spring Water
Four European Rye Grains
Distilled and Produced at the Source
Transportable Recyclable Won't Break or Shatter
Chills Quickly - No Need to Freeze

AWARDS
2018 - Best of Class Medal, San Francisco Spirit Awards Competition
2018 - Double Gold Medal, San Francisco Spirit Awards Competition

Bottle Size: 750ml

NEFT Vodka is available in black or white Barrels

Taconic distillery's home is the iconic Hudson Valley. Saturated with National Historic landmarks, the area boasts bountiful farms. With a fervor for the rustic outdoors and a strong desire to work the land, the Coughlin family purchased a portion Laured beef Farms, in Stanfordville, NY, in 2010. Renaming it Rolling Hills Farm. The former farm's 113 acres of rolling hills, became the inspiration for Taconic Distillery's entrance to Dutchess County's local agribusiness market.Inspired by a sporting lifestyle, Taconic's team share a love of the outdoors. Together they embrace hunting, fishing, and a general passion for the outdoor life. This lifestyle is imprinted upon all their products. This area is also the number one wine-producing region in the United States, and home to a world class culinary institute. Taconic prides itself on preserving a bourbon whiskey tradition: From George and Martha Washington's home during the American Revolution, to the Great Estates of the Vanderbilt's, Roosevelt's and Rockefeller's, to the hunting preserves and horse farms of today, bourbon whiskey has been savored for generations (Taconic Distillery). To maintain an unadulterated flavor of the whiskey, Taconic never chill filters, and distill their whiskeys below 160 proof to retain the flavors from the grains. It is the flavor of the grains that are transferred through the distilling process as fatty molecules or flavor oils which results in a cloudiness in the whiskey. Those flavors are transferred through the distilling process as fatty molecules (flavor oils). Some distillers will chill filter the fatty molecules and sacrifice a certain amount of flavor for clarity. Taconic uses distinct Coopers Select, Char #3 new oak barrels made by the Independent Stave Company. Their barrels have a unique maturation process; aged in shipping containers. Less is lost to the angel's share, due to the saturation of the air inside the containers. Being exposed to great temperature fluctuations, results in greater movement of spirit in and out of the barrel staves. Aging occurs in cycles, during times of increased temperature such as in the summer, the whiskey expands through the char, through to the untreated wood beneath. While in the wood, the whiskey dissolves various flavorful compounds. When temperatures drop, the liquid contracts and brings out all of the flavors of the wood, producing flavors that complement the body of the whiskey. Taconic Distillery's Rolling Hills Rum is distilled from sugarcane molasses and aged for two years in bourbon barrels. The rum gets its final beauty rest in recently emptied Taconic Distillery's Founder Rye Whiskey barrels, finishing for a few months in them. The sugarcane elixir is then cut to 80 proof with fresh spring water from the Taconic farm.A truly succulent whiskey with rich vanilla and caramel notes.

SIX FACETS, ONE COOPERAGE

No. 6 brings together the art of whisky making with Lalique exquisite craftsmanship to create a stunning whisky encased in the finest crystal decanter. This rich, complex single malt takes its unique natural color and character from first fill sherry seasoned oak casks from Spain, handcrafted by the master craftsmen of Jerez de la Frontera, the home of sherry. The casks are taken from a single cooperage in order to ensure the infinite quality and character at the heart of this rich single malt. The cooperage exclusively creates Spanish oak casks which, once seasoned with sherry, create the unique flavor of this exquisite whisky. Rich in spice and dried fruit with a layer of heady orange groves, this is an enticing, dark, whisky that delivers classic Macallan character.

THE EXPERIENCE

COLOUR: Spanish Sunset

NOSE: Raisin, dates and figs dominate whilst sultana and toffee apples add texture and depth. The weight of flavour from the raisins is dark and rich with great viscosity. Dry ginger and soft cinnamon hint at the edges the edges. Dark chocolate is majestic, vanilla sweetness lingers in the background.

PALATE: Heavy and sumptuous. A rich fruit cake of raisin, dates and figs, apples, sultanas, orange then ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and hints of clove. Oak notes are like velvet, soft and chic.

FINISH: Silky smooth with a long and full finish.

In May 2010, expert jimadors from the Corazon Distillery began harvesting agave from the rolling hillsides of Arandas, which is situated in the Jalisco region of Mexico. Rather than clear-cutting the fields from the outset, the jimadors employed scientific tools in order to analyze the precise sugar content of the 80 tons of agave plants in Arandas. Once the sugar content had been determined, the jimadors combined agave with a low sugar content (a low sugar content will produce a tequila with a drier, more mineral flavor profile) together with agave with a high sugar content (a high sugar content will produce a tequila with a sweeter and more bold flavor profile) in order to produce a unique blanco tequila. Once the tequila had been produced, it was fractionated and matured in three unique types of casks: casks that had been previously used to mature Buffalo Trace Bourbon, casks that had previously been used to mature George T. Stagg Bourbon and casks that had previously been used to mature Sazerac Rye. Corazon Sazerac Rye Aejo Tequila is aged for 24 months in casks that were previously used to mature Sazerac Rye. It has an aroma of strawberries, butterscotch and toffee, which give way to notes of caramel, roasted nuts, and ripe citrus on the palate. The finish is sharp and bold, with touches of pineapple and agave balancing notes of spicy rye. 

Maker Notes

A Pure Tequila that does not go through the barrel , to maintain its velvety smoothness, a White Tequila, intense and fun.

Our Tequila Plata is a unique Tequila, that enchants the palate that tries it for its smoothness, light flavor of cooked agave and caramel.

TASTING NOTES

COLOR: BRIGHT NUANCES AND LUMINOUS SILVER AND STRAW TONES.
AROMA: POWERFUL HERBACEOUS AND WET EARTH.
FLAVOR: SOFT TEXTURES, COOKED AGAVE AND CARAMEL, SOFT AND SWEET FINISH REAFFIRMING ITS CHARACTER.

A full-bodied wine with rich creamy sur lie character from barrel age complemented by minerality on the finish.

Bottle Size: 750ml

Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series 2022 Release: BRT-01 & BRT-02

Our fourth Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series may be the easiest way to taste your way through the rickhouse.  The name BRT was given to these expressions because of the influence our consistent practice of hand-barrel rotation (BRT) and temperature has on our whisky process. Made to be enjoyed as a pair, BRT-01 is inspired by the tasting notes found at the hotter top of the rickhouse, and BRT-02 is inspired by tasting notes found at the cooler bottom. Together,  they give people the unique opportunity to experience where the characteristics responsible for the original Maker’s Mark come from, so they can reach a new level of understanding of whisky.

Because there’s twice the taste but a limited number of bottles, it would be wise to ask your local retailer about availability near you.

BRT-02 Tasting Notes

AROMA: A seasoned oak nuttiness combined with molasses

TASTE: Prevalent dark fruit and chocolate with baking spices

FINISH: Long, viscous and round

PROOF: Cask Strength (109.4)

Hand-selected by Nicole Austin, this Cascade Moon release complements the series by offering a complex and mature rye addition to the lineup. The barrels containing aging rye arrived from Indiana to Cascade Hollow in 2012, where they spent another nine years in Cascade Hollow’s single story rickhouses. The temperature conditions led to a gracefully slow maturation, bringing the beautiful and unique notes of the whisky forward. At 13-years old, this rye is both delightfully balanced and sophisticated. The whisky is a mellow and enjoyable rye at an ideal 100-proof.

This gold-medal winning infusion is something to be marveled. The twists and turns of the thinly cut peel make for a perfect artistic visual in this craft vodka, as well speaks to the brand's natural-infusion ethos.

Infuse's Lemon vodka has a pale yellow hue and bright candied-lemon peel scent. The spirit feels silky and viscous on the tongue and evokes waxy lemon peel flavors. Well-chilled, this is a bracing martini option.

Try with: soda, tonic, lemonade, vermouth, or ginger liqueur

AWARDS
2017 - Gold Medal / San Francisco World Spirits Competition
2013 - "Best Flavored Vodka" / New York International Spirits Competition
2013 - Gold Medal / New York International Spirits Competition

Bottle Size: 750ml

Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage champagnes, unlike most champagnes, are made from the grapes of a single exceptional year. 

Each Grand Vintage is unique. Each possesses the distinctive, imitable qualities of that year’s outstanding grapes, qualities which have been elevated to their fullest expression through the savoir-faire, experience and expertise of Moët & Chandon and the House’s chef de cave.
Since 1842, the House has released 74 vintage champagnes. Moët & Chandon possesses one of the world’s most prestigious collection of vintage champagnes, all of which are safeguarded in the Grand Vintage Reserve cellars.

BLEND

Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2013 Rosé is thus an unexpectedly complementary expression of a year that is widely known for its Chardonnays. It is 35% Chardonnay – a rather high proportion for a rosé, which typically contains more Pinot Noir. After 7 years in the cellars, it reveals a truly unique character.

TASTING NOTES

Colour tinged with orange

A radiant, light pink hue with hints of orange.

Chiseled, Generous, Spicy fruitness

Generous bouquet

The initial aromas are sweet, tinged with a mixture of wild strawberries, raspberries and pomegranate seeds. It then develops a touch of freshness with hints of blood orange and star fruit. Black pepper, dark chocolate, cinnamon, dried flowers and new leather round off the bouquet.

A SPICY, WELL-DEFINED PALATE

The fleshy attack on the palate confirms the wine’s voluptuous character. The chiselled structure of the Pinot Noir is accompanied by the sensation of crisp stone fruit, such as plums and cherries. The texture is finely powdered and a delicate astringency underscores the long finish, with flashes of pink grapefruit and lime zest.