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White Peak Wire Works Bourbon Barrel
Our Whisky of the Year award is a highlight of the year. Choosing a single whisky is very difficult, so we gathered a group of our customers to taste through the final shortlist of six and choose a winner.
This year, they chose a whisky that shocked them when it was revealed: our first English winner. Our Whisky of the Year is White Peak’s Wire Works Bourbon Barrel.
The Winner White Peak Wire Works Bourbon Barrel English Single Malt Whisky
Whisky of the Year
£5 Off
£59.50
£54.50
(£77.86 per litre)
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Wire Works Bourbon Barrel is a stripped-back release from White Peak, using just bourbon casks for maturation. The result is a whisky that balances vanilla, toffee and spice with the distillery’s softly smoky and fruity character. An excellent release from the distillery and a whisky that shows English whisky is very much a force to be reckoned with.
Style
- Body3
- Richness3
- Smoke2
- Sweetness3
Character
Vanilla 
Sponge cake
White chocolate
Lemon
Crystallised ginger
Peach
About White Peak
White Peak distillery was founded in 2016 by Max and Claire Vaughan in an old wire factory in the Peak District. Right by a river and surrounded by ancient woodland and hills full of mountain-biking trails, it’s a beautiful spot for a distillery, contrasted by the old industrial buildings that it inhabits. Since the first release of Wire Works whisky in 2022, the distillery has expanded its range, with small batches and experimental releases picking up fans. We’ve been keeping a close eye on their whiskies since they launched and are very pleased to give them our Whisky of the Year award.
