Whisky Galore!

When the supply of whisky ran out on the Scottish island of Eriskay in 1941, the locals thought that catastrophe had struck. The island had been unaffected by wartime rationing up until then, but doom had descended on this remote community. As luck would have it, the shipwreck of the S.S. Politician carrying 50,000 cases of whisky, would take an unexpected turn for the better. The Scottish islanders decided to take advantage of the situation by offloading the cases of the spirit from the sinking ship, just before it went down.

Today, Welsh whisky is as rare as Welsh gold. It is one of the finest single malt whiskies in the world. The design and operation of the still results in a 92% ABV (alcohol by volume) spirit. A single copper pot still combined with water from a natural spring, located underneath the distillery in the Brecon Beacons, produces this high quality single malt Welsh whisky. A trained nose can detect the individual elements of this complex spirit, from the appearance, the nose, primary taste, back of the palate and the after taste. Welsh malts will most certainly linger on your taste buds. The Welsh also produce a very nice five times distilled vodka, with a 43% ABV produced in small batches, costing around £30 per bottle. Happy St. David's Day!