Nc'Nean - Organic Single Malt - Batch n°5 - Millésime 2017 - 46%
Nc’Nean Distillery is located in Drimnin, on the West Coast of the Highlands of Scotland. Ncn’ean (pronounced Nook-knee-anne), is an abbreviation of Neachneohain, an ancient Gaelic goddess, also known as the Queen of Spirits and a fierce protector of nature. The idea to build a distillery on the grounds of the historic Drimnin Estate came to the Lewis family in 2012, some 10 years after they bought and set about restoring the neglected property. By 2013 the Lewis family’s plans to build a distillery in the historic farm buildings adjacent to Drimnin House were well underway, with daughter Annabel Thomas leaving a job in London to manage the project personally as CEO of the newly established Drimnin Distillery Ltd. Following two investment rounds, which included a government grant, the project was finally completed in March 2017. Her mission was to create a whisky which could exist in harmony with the planet: they use organic Scottish barley in a distillery powered by renewable energy and recycle 99.97% of their waste.
Batch No. 5 was distilled between April and August 2017. The whisky was aged in STR* red wine cask (65%) and ex-Bourbon cask (35%) and bottled from the 5th of January 2021. 5,040 bottles have been produced.
Unpeated
(* “Shaved, Toasted and Recharred”)